Principal GPU Systems Architect (Poland)

Imagination Technologies; Wrocław; On-site; PLN 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Imagination Technologies in Poland is seeking a Staff/Principal GPU Systems Architect to help define the roadmap and deliver the architecture of next-gen GPUs. You will work with senior leadership to shape strategies and drive architecture explorations.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, map novel algorithms to efficient implementations, and influence long-term technology roadmaps while engaging with customers and standards bodies.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in GPU architecture or large-scale systems.
• Strong knowledge of graphics and compute APIs (Vulkan, D3D12, OpenCL).
• Understanding of digital ASIC design methodologies and constraints.
• Ability to plan, estimate and track own work.
• Experience driving architecture exploration to concrete feature specs.
• Ability to communicate technical issues clearly to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver detailed architectural feature specifications.
• Collaborate with GPU architects to map algorithms to efficient implementations.
• Work with the modelling team to explore and evaluate new ideas and produce performance targets.
• Assist the implementation team through design and verification.
• Work with the performance team to review data and validate power, performance, area and bandwidth.
• Liaise with key customers and industry standards bodies where required.

Skills

GPU architecture

Vulkan

D3D12

OpenCL

Digital ASIC design

Job description

Staff / Principal GPU Systems Architect (Poland)

The PowerVR team produces the world’s leading family of ultra‑low power GPU IP cores. We are scaling our architecture team and are looking for GPU experts to help define the future generations of PowerVR GPU architecture. In this role, you will be working closely with the senior leadership of the company in defining the roadmap of our GPU family and delivering the architecture of our next‑gen GPUs.

Responsibilities

• Work with a close team of passionate GPU architects with a relentless focus on efficiency
• Understand industry trends and their impact on the GPU
• Communicate with other stakeholders to gather new ideas and requirements for our GPUs
• Be responsible for the investigation, specification and delivery of detailed, architectural feature specifications
• Perform deep analysis in order to produce solutions that meet the required power, performance, area and bandwidth requirements.
• Work with the research group to map novel algorithms to efficient implementations
• Work with the modelling team to explore and evaluate new ideas and produce performance targets
• Work with the product team to define a forward‑looking technology roadmap that progresses in PPA and features every generation
• Assist the implementation team through design and verification
• Work with the performance team to review data and validate the power, performance, area and bandwidth of the completed implementations
• Participate in engineering reviews and recommend improvements
• Have the opportunity to influence and advance our long‑term technology roadmap
• Liaise with key customers and industry standards bodies (such as Khronos) where required
• Patent your inventions

About You

Committed to making your customers, stakeholders and colleagues successful, you’re an excellent communicator, listener and collaborator who builds trusted partnerships by delivering what you say, when you say. You’re curious, solutions‑oriented and a world‑class problem solver who constantly seeks opportunities to innovate and achieve the best possible outcome to the highest imaginable standard.

You’ll have:

• Experience with GPU architecture or similarly large, complex systems
• A good understanding of modern 3D graphics and/or compute APIs, such as Vulkan, D3D12 and OpenCL
• An understanding of digital ASIC design methodologies and constraints
• The ability to plan, estimate and track your own work
• Experience in independently driving architecture exploration activities that conclude with tangible and appropriate feature specifications
• An understanding of the design and verification challenges in order to make effective trade‑offs to maximise engineering ROI
• The skill to clearly communicate technical issues and justify decisions to various audiences

You might also have:

• Strong maths and algorithm skills
• Experience in digital video
• Experience writing micro‑architecture specifications
• Experience analysing performance using hardware waves
• Experience analysing driver and compiler performance
• Understanding of functional safety standards such as ISO26262

Who We Are

Imagination is a UK‑based company that creates silicon and software IP designed to give its customers an edge in competitive global technology markets. Its GPU and AI technologies enable outstanding power, performance, and area (PPA), fast time‑to‑market, and lower total cost of ownership. Products based on Imagination IP are used by billions of people across the globe in their smartphones, cars, homes, and workplaces.

Additional Information

If you encounter accessibility barriers in the application process or if you have access needs and require support or adjustments to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please email [e-mail].

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Semiconductor Manufacturing

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Imagination Technologies by 2×.