LPU AI Accelerator Architect

CANAAN CREATIVE GLOBAL PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

CANAAN CREATIVE GLOBAL PTE. LTD. is seeking a PhD-level architect to define and optimize the LPU chip architecture for large model inference. You will collaborate across compiler, hardware design, and architecture teams to create efficient microarchitectures and evaluate performance and power.

You will prototype via FPGA, validate bring-up, and contribute to future design improvements while staying aligned with industry AI accelerator trends and model inference workflows.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field is required.
• Solid understanding of computer architecture and AI accelerator architecture.
• Familiar with inference workflow of large models and memory hierarchy is a plus.
• Experience with AI accelerators, NPUs, GPUs, or related architectures in research or projects.
• Experience with architectural simulation methodologies and performance analysis.
• Strong programming skills (C/C++, Python) and hardware languages (Verilog/SystemVerilog) preferred.
• Good communication and cross-team collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Define the overall architecture of LPU chips based on a static dataflow architecture for large model inference.
• Collaborate with compiler engineers to define hardware microarchitecture and co-design strategies before tape-out.
• Build architectural models to evaluate compute performance, memory bandwidth, latency, and power.
• Research inference characteristics of MoE and multimodal models to optimize LPU architecture for AI workloads.
• Participate in front-end chip design, FPGA prototyping, bring-up and validation.
• Investigate and contribute to architecture evaluation and future design improvements.

Skills

Computer architecture

AI accelerator architecture

Static dataflow architecture

Systolic array architecture

Prefill/Decode inference

Verilog/SystemVerilog

C/C++, Python

Education

PhD in Microelectronics / Integrated Circuits / Computer Architecture / Computer Engineering / Electrical Engineering

Tools

FPGA

Chip design

Job description

CANAAN CREATIVE GLOBAL PTE. LTD. is seeking a PhD-level architect to define and optimize the LPU chip architecture for large model inference. You will collaborate across compiler, hardware design, and architecture teams to create efficient microarchitectures and evaluate performance and power.

You will prototype via FPGA, validate bring-up, and contribute to future design improvements while staying aligned with industry AI accelerator trends and model inference workflows.