(Sr) Staff SOC Architect - AI Accelerators (Multiple Locations)

Qualcomm; Hillsboro (OR); On-site; USD 126,000 - 229,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus program

Opportunity for annual RSU grants

Job summary

Qualcomm is seeking an experienced SoC architect to develop AI products in the datacenter. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge in security, RAS, and virtualization, with the responsibility to drive architecture requirements from card/server level to full rack.

Preferred skills include experience in Confidential Compute and knowledge of server SOC architectures. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits package, supporting success at work and home.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years HW design, testing and commercialization experience.
• 3+ years working in datacenter related products.
• In-depth knowledge of datacenter security and virtualization.

Responsibilities

• Understand trends in datacenter security through customer engagements.
• Work with customers to determine HW and SW requirements.
• Architect enhancements for next-generation AI products.

Skills

Datacenter security

RAS

Virtualization

HW design

Testing and commercialization

Scale-up architectures

Confidential compute

Education

Master's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Science

PhD in Engineering

Job description

Overview

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced SoC architect to work on the next generation AI products in the datacenter. We are looking for a data center engineer whose expertise spans security, RAS and/or virtualization. The selected candidate will help define the architecture and drive requirements from card/server level to a full rack.

Responsibilities

• Understand trends in datacenter security, RAS and virtualization through customer and ODM engagements
• Work with customers to determine HW and SW requirements
• Analysis of the current AI server deployments in different datacenters
• Architect enhancements required for deployment of next-generation AI products

• Design the SOC architecture for at least one or more of the following areas:
  • RAS
  • Reliability analysis of the card, server and rack level systems
  • Design/architect for easy serviceability
  • Implement HW/SW techniques for improved availability to mitigate failures
  • Virtualization
  • Support multiple clients using VMs on the same HW platform
  • Leverage industry best practices for security and isolation between clients
  • Security
  • Confidential compute or its equivalent based on datacenter requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Master's degree or equivalent in Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years HW design, testing and commercialization experience
• 3+ years of experience working in datacenter related products - servers, accelerators etc.
• In-depth knowledge of datacenter - security, RAS, virtualization, telemetry, power, cooling, lifecycle, deployments etc.
• Good knowledge of scale-up and scale-out architectures.
• Willingness to work in a high-caliber international/multi-site team

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Experience and knowledge of Server SOC security specifically in the area of Confidential Compute
• Participation in OCP Security Forum and Confidential Compute Forum is a plus
• Experience and knowledge in defining RAS infrastructure at the Server SoC level
• Experience and knowledge of PCIe protocol spanning SRIOV, SIOV, IDE, TDISP etc.
• Good knowledge of server SOC architectures focusing on security, RAS and virtualization
• Good knowledge of Ethernet protocols with emphasis on error recovery and virtualization
• Ability to work with PdM (Product Marketing) and datacenter customers to define requirements covering security, RAS and virtualization

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

OR

• Master\'s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

OR

• PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

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Pay Range And Other Compensation & Benefits

$126,000.00 - $229,800.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants. In addition, our benefits package supports your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter can discuss details; more information about US benefits is available at our site.

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