SOC Platform Architect

Qualcomm; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking exceptional architects to innovate and deliver advanced system-on-chip (SoC) platform architectures. Join a dynamic team that defines scalable architectures across multiple technologies, including AI/ML, automotive, and IoT. In this role, you will collaborate with software, design, and product marketing teams to create optimal architectural solutions. This is a fantastic opportunity for individuals passionate about technology and eager to contribute to groundbreaking projects in a collaborative environment. If you have a strong background in SoC architecture and a desire to drive innovation, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in SoC/IP architecture or micro-architecture.
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field required; advanced degrees preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create scalable SoC architecture for various control and management functions.
• Collaborate with multi-discipline teams to derive architectural solutions.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Silicon design principles

System-design abstraction

Architecture background (IP or SoC)

Technical knowledge at SoC level

Quantitative analysis

Functional and performance simulators

Programming (OOP C++, Python)

Architecture methodologies development

Experience with ARM coresight architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering

Master's degree or PhD

Tools

Functional simulators

Performance simulators

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > SoC Architecture

General Summary:

Qualcomm’s SoC Platform Architecture team defines platform architectures & solutions enabling the next-generation of system-on-chip (SoC) products across Qualcomm’s business lines including compute, automotive, mobile, wearables, XR and IoT. Our team performs analysis, defines, and delivers innovative and scalable architectures across key technologies including heterogenous compute, memory systems, interconnects, multimedia, AI/ML, multi-die, power-management and more. We collaborate directly with software, systems, design, product marketing, and customers. We are currently seeking exceptional architects to join us in our mission to innovate and deliver the most advanced and scalable SoC platform architectures in the industry.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

1. Create highly scalable SoC architecture in the area of SoC control, boot, reset, timebase management, debug, etc.
2. Comprehend product requirements to steer generation of proper architecture.
3. Perform trade-off analysis in the solution space to produce the most optimal architecture.
4. Collaborate with architects, technical leads, hardware and software engineers from various functional areas in deriving the architectural solution that can best integrate in the overall SoC.
5. Generate detail architectural specification and work closely with design team to implement the architecture.

Skills/Experience:

1. Excellent communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills with ability to convey proposals and interact effectively across a distributed multi-discipline organization.
2. Strong foundation of silicon design principles and architectural trade-offs.
3. Ability to span and connect levels of abstraction across system-design, high-level languages, OS, HW/SW interface, micro-architecture, and silicon implementation.
4. Background in architecture (IP or SoC), and/or front-end design/verification (micro-architecture).
5. Demonstrated deep technical knowledge and achievements at the SoC, sub-system or large IP levels as micro-architect or architect.
6. Ability to apply appropriate abstractions and quantitative analysis for problem definition and solutions.
7. Experience in using, improving, and developing a variety of tools for analysis and modeling, such as functional and performance simulators, profilers, etc.
8. Programming ability for modeling and automation (OOP C++, Python preferred) with experience in software development best practices including reviews, unit-testing, version control, etc.
9. Ability and desire to develop and improve architecture methodologies for experiments and analysis.
10. Preferred with experience in the area of SoC and subsystem boot, timebase management and network, security architecture, reset architecture, debug architecture especially with ARM coresight architecture, system level control/management with components such as BMC, ECU, etc.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or related field required; Master’s degree or PhD highly desired.
2. 5+ years of SoC/IP architecture or micro-architecture/front-end-design.
3. Candidates with primarily a micro-architecture/design background must have contributions that demonstrate higher-level analysis and design.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
2. OR
3. Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
4. OR
5. PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
6. 2+ years of experience in one or more system architecture technology areas and products (e.g., Power System, Shared Resource Management, Limits/Thermal Management, Hardware Islands).

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail [e-mail] or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here (https://qualcomm.service-now.com/hrpublic?id=hr_public_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0039028).