SoC Power Architect for Energy-Efficient AI Compute

Ampere Computing; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 147,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium health/dental/vision insurance

401K retirement plan

Unlimited flextime

10+ paid holidays

Snacks and beverages

Job summary

Ampere Computing is seeking a SoC Power Management Architect to shape the power architecture of next‑generation CPUs. You will translate product goals into SoC/IP requirements and partner with product teams to deliver data‑driven power solutions across HW/SW interfaces.

You will collaborate with global SoC and IP teams to meet power, performance, and energy targets, participate in architectural reviews, and support RTL‑level design and verification constraints while enabling effective HW–SW

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on SoC power architecture experience.
• Exposure to RTL-level design and verification constraints.
• Ability to drive power optimization using measured/validated results.
• Working knowledge of SoC low-power modes and IP low-power capabilities.
• Experience supporting SoC-level power management flows.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
• Familiarity with SW/FW; ARM Architecture; Power States is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Translate product power/performance goals into actionable SoC/IP requirements.
• Assist in driving SoC and subsystem power management architecture with Product PMs.
• Collaborate with subsystem architects to expand IP power capabilities.
• Contribute to HW/SW/FW trade-offs to deliver feasible power management solutions.
• Participate in technical direction and architectural reviews.
• Enable HW–SW codesign execution with firmware teams to ensure architectural alignment.

Skills

SoC power architecture

HW development know-how

RTL design/verification exposure

Power optimization

SoC low-power modes

Cross-functional collaboration

ARM Architecture (plus)

Education

BS in EE/CE/CS

MS with 3+ years

PhD with 0 years

Job description

Ampere Computing is seeking a SoC Power Management Architect to shape the power architecture of next‑generation CPUs. You will translate product goals into SoC/IP requirements and partner with product teams to deliver data‑driven power solutions across HW/SW interfaces.

You will collaborate with global SoC and IP teams to meet power, performance, and energy targets, participate in architectural reviews, and support RTL‑level design and verification constraints while enabling effective HW–SW