SoC Power Management Architect

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 is a semiconductor design company for a new era, leading the future of computing with an innovative approach to CPU design focused on high-performance, energy efficient AI compute.

As a pioneer in the new frontier of energy efficient high-performance computing, Ampere is part of the Softbank Group of companies driving sustainable computing for AI, Cloud, and edge applications.

About the Role:

As a SoC Power Management Architect, you will support and contribute to SoC-level power management architecture. You’ll partner with the business unit to understand product power/performance requirements and translate them into SoC and IP-level specification inputs. Working with product and cross-functional teams, you will help deliver robust, data-driven power management solutions where power is constrained. You’ll collaborate with global SoC and IP teams to support the development and integration to meet power, performance, and energy-efficiency targets.

What You'll Achieve:

• Support end-to-end power management architecture by translating product power/performance goals into actionable SoC/IP requirements under guidance of senior architects.
• Assist in driving SoC and subsystem power management architecture, partnering with Product Power Management Architects to convert product requirements into implementable approaches.
• Collaborate with subsystem architects to assess and expand IP power capabilities by identifying gaps and proposing new features (using data-driven analysis where available).
• Contribute to HW/SW/FW trade-offs to deliver feasible, performant, and verifiable power management solutions.
• Participate in technical direction and architectural reviews, ensuring designs progress toward agreed power management roadmap decisions (escalating as needed).
• Enable HW–SW codesign execution by partnering with senior architects and firmware developers to ensure integration matches architectural intent.

About you:

• 3+ years of hands-on SoC power architecture experience, with strong familiarity in SoC low-power concepts
• HW development know-how, supporting specification-to-integration of low-power features, including familiarity with RTL-level design and verification constraints (or close exposure).
• Ability to support power optimization efforts using measured/validation results to improve SoC/IP power-saving and confirm impact on performance and energy.
• Working knowledge of SoC low-power modes and IP low-power capabilities, covering power modes/states, wake-up/latency, and retention behavior.
• Experience supporting SoC-level power management flows.
• Cross-functional collaboration and communication skills. Partnering with various stakeholders and engineering teams.
• Additional skills highly desired: Familiarity with SW/FW; Microcontrollers; HW/SW Co-Design; ARM Architecture; Power States

Education:

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science& 5 years of related experience, MS degree & 3 years, or PhD & 0 years

What we’ll offer:

At Ampere we believe in taking care of our employees and providing a competitive total rewards package that includes base pay, cash long-term incentive, and comprehensive benefits. The full base pay range for this role is between $147,000 and $220,000, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $159,000 and $239,000.

Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life.

Benefits highlights include:

• Premium medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, as well as income protection and a 401K retirement plan, so that you can feel secure in your health and financial future.
• Unlimited Flextime and 10+ paid holidays so that you can embrace a healthy work-life balance.
• A variety of healthy snacks, energizing espresso, and refreshing drinks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the day.

And there are much more than compensation and benefits. At Ampere, we foster an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more. We are excited to share more about our career opportunities with you through the interview process.

Ampere is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, age, veteran and/or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.