Virtual Platform Architect: Build AI Compute Prototypes

Ampere; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium medical insurance

Flexible time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ampere, a semiconductor design company in Santa Clara County, seeks a Virtual Platform Architect to craft virtual platform prototypes for internal software development and architecture analysis. You will model hardware in C++/SystemC, author platform specs, and guide cross-disciplinary design efforts.

Requirements include 3+ years in SoC/CPU architecture, proficiency in C++/SystemC/Python, and experience with CI, version control, and unit testing.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of proven SoC / CPU architecture know-how.
• General programming and debugging abilities, and modeling computer systems in C++, SystemC, and Python.
• Understanding of computer architecture principles (virtual memory, pipelining, bus protocols, multi-processing).
• Understanding of computer systems' performance principles (Amdahl's Law, Queuing Theory, mean value analysis).
• Experience with software development methods including revision control, continuous integration, and unit testing.
• Experience with virtual platform/fast functional simulation model development.
• Excellent and engaging communicator, Version Control, Unit Testing.

Responsibilities

• Deliver virtual platform prototypes to internal teams for software development and architecture analysis.
• Developing functional models of the hardware in C++ or System C.
• Create and maintain technical documents including platform specifications, and user guides.
• Collaborate with the team from product roadmap to design implementation.
• Learning the virtual platform model from senior team members and helping to develop, deploy, and run firmware and software for future products.
• Developing automated systems for software testing, debug and analysis.
• Developing visualization tools to assist in debug and analysis.

Skills

SoC architecture

C++/SystemC

Python

Computer architecture theory

Software development basics

Version control

Unit testing

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science; 5 years related experience; MS 3 years; PhD 0 years

Job description

Ampere, a semiconductor design company in Santa Clara County, seeks a Virtual Platform Architect to craft virtual platform prototypes for internal software development and architecture analysis. You will model hardware in C++/SystemC, author platform specs, and guide cross-disciplinary design efforts.

Requirements include 3+ years in SoC/CPU architecture, proficiency in C++/SystemC/Python, and experience with CI, version control, and unit testing.