SOC Architect / uArchitect

Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Systems Engineering

In short

Qualcomm is seeking an experienced SOC Architect to design highly scalable SoC architectures for RTOS-based systems targeting IOT/XR applications. This role involves collaborating across teams to define and implement detailed architectural specifications, requiring a strong foundation in silicon design, architectural trade-offs, and programming skills. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and 12-18 years of relevant experience, with a Master's or PhD being highly desirable. Expertise in areas like heterogeneous compute, interconnects, memory systems, security, and Arm/RISC-V architectures is preferred.

Responsibilities

Create highly scalable SoC architecture for RTOS based SOCs for IOT/XR
Comprehend product requirements to steer generation of proper architecture
Perform trade-off analysis in the solution space to produce the most optimal architecture
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
Generate detail architectural specification and work closely with design team to implement the architecture

Requirements

Excellent communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills with ability to convey proposals and interact effectively across a distributed multi-discipline organization
Strong foundation of silicon design principles and architectural trade-offs
Ability to span and connect levels of abstraction across system-design, high-level languages, OS, HW/SW interface, micro-architecture, and silicon implementation
Background in architecture (IP or SoC), and/or front-end design/verification (micro-architecture)
Demonstrated deep technical knowledge and achievements at the SoC, sub-system or large IP levels as micro-architect or architect
Ability to apply appropriate abstractions and quantitative analysis for problem definition and solutions
Experience in using, improving, and developing a variety of tools for analysis and modeling, such as functional and performance simulators, profilers, etc.
Programming ability for modeling and automation (OOP C++, Python preferred) with experience in software development best practices including reviews, unit-testing, version control, etc.
Ability and desire to develop and improve architecture methodologies for experiments and analysis
Preferred with experience in the area of general SoC architecture (SoC Arch lead)
Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or related field required
12-18 years of SoC/IP architecture or micro-architecture/front-end-design
Candidates with primarily a micro-architecture/design background must have contributions that demonstrate higher-level analysis and design
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

Desired Qualifications

Master’s degree or PhD highly desired
SoC architectures including heterogeneous compute, NoC/interconnect, memory-systems, multicore, multi-die, cache hierarchies, shared memory, I/O, coherency, compression, security
Resource and Power Management
Security Architecture
System-level debug
AI & Machine Learning
Control and Real-time systems
Real-time operating systems (e.g., Zephyr, FreeRTOS)
Front-end Digital Hardware Design or Verification
Arm system architectures (e.g., Cortex-A, Cortex-R, Cortex-M, SMMU, GIC, CoreSight)
RISC-V architecture
High-speed I/O (USB, PCIe)
External memory and storage architectures (e.g., LPDDR, NAND Flash, NOR Flash)
Networking & Connectivity (e.g., Ethernet, WLAN, Cellular, CAN)
Behavioral, functional and performance modeling
Power and/or performance optimization through simulation & modeling
Analytical modeling for performance and power

Benefits

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer.
Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process.
Qualcomm is committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.

Skills

C++PythonZephyrFreeRTOSArm ArchitectureRISC-V

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