Senior SoC Architect

We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence. Job Summary Our team is at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution, enabling innovators from all industries and sectors to expand human potential with technology. The availability of specialised artificial intelligence compute will be a decisive factor in AI’s rate of progress.

Graphcore allows innovators to go further, faster. What we do really makes a difference. Reporting to the Director of Silicon Architecture, the SoC Architects are responsible for the design, specification, modelling and integration of sub-systems within complex, high performance and highly integrated silicon devices at the forefront of AI acceleration technology.

The role involves close collaboration with other groups, including architecture, silicon design, verification, hardware and software teams. The Team The Silicon Architecture Team sits within the COO group. The SoC architects are responsible for the architectural specification, integration, modelling, validation and evaluation of numerous critical sub-systems, including high-speed interfaces for our upcoming AI acceleration platforms.

Responsibilities

and Duties Distilling product

Requirements

and their effects on SoC/platform design trade-offs Collaborating with processor, SoC and system architects to determine optimal solutions Understanding of how to collaborate with silicon design, verification, and hardware engineers to demonstrate awareness and options for implementation correctness Evaluating potential hard and soft third-party IP and liaising with third party IP vendors Design and specification of performant SoC sub-systems and their associated integrations Contribute to the silicon bring-up, characterisation and evaluation activities as required Silicon Architecture Team representation within cross-functional working groups Implement improvements to infrastructure and processes Assist with complex debugging activities Mentors Engineers with technical queries Candidate Profile Essential: Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or related subject Solid understanding of computer/SoC architecture Excellent communication skills Good experience in the writing of technical specifications Knowledge of RTL development and verification processes Be highly motivated, a self-starter, and a team player Ability to work across teams and programming languages Desirable Experience in the technical specification of complex silicon SoC devices Experience of machine learning or massively parallel computing systems Verilog Low-level software experience, embedded C Knowledge of one or more of DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, on-chip networks

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, annual leave policy, medical and dental health plans, a gym card and employee pension (matched up to 4%).

on a yearly basis to ensure we offer a valuable and rewarding

programme to our employees. We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us.