Principal SOC Architect, AI Accelerators (Multiple Locations)

Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

General Summary:
Qualcomm is looking for an experienced SoC architect to work on the next generation AI products in the datacenter.

We are looking for a data center engineer whose expertise spans security, RAS and/or virtualization.
The selected candidate will help define the architecture and drive requirements from card/server level to a full rack.

Responsibilities:

• Understand trends in datacenter security, RAS and virtualization through customer and ODM engagements
• Work with customers to determine HW and SW requirements
• Analysis of the current AI server deployments in different datacenters
• Architect enhancements required for deployment of next-generation AI products

Design the SOC architecture for at least one or more of the following areas:

1.RAS

• Reliability analysis of the card, server and rack level systems
• Design/architect for easy serviceability
• Implement HW/SW techniques for improved availability to mitigate failures.

2.Virtualization

• Support multiple clients using VMs on the same HW platform
• Leverage industry best practices for security and isolation between clients

3.Security

• Confidential compute or its equivalent based on datacenter requirements

Minimum Requirements:

• Master's degree or equivalent in Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years HW design, testing and commercialization experience
• 3+ years of experience of working in datacenter related products - servers, accelerators etc.
• In-depth knowledge of datacenter - security, RAS, virtualization, telemetry, power, cooling, lifecycle, deployments etc.
• Good knowledge of scale-up and scale-out architectures.
• Willingness to work in a high-caliber international/multi-site team

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience and knowledge of Server SOC security specifically in the area of Confidential Compute
• Participation in OCP Security Forum and Confidential Compute Forum is a plus
• Experience and knowledge in defining RAS infrastructure at the Server SoC level
• Experience and knowledge of PCIe protocol spanning SRIOV, SIOV, IDE, TDISP etc.
• Good knowledge of server SOC architectures focusing on security, RAS and virtualization
• Good knowledge of Ethernet protocols with emphasis on error recovery and virtualization
• Ability to work with PdM (Product Marketing) and datacenter customers to define requirements covering security, RAS and virtualization etc.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits :
$126,000.00 - $229,800.00

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