Principal SOC Architect, AI Accelerators (Multiple Locations

Qualcomm is seeking an experienced SoC architect to work on next-generation AI products in the datacenter, with expertise in security, RAS, and/or virtualization. The role involves defining architecture and driving 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 hardware and software requirements.
• Analyze current AI server deployments in various datacenters.
• Architect enhancements required for deployment of next-generation AI products.
• Design the SoC architecture for one or more of the following areas:
  • RAS
    • Reliability analysis of the card, server, and rack-level systems.
    • Design/architect for easy serviceability.
    • Implement hardware/software techniques for improved availability to mitigate failures.
  • Virtualization
    • Support multiple clients using VMs on the same hardware platform.
    • Leverage industry best practices for security and isolation between clients.
  • Security
    • Confidential compute or its equivalent based on datacenter requirements.

Requirements

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

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• OR Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• OR PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience and knowledge of server SoC security, specifically in confidential compute.
• Participation in OCP Security Forum and Confidential Compute Forum (a plus).
• Experience defining RAS infrastructure at the server SoC level.
• 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 product marketing and datacenter customers to define requirements covering security, RAS, and virtualization.

Pay

$172,800.00 - $304,900.00

Benefits

• Competitive annual discretionary bonus program (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible).
• Annual RSU grants.
• Highly competitive benefits package designed to support success at work, at home, and at play.