SoC Performance Architect

We are looking for an experienced SoC Performance Architect for major OEM with deep expertise in SoC/MPU performance analysis, modeling, and workload correlation for central compute ECU platforms.

Contract type: Permanent

Work model: Hybrid, 3 days per a week on site

Responsibilities

• Lead MPU and SoC performance pathfinding, modeling, simulations, and projections for current and future platforms.
• Develop system-level models to evaluate and optimize performance (throughput, latency, QoS, power) across multiple design options.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, firmware, and validation teams to ensure end-to-end product quality, performance, and reliability.
• Generate workloads for target applications and optimize these workloads within hardware constraints.
• Drive performance metrics and analysis for central compute ECU workloads.
• Conduct theoretical analysis and return-on-investment assessments for new features or proofs of concept.
• Manage Neural Network benchmark criteria and competitive analysis.
• Work with the SoC Architect and software teams to optimize hardware for system workloads within performance, power, reliability, and cost constraints.
• Support SoC microarchitecture definition and specifications.
• Support hardware engineering in design, system architecture, and ECU development phases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of computer architecture fundamentals.
• Proficiency in system performance modeling and simulation analysis.
• Successful first-pass SoC or MPU development track record.

Preferred Qualifications

• Automotive or Industrial experience (preferred).
• Direct experience with ARM 32/64-bit, power management, high-speed interfaces, memory, and video/audio.
• Experience with memory controller designs for LPDDR5, DDR5, and LPDDR6.
• Strong background in building fast, accurate SoC performance models and understanding embedded electronics design constraints.
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking with a track record of innovation; excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills; passion for architecting SoC/MPU solutions that advance performance and efficiency in embedded computing.

Next steps

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• We will review your application
• If qualified, you will be accepted into the network and can be considered for this and similar positions & projects