Principal SOC Architect, AI Accelerators (Multiple Locations

Qualcomm • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

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.

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

Nice To Haves

• 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.

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.
• Virtualization Support multiple clients using VMs on the same HW platform Leverage industry best practices for security and isolation between clients
• Security Confidential compute or its equivalent based on datacenter requirements

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees