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Chief Architect / Chief NPU Architect
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Chief Architect / Chief NPU Architect
Chief Architect – Cutting-Edge Semiconductor Company (CPU/NPU/GPU Architecture)
You will be part of key R&D projects for complex CPU/NPU/GPU architecture in the data centre/server market, playing a critical role as Chief Architect at a leading semiconductor company.
Applicants must have experience leading R&D or architecture functions in HW-SW processor environments.
About the Role
An exciting high-profile opportunity to define and execute processor architecture for high-performance systems. Salary estimate: £150–200,000+ (depending on experience).
Critical Requirements
- Essential Degree Qualification:
- BSc / MSc / PhD in Electronics, Microelectronics, Physics, or Computer Science
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Experience Mandate:
- 10–20 Years of industry experience in architecture or R&D
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Technical Expertise Required:
- Hands-on proficiency in:
- Hardware/Software co-design
- Compute and processor architecture (CPU/GPU/NPU/RISC-V)
- System design and integration
- Strong modelling and verification skills in: [ \texttt{MATLAB},\ \texttt{Simulink},\ \texttt{C},\ \texttt{SystemC},\ \texttt{UML}% ]
- High-performance analysis (processor latency, parallelism, efficiency)
- Embedded software competency in C, C++ (SystemC)
- Code optimisation experience for CPU cores/accelerators
- Hands-on proficiency in:
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Strongly Preferred Bonus Skills
- Advanced W otherwise:
- SOC/IP integration (ARM/RISC-V)
- Algorithm and arithmetic design for accelerators
- FPGA development tools (Rust, Scala, Chisel)
- Collaboration & Versioning:
- Git/GitHub workflows
- Linux & Design Methodologies:
- Kernel integration
- Interface/API engineering
Key Assamptions:
- Lead federations across hardware/software teams
- Define benchmarks for architecture innovation in next-gen silicon
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