SOC/Computer Architect, Cloud/AI Data Center

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > DSP Architecture and Design

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.

Minimum Qualifications:

•    Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

• 2+ years of experience with high-performance microprocessor design.

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 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.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$190,100.00 - $335,500.00

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