Soc Performance Verification Architect

AMD AMD · Semiconductors · MARKHAM, Canada · Engineering

This role focuses on the pre-silicon verification of SoC performance for AI products, ensuring that the hardware meets performance targets and KPIs. It involves defining verification strategies, test plans, and working cross-functionally with various engineering teams to debug and sign off on performance aspects before and after silicon.

What you'd actually do

  1. Define AI product performance verification data path, verification test plan and KPI expectations based on SOC macro-architecture spec and IP micro-architercture spec.
  2. Comprehend the SOC as a complete system which includes IPs, SOC interconnect framework and system level networking for mission mode data transfer.
  3. Work cross functionally with IP/Domain architects to identify and assess complex technical issues/risks and develop architectural solutions to verify performance to meet KPI target.
  4. Knowledge sharing and other contributions to Platform & System Architecture
  5. Work closely with IP teams, SOC DV teams, Emulation teams for pre-silicon performance debug and sign-offs.

Skills

Required

  • SoC performance verification architect
  • AI product performance pre-silicon verification
  • define AI product performance verification data path
  • verification test plan
  • KPI expectations
  • SOC macro-architecture spec
  • IP micro-architecture spec
  • SOC as a complete system
  • IPs
  • SOC interconnect framework
  • system level networking
  • mission mode data transfer
  • cross functional work
  • IP/Domain architects
  • identify and assess complex technical issues/risks
  • develop architectural solutions
  • verify performance to meet KPI target
  • Knowledge sharing
  • Platform & System Architecture
  • IP teams
  • SOC DV teams
  • Emulation teams
  • pre-silicon performance debug
  • sign-offs
  • Support Post-Si teams
  • Product Performance issues debug/resolution
  • Systems & SoC architecture
  • CPU or GPU
  • Memory sub-system
  • Fabrics
  • CPU/GPU coherency
  • Multimedia
  • I/O subsystems
  • Clocks
  • Resets
  • Virtualization
  • Security
  • analyzing CPU, GPU or System-level Micro-Architectural features
  • identify performance bottlenecks
  • different workloads
  • Excellent communication
  • management
  • presentation skills
  • collaboration
  • top-thinkers
  • senior architects
  • strong interpersonal skills
  • work across teams in different geographies

Nice to have

  • significant interest in AI product performance pre-silicon verification
  • mentor and guide
  • elevate the knowledge and skills of the team around you
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in related discipline

What the JD emphasized

  • AI product performance pre-silicon verification
  • senior role
  • lead verification teams
  • negotiate amongst IP teams, SOC DV, and business unit executives
  • 15+ years of outstanding foundation in Systems & SoC architecture