Senior Platform System Architect, Silicon

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Description For Senior Platform System Architect, Silicon

Google is seeking a Senior Platform System Architect to join their silicon team, focusing on developing custom silicon solutions for direct-to-consumer products. This role combines cutting-edge hardware architecture with Google's AI capabilities, particularly in the Tensor SoC development for Pixel devices. The position requires deep expertise in computer architecture, mobile/embedded systems, and system-on-chip design, with a focus on optimizing power, performance, and area (PPA).

The role involves working at the intersection of hardware and software, collaborating with various teams including Google DeepMind research to enable advanced Generative AI technologies. You'll be responsible for making critical architecture decisions that influence the future of Google's hardware products, particularly in mobile computing and AI acceleration.

As a Senior Platform System Architect, you'll lead complex technical initiatives, develop comprehensive architecture specifications, and drive consensus across multiple teams. The position offers the opportunity to work on next-generation hardware experiences that will impact millions of users worldwide, combining technical expertise with strategic thinking to create innovative solutions.

The ideal candidate should have a strong background in computer architecture, demonstrated experience in mobile/embedded SoC design, and the ability to work effectively across different technical teams. This role presents an exciting opportunity to shape the future of Google's hardware products while working with cutting-edge AI technologies and custom silicon solutions.

Last updated 23 days ago

Responsibilities For Senior Platform System Architect, Silicon

  • Influence Tensor SoC architecture decisions for optimal Power Performance Area (PPA) working cross-functionally with Software/Hardware architects, design teams, and research teams
  • Leverage a data driven approach through on goal profiling, simulation and modeling, drive consensus around complex architectural decisions
  • Lead the development of architecture specifications, system design documentation, workload analysis, modeling and projection to influence and define future SoC architecture

Requirements For Senior Platform System Architect, Silicon

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5 years of experience with computer architecture concepts, including microarchitecture, cache hierarchy, pipelining, and memory subsystems
  • 3 years of experience working with Mobile/Embedded SoC architecture or use case system design
  • Knowledge of Android Architecture, Mobile SoC architecture, ML architecture, Computer Architecture, PPA trade-offs
  • Knowledge of interactions between software and hardware IP blocks, general and special purpose compute units

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