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# Principal SoC Architect, AI Data Center

- **Company:** Qualcomm
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $216,600.0 - $325,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, C++ (Programming Language), Spreadsheets, Profiling, Computer Programming, Network Congestion, Microarchitecture, Data Centers, Dynamic Random-Access Memory, Ethernet, Network Interface Controllers, Network Topologies, InfiniBand, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Object-Oriented Software Development, Remote Direct Memory Access, Systems Architecture, System on a Chip, Data Center Networking, Information Technology, Low Latency, Model Inference
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0d986def7fa18c48

## About the Role

If you are passionate about solving complex architecture challenges in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment while contributing to building a substantial new business for one of the leading system-on-chip and computer architecture companies in the industry, we want to hear from you., * Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience., Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

 * 2+ years of experience in one or more system architecture technology areas and products (e.g., Power System, Shared Resource Management, Limits/Thermal Management, Hardware Islands)., * MS or PhD in EE, ECE, CE, CS, or a related field
 * 10+ years of relevant experience in SoC, platform, or system architecture; AI accelerators; memory architecture; or memory technologies
 * Demonstrated ownership of complex architectural deliverables, with the ability to lead across teams, build alignment, and influence technical direction
 * Deep computer and system architecture expertise spanning processors, accelerators, memory systems, data center network fabrics, interconnects, hardware/software interfaces, platform topology, and SoC and system implementation tradeoffs
 * Ability to frame ambiguous problems and lead quantitative SoC, system, and competitive studies using high-level calculators, spreadsheets, analytical models, profilers, and functional or performance simulators
 * Experience driving development of architecture methodologies, tools, and analysis frameworks and translating findings into actionable recommendations
 * Experience correlating modeled and measured system performance, isolating hardware and software bottlenecks, and driving cross-functional performance closure through production
 * Excellent technical and executive communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills
 * Self-directed execution, mentorship of others, and rigorous attention to accuracy, * Understanding of generative AI and machine-learning workloads, especially Large Language Model inference and accelerator bottlenecks
 * Experience in processor, accelerator, or system architecture, including ISA design, microarchitecture, performance modeling, system topology, scale-up or scale-out interconnects, or hardware/software co-design
 * Knowledge of DRAM and memory-controller architecture, bandwidth, latency, and power tradeoffs, protocols such as LPDDR, HBM, DDR, or GDDR, and emerging technologies such as processing-in-memory, processing-near-memory, or 3D integration
 * Expertise in one or more data center SoC or system technologies such as RAS, ECC, security, encryption, Ethernet or InfiniBand networking, RDMA, network interface controllers, switches, congestion control, chip-to-chip or die-to-die protocols, chiplets, PHYs, power and thermals, advanced packaging, platform management, or system scalability
 * Programming ability for architecture modeling and automation; object-oriented C++ and Python preferred
 * Fluent with using AI to accelerate workflows

## Description

* Provide technical leadership across SoC and system architecture studies, product definition, and implementation guidance
 * Translate product and workload requirements into scalable SoC and system solutions
 * Develop SoC and system models and specifications, and drive feature-set requirements into technology, IP, platform, and software teams

 * Quantify system-level performance, power, area, cost, capacity, memory bandwidth, network topology/bandwidth/latency, and scalability tradeoffs, while driving analysis methods and tools

 * Follow designs through implementation and production, correlate observed system performance with models and targets, identify root causes of gaps, and drive performance to closure
 * Drive competitive analysis across SoC, platform, system, compute, memory, data center networking, software, and deployment considerations
 * Partner across architecture, design, systems, product, software, platform, and customer teams to influence roadmaps and deliver market-leading data center systems

 * Identify areas for innovations and drive development of patents
 * Provide team leadership and mentor technical contributors