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The Principal SoC Power Architect joins the Cobalt SoC Architecture, Power and Performance team within the Compute Silicon & Manufacturing Engineering organization. This role focuses on delivering a best-in-class datacenter processor SoC by optimizing performance, power efficiency, and total cost of ownership. The architect will model processor SoC power for various workloads to generate constrained performance projections, contribute to architecture definitions based on modeling results, and track power metrics across multiple generations. Key responsibilities include collaborating with RTL and physical design teams to drive power convergence, working with manufacturing and validation teams on post-Si planning and debug, and evaluating the impact of power management features in both pre-Si and post-Si stages. The role requires deep expertise in SoC power contributors, silicon processes, power modeling, and datacenter processor architecture to solve complex infrastructure challenges.
SoC Architecture
Semiconductor Power Architecture
Power Integrity
Signal Integrity
C
C++
Scripting
Emulation
Silicon Validation
Firmware
Software Engineering
PC Architecture
Simulation
Tape-out
SoC Architecture
RAS
RTL
SystemC
C++
Python
Silicon Validation
Fault Injection
ECC
Design for Test
Design for Debug
Functional Safety
Verification
Memory Systems
Interconnects