Senior Director Server Product Architect, RISC-V

Qualcomm

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On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CAAustin, TXFolsom, CAHillsboro, OR
Salary
$284,900–$427,300 / yr
Posted
26 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Feb 13, 2027

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TL;DR · Senior Director Server Product Architect, RISC-V

Server Product Architect (RISC-V) – Sr. Director joins the CPU Engineering team to define the architecture of high-performance RISC-V server SoCs. This role involves collaborating with chip and platform architects to develop product roadmaps, feature sets, and detailed specification documents across multiple domains including memory systems, I/O, power management, RAS, security, debug, and test architectures. The successful candidate will translate customer requirements into measurable KPIs while making critical trade-offs regarding performance, power, area, cost, and reliability for data center products. Key technical competencies include deep expertise in RISC-V profiles, RV64 application processor requirements, AIA, IOMMU architecture, and confidential compute (CoVE) systems. The role focuses on solving complex architectural challenges to deliver scalable, high-performance server solutions at advanced process nodes while managing cross-functional engineering decisions for next-generation hardware products.

What you'll do

  • Define the architecture for RISC-V server SoCs to meet performance, power, area, cost, and reliability requirements.
  • Translate customer and platform requirements into measurable technical KPIs.
  • Develop product roadmaps and feature sets across multiple architecture domains including memory, IO, and security.
  • Model and evaluate trade-offs between performance, power, area (PPA), cost, and schedule to guide architectural decisions.
  • Create detailed specification documents to communicate design decisions and implementation guidance to cross-functional teams.
  • Oversee technical requirements for coherency management, RAS, debug, test architecture, and confidential compute.
  • Influence next-generation architectures by making informed trade-offs in a fast-moving product development environment.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science with 10+ years of experience, Master's with 9+ years, or PhD with 8+ years.
  • 15+ years of experience in semiconductor product development (preferred).
  • 15+ years of experience in CPU and/or SoC architecture, including at least 5 years with RISC-V-based products.
  • 5+ years of experience building high performance server products.
  • Expertise in RISC-V profiles, RV64 application processor requirements, and RISC-V security including confidential compute (CoVE).
  • Expertise in SoC architecture domains including coherency management, memory systems, IOMMU, power management, RAS, debug, and test architecture.
  • Experience with ARM architecture including server architectures (preferred).
  • Strong technical documentation skills and ability to communicate complex trade-offs to cross-functional teams.

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