CPU Performance Architect

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THE ROLE:

This Senior Engineer in the Core Performance Architecture Modeling team will contribute using their experience with CPU microarchitecture development, performance modeling, and analysis. Our candidate will join a team that is responsible for CPU microarchitecture feature ideation, and delivery of a high-performance CPU Core. If this sounds like a good match for you, come join our team!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Contribute to cycle-accurate core microarchitecture performance simulator development, workload and trace analysis, microarchitecture development, and RTL vs performance model correlation.

Collaborate with a team of hardware and software engineers to develop and implement novel features to generationally improve the performance of AMDs Epyc and Ryzen Core CPUs

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• C++ programming and scripting language expertise
• Deep understanding of Computer architecture through coursework and/or work experience. Ideal candidates would have prior focused experience in research and development of advanced CPU architectures and mechanisms.
• Cycle-accurate microarchitecture performance simulator/model development
• Pre and/or Post-silicon performance correlation, analysis and validation
• Knowledge of underlying CPU software, including operating systems, compilers, and applications.
• Demonstrates thought leadership and perseverance with published papers or filed patents that contribute to CPU architecture

PREFERRED ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering and relevant years of experience, or
• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering with relevant research, post-doc or work experience

LOCATION:

• Santa Clara, CA or Boxborough, MA

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