Drimva

Baidu USA

CPU/GPU/Processor Hardware Architect

Sunnyvale,CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jun 15, 2021

Location
Sunnyvale,CA
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
Education
MS or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering.

About the job

Design and improve CPU/processor micro-architecture, evaluating ideas and performance with design, RTL, systems, and software teams.

What you'll do

  • Define new micro-architecture and identify improvements to existing designs.
  • Analyze and optimize performance and power, including modeling or analysis and design implementation.
  • Support the team and collaborate on architecture specifications spanning micro-architecture, systems, and software.

What they ask for

  • CPU architecture knowledge and deep expertise in at least one relevant area, such as ARM/RISC-V/MIPS processors, ISA, memory subsystem, coherency, AI/ML architecture, or security.
  • Track record in performance and power optimization, including perf@watt and perf/sq.mm modeling or analysis and design implementation.
  • Proficiency in C/C++ and scripting languages such as Perl or Python; knowledge of common performance benchmarks and workloads.
  • MS or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering; excellent communication skills in English and Chinese.

Nice to have

  • Low power domain experience.
  • Knowledge or experience in the automotive industry.

Tools

ARM, RISC-V, MIPS, C/C++, Perl, Python

AI focus

The role addresses AI hardware opportunities and includes expertise in AI/ML architecture.

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