Voltai
Chip Architect
Palo Alto Office · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in SoC, CPU, GPU, accelerator, or networking architecture.
About the job
Defines SoC and subsystem architectures, models performance, power, and area trade-offs, and helps develop AI systems that reason about chip architecture.
What you'll do
- Own SoC, subsystem, and IP-block architecture and microarchitecture from requirements through specification.
- Build performance, power, and area models; define memory hierarchies, interconnects, and interfaces; and lead architecture reviews.
- Work with ML researchers to teach and evaluate models’ architecture reasoning, and translate customer product requirements into silicon.
What they ask for
- Track record of taking architectures from specification to tapeout.
- Strong performance modeling skills using C++, SystemC, Python, or equivalent.
- Deep understanding of memory systems, interconnects, cache coherence, and PPA trade-offs.
- Clear technical writing and ability to lead cross-team reviews.
Nice to have
- Experience with AI/ML accelerators or chiplet-based designs.
- Hardware/software co-design experience; interest in AI-driven architecture exploration.
Tools
C++, SystemC, Python
AI focus
Partner with ML researchers to teach models how expert architects reason about design trade-offs and evaluate proposed architectures.
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