GPU Architect

Job Description

GPU Architect - £150k+ - Multiple Locations Available

My clients specialist team is looking at add a GPU Architect to its already stellar Architect cohort, in this team you will will be focusing on ultra-low power GPU IP cores. They are scaling their architecture team and are looking for GPU experts to help define the future of their GPU architecture.

In this role, you will be working closely with the senior leadership of the company in defining the roadmap of our GPU family and deliver the architecture of our next-gen GPUs. If you enjoy being part of a team which is at the centre of innovation in the company, get in touch with us.

GPU Architect's Role & Responsibilities:

• Work with a close team of passionate GPU architects with a relentless focus on efficiency
• Understand industry trends and their impact on the GPU
• Communicate with other stakeholders to gather new ideas and requirements for our GPUs
• Be responsible for the investigation, specification and delivery of detailed, architectural feature specifications
• Perform deep analysis in order to produce solutions that meet the required power, performance, area and bandwidth requirements.
• Work with the research group to map novel algorithms to efficient implementations
• Work with the modelling team to explore and evaluate new ideas and produce performance targets
• Work with the product team to define a forward-looking technology roadmap that progresses in PPA and features every
• Assist the implementation team through design and verification
• Work with the performance team to review data and validate the power, performance, area and bandwidth of the completed implementations
• Participate in engineering reviews and recommend improvements
• Have the opportunity to influence and advance our long-term technology roadmap
• Liaise with key customers and industry standards bodies (such as Khronos) where required
• Patent your inventions

GPU Architect's Essential Skills:

• Experience with GPU architecture or similarly large, complex systems
• A good understanding of modern 3D graphics and/or compute APIs, such as Vulkan, D3D12 and OpenCL
• An understanding of digital ASIC design methodologies and constraints
• The ability to plan, estimate and track your own work
• Experience in independently driving architecture exploration activities that conclude with tangible and appropriate feature specifications
• An understanding of the design and verification challenges in order to make effective trade-offs to maximise engineering ROI
• The skill to clearly communicate technical issues and justify decisions to various audiences

GPU Architect's Highly Desirable Skills:

• Strong maths and algorithm skills
• Experience in digital video
• Experience writing micro-architecture specifications
• Experience analysing performance using hardware waves
• Experience analysing driver and compiler performance
• Understanding of functional safety standards such as ISO26262

Salary and Package:

• Competitive Salaries Ranging From £125,000 - £150,000 (Depending on Level and experience)
• 10%-20% Bonus (based on Company and individual performance)
• 25 days holiday + 8 days Bank Holiday per year.
• Hybrid working
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Private Medical
• Employee Supported Volunteering
• Employee Assistance Program for Health Well-being, Financial services, Legal services etc
• Training and Development
• Visa Sponsorship available
• Relocation Support (if required)

My client can offer a 3-stage process consisting of a 1st stage Video Call , 2nd Stage Video Call and a 3rd Stage on-site Interview (meet the team and site tour). This process can be completed within 2-3 weeks (based on availability)