Performance Architect
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Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
13 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At Cadence we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
Performance Architect
Location
Austin TX
Role Overview
We are seeking a Performance Architect to drive systemlevel performance architecture for ARMbased SoCs and chiplet platforms. In this role you will define analyze and optimize performance across CPUs interconnect memory subsystems and accelerators working closely with system architects IP teams design and software.
This is a senior technical role requiring deep expertise in ARM architectures memory systems and endtoend performance modeling with the ability to influence architecture decisions early and guide teams through implementation and validation.
Key Responsibilities
System & SoC Performance Architecture
- Define performance requirements KPIs and budgets across CPU interconnect memory and I/O subsystems.
- Drive architectural tradeoffs involving latency bandwidth throughput power and area.
- Evaluate and optimize performance for heterogeneous workloads (NPU/AI ISP VISION I/O).
Interconnect & Chiplet Performance
- Evaluate and optimize NoC / fabric architectures (latency bandwidth congestion QoS).
- Analyze performance impacts of chiplet partitioning dietodie interconnects (e.g. UCIeclass links) and protocol overheads.
- Identify bottlenecks across chiplet boundaries and propose architectural mitigations.
Performance Modeling & Analysis
- Build and maintain systemlevel performance models (transactionlevel analytical or cycleapproximate).
- Perform workloaddriven studies using synthetic traffic benchmarks and real software traces.
- Correlate model results with RTL emulation or silicon data as designs mature.
- Clearly communicate performance findings and recommendations to crossfunctional teams.
CrossFunctional Leadership
- Work closely with system architects IP architects design verification and software teams.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship on performance topics.
- Influence architectural decisions through datadriven analysis and clear technical communication.
Required Qualifications
Experience
- 10 years of experience in SoC system or performance architecture (stafflevel expectations).
- Proven experience working on ARMbased systems in data center automotive mobile or embedded domains.
Technical Expertise
- Deep understanding of computer architecture:
- Memory hierarchy and bandwidth/latency tradeoffs
- Strong knowledge of ARM architecture and ecosystem:
- ARMv8/ARMv9 CPUs
- Performance monitoring (PMU/AMU)
- System memory management concepts (SMMU TLBs page tables)
- Solid understanding of interconnects and fabrics (NoC coherency protocols QoS).
- Experience with performance modeling and analysis techniques
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