Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. MatX is hiring a Senior SoC Power Analysis & Optimization Engineer to develop power estimation methods and energy models for AI accelerator SoCs. The role analyzes power across SoC subsystems and drives power optimization in collaboration with architecture, RTL design, and physical design teams.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain power estimation methodologies for AI accelerator SoCs
- Build and calibrate energy models for early architectural exploration, design trade-off analysis, and power target definition
- Perform RTL, gate-level, and post-layout power analysis across major SoC subsystems
- Analyze AI workloads and application use cases to identify opportunities for dynamic and static power reduction
- Drive power optimization across compute, memory, interconnect, PCIe, HBM, clock/reset, and other SoC subsystems
- Collaborate with architects and RTL designers to implement power-efficient microarchitecture and RTL improvements
- Work with physical design teams to evaluate implementation-related power trade-offs
- Define representative workloads and sign-off scenarios to improve power analysis coverage
- Develop automation, scripts, dashboards, and heuristics to accelerate power analysis and root-cause investigation
- Present power analysis results, optimization proposals, and design recommendations to cross-functional teams
Skills
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 8+ years of industry experience in SoC, AI accelerator, GPU, networking ASIC, or high-performance digital design
- Strong understanding of computer architecture and SoC design
- Experience with ASIC low-power design techniques
- Experience performing RTL and gate-level power analysis
- Strong analytical and debugging skills
- Experience with Python, Perl, or similar scripting languages
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicant's capacity to perform job functions in compliance with U.S. export control laws without obtaining a license from U.S. export control authorities
- RTL development experience using Verilog/SystemVerilog
- Experience with one or more of the following:
- Experience with clock distribution, multiple clock domains, clock gating, and power-aware RTL design
- Experience with synthesis, static timing analysis, place-and-route, and implementation flows
- Experience using power analysis tools (or equivalent tools) such as: Joules, PowerArtist, PrimeTime PX (PTPX/PPRTL)
- Experience developing power models, budgeting methodologies, and projection flows
- Experience analyzing large power datasets using scripting and data analytics
- Experience with power management techniques including: Clock gating, Power gating, Dynamic power management
- Experience correlating pre-silicon power estimates with silicon measurements is a plus
- Experience with AI workload characterization and power-performance analysis is a plus
Benefits
- 4 weeks PTO (accrued) + 12 company Holidays + up to 3 weeks remote work
- Company-subsidized Medical (Kaiser or Anthem) for employees & dependents
- Guardian Dental and Vision insurances for employee & dependents
- Life insurance (employee only)
- HSA and FSA offerings via Lively
- Choose from Roth or pre-tax 401K (or both) with a 5% company contribution (even if you don't contribute)
- 100% company-paid life insurance (up to $300K)
- Long-term disability and travel insurance
- $1500 per year Professional Development Budget
- MatX provides onsite team lunch & dinner Monday - Friday, with your choice of ordering via WeBox, Specialty’s or via our reimbursement system
- We pay 100% for your daily commute. Commute via our company rideshare account, reimburse public transportation, or get a Fasttrak card (or all three)
- $50/mo to use on the perk you value most
- $35/mo for cellular and $40/mo for wifi
- Use our Amazon business account for up to $1000 in office setup purchases
- 100% paid mental health benefit via SpringHealth and Guardian EAP
- Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave regardless of path to parenthood
- 10 weeks pregnancy disability leave
- Flexible return-to-work hours
- A $6K Family Fund to cover fertility, surrogacy, adoption, menopausal health, preservation, family counseling and more
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