Sr. Principal SoC Debug Architect

Description

Invent the future with us.

Recognized by Fast Company’s 2023 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators List, Ampere is a semiconductor design company for a new era, leading the future of computing with an innovative approach to CPU design focused on high-performance, energy efficient, sustainable cloud computing.

By providing a new level of predictable performance, efficiency, and sustainability Ampere is working with leading cloud suppliers and a growing partner ecosystem to deliver cloud instances, servers and embedded/edge products that can handle the compute demands of today and tomorrow.

Join us at Ampere and work alongside a passionate and growing team — we’d love to have you apply!

About The Role

In this role, you will be at the forefront of AI innovation, building AmpereOne Aurora, our groundbreaking AI compute solution. Aurora combines high-performance general-purpose CPUs with integrated AI capabilities, offering a compelling combination of efficiency and market reach. This revolutionary product is poised to deliver superior performance while consuming significantly less power.

We are seeking a skilled SoC (System-on-Chip) Debug Architect to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for architecting product-specific SoC debug features across a portfolio of data center SoCs and AI accelerators, ensuring the efficient and effective resolution of complex issues throughout the development lifecycle. You will collaborate closely with security architects to ensure Ampere platforms meet debug and security requirements for internal validation & debug and across customer development and production lifecycles. You will lead cross-functional teams to develop the micro-architecture for your solutions, support debug tool development, and identify, prioritize, and resolve silicon issues, playing a pivotal role in delivering high-quality products.

This opportunity is available in the following US locations: Portland, OR; Santa Clara, CA; Raleigh, NC

What You’ll Achieve

• Develop and maintain the SOC debug strategy, roadmap and specifications, collaborating with hardware, software and post-silicon validation teams to develop requirements and to ensure flawless implementation of debug capabilities
• Design and implement innovative and efficient debug architectures and tooling for complex data-center focused SoCs, covering functionality, performance & power metrics and test coverage
• Hands-on post-silicon HW analysis and debug to evaluate effectiveness of existing debug features and develop requirements for future roadmap
• Support post-silicon validation team and customer-facing PAEs as necessary to help debug internal and customer issues
• Support debug tools team in development and usage of internal and external debug tools on Ampere SoCs
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to streamline debug processes and shorten time to resolve issues
• Keep abreast of industry trends and ensure debug capabilities are keeping pace with future architectures, features, and constructions
• Interact directly with customers to understand their needs and challenges
  
  

About You

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science and 12 years of experience; or MS degree and 8 years of experience; or PhD degree and 5 years of experience in SoC architecture/design with 5 years in SOC debug architecture design, implementation, and deploying debug techniques for digital and mixed-signal functionality in a post-Si production environment
• Expertise with Design for Debug (DFD) techniques for data center SoCs, such as observability points, trace buffers, error detection mechanisms, and diagnostic scan dump methodologies and implementation
• Proficiency with ARM-specific debug solutions such as CoreSight, Debug Access Ports (DAPs), Embedded Trace Macrocells (ETMs), System Trace Macrocells (STMs) and standards such as ARM Debug Interface Architecture Specification (ADIv5)
• Proficiency of secure debug topics for ARM TrustZone, Confidential Compute Architecture (CCA) and other security solutions
  
  

What We’ll Offer

At Ampere we believe in taking care of our employees and providing a competitive total rewards package that includes base pay, bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits. The full base pay range for this role is between $163,100 and $271,900, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $171,800 and $286,300. We offer an annual bonus program tied to internal company goals and annual meritocratic equity awards that enable our employees to participate in the success of the company.

Benefits

Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life, with full benefits eligibility at 20 hours per week. Benefits highlights include:

• Premium medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, as well as income protection and a 401K retirement plan, so that you can feel secure in your health and financial future
• Unlimited Flextime and 10 paid holidays so that you can embrace a healthy work-life balance
• A variety of healthy snacks, energizing espresso, and refreshing drinks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the day
  
  

And there is much more than compensation and benefits. At Ampere, we foster an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more. We are passionate about inventing industry leading cloud-native designs that contribute to a more sustainable future. We are excited to share more about our career opportunities with you through the interview process.

Ampere is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, age, veteran and/or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.