Baidu USA

SoC Memory Subsystem Architect

Baidu USA • $160K — $200K *
Technical Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in silicon architecture or IP design with a focus on memory subsystem.
  • Strong grasp of distributed AI training system requirements for SoC memory.
  • Experience in hardware digital design, including CPU/HW Accelerators and peripheral design.
  • Familiarity with software and OS practices related to memory systems.
  • Expertise in system performance analysis and debugging in pre and post-silicon environments.
  • Knowledge of system interconnect, MMUs, caches, and memory technologies like HBM and DDR.
  • Proficient in data analysis using tools such as Excel, Perl, and Python.
  • Master's or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
  • Bilingual: excellent communication skills in English and Chinese.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership in the AI SoC development lifecycle.
  • Design unified memory space architecture for Baidu's AI accelerator SoC.
  • Develop architecture and micro-architecture to enhance AI SoC memory systems.
  • Collaborate with software and SoC design teams to define the unified memory system.
  • Work with hardware design and verification teams to test architecture performance.
  • Conduct performance simulations to boost memory subsystem efficiency.
  • Debug performance and functional issues using high-level models and RTL simulation.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work at a leading technology company.
  • Engagement in cutting-edge AI and silicon architecture projects.
  • Collaborative work environment with experts across multiple disciplines.
  • Potential for career growth in a high-tech, demanding field.
Full Job Description
Description

We are looking for a world-class Memory Subsystem Architect to join our SoC team at Baidu's Sunnyvale office. The successful candidate will be a motivated self-starter who will thrive in this highly technical environment. Your job responsibilities as a Memory Subsystem Architect will be providing technical leadership through all phases of Baidu's AI SoC development, but primarily focused on unified memory space architecture design for Baidu AI accelerator SoC. The working goal is to build unified memory space for thousands of accelerators from user's perspective.

Developing architecture and micro-architecture to improve the state-of-the-art AI SoC memory system. Explore and evaluate the architectural design choices in SoC fabrics, system caches, system coherency, and MMUs.

Work with software and SoC design team to define architecture and build unified memory space system across distributed AI training system.

Work with Hardware design, verification, emulation, and validation teams to build and test the hardware architecture, performance and functionality.

Participate in performance simulation of features to improve memory subsystem efficiency. Analyzing benchmarks, application workloads and performance simulation results to identify areas for microarchitecture optimizations.

Debug performance and functional issues with high-level models, RTL simulation, and silicon.

Qualifications
  • 10+ years of experience in Silicon architecture or IP design mainly focusing on memory subsystem.
  • Strong understanding of distributed AI training system's requirement on SoC memory subsystem.
  • Demonstrated experience in HW digital design and understanding of CPU/HW Accelerators and/or Peripheral design.
  • Familiarity with SW and Operating system practices and requirements on memory system.
  • Experience in System Performance analysis and debug in pre and/or Post-Silicon environments.
  • Solid background of System interconnect, System MMUs, Caches and Memory Technologies (e.g. HBM, GDDR, DDR and LPDDR4/5).
  • Experience with data analysis using Excel, Perl, Python etc.
  • Master or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
  • Excellent communication skills in both English and Chinese.

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About Baidu USA

Baidu USA is the American subsidiary of Baidu, a Chinese technology company that specializes in internet-related services and products. Baidu USA focuses on developing artificial intelligence technologies for autonomous vehicles and other applications. The company's products include Apollo, an open-source software platform for autonomous vehicles, and DuerOS, a voice-activated digital assistant. Baidu USA was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
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