Power Architect – AI SOC

The role

This Power Architect will drive end-to-end PPA excellence for next-generation AI semiconductor chips. You will influence SoC architecture, RTL design, and physical layout to deliver power efficiency for AI workloads.

What you will do

• Drive comprehensive SoC-level power and thermal management architecture.
• Influence microarchitecture, memory hierarchies, and dataflows to minimize power.
• Review and guide RTL implementation to ensure consistency with power and timing goals.
• Collaborate with Physical Design teams to refine area constraints, floorplanning, and multi-voltage domain structures.
• Develop, fine-tune, and build advanced Physical Design recipes.
• Partner with EDA vendors and internal teams to drive adoption and customization of power analysis tools.
• Develop custom scripts and design workflows.
• Lead PPA analysis and trade-off discussions across RTL, architecture, and PD teams.
• Act as the central hub to resolve complex bottlenecks.

Required qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years of semiconductor experience with a deep focus on SoC architecture, low-power RTL design, and Physical Design (PD) implementation.
• Proven track record of delivering complex, high-performance silicon (AI accelerators, GPUs, or advanced SoCs) under stringent PPA constraints.
• Hands-on expertise with power intent (UPF/CPF) and industry-standard power estimation/analysis tools.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Tcl, Perl) for customizing EDA tool flows and PPA data analysis.

About the company

EnCharge AI is building the next generation AI platform. Their in-memory-computing architecture delivers improvements in compute energy efficiency and performance for AI inference workloads.