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Vice President, Platform Solutions Architect

International Recruiting LLC California, United States

Aug 21
software-architect Principal (10+ yrs) Full-time United States
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About the role

The Vice President of Platform Solutions Architect will own the end-to-end SoC architecture for AI infrastructure silicon, from system-level definition to full-chip integration. They will lead cross-functional teams to manage PPA tradeoffs, verification, and customer-facing technical engagements.

What they look for

SoC Architecture System Architecture PPA Tradeoffs Performance Modeling Interconnect Architecture Memory Subsystem Functional Verification Physical Design Power Integrity Signal Integrity AI Accelerators Datacenter Compute RISC-V Confidential Computing Technical Leadership Hyperscale Infrastructure

Requirements

Candidates must have 15+ years of experience in semiconductor architecture or SoC design, with at least 5 years in senior technical leadership. A proven track record of leading multidisciplinary teams and translating complex chip architecture into deployable customer solutions is required.

Full description

What You Will Build

SoC & System Architecture

  • Own the end-to-end SoC architecture for our client's AI infrastructure silicon, from system-level

definition through block-level tradeoffs and full-chip integration

  • Lead cross-block system architecture and PPA (power, performance, area) tradeoffs, driving

performance modeling that ties chip-level decisions to real workload requirements

  • Set architectural direction for the AI compute engine and its integration with the broader SoC,

in partnership with the team’s AI and system architecture leads

Interconnect, Memory & I/O Architecture

  • Direct on-chip interconnect and coherency fabric architecture (NoC topology, protocol) to meet

bandwidth and latency requirements across compute, memory, and I/O

  • Own memory subsystem architecture — on-die SRAM, external memory, and expansion

interfaces — sized and tiered to the demands of large-model inference workloads

  • Guide I/O architecture and offload engine design, ensuring the platform integrates cleanly into

customer server and rack architectures

Verification, Signoff & Physical Integrity

  • Own signoff across the entire SoC: functional verification strategy and coverage closure,

physical verification (DRC/LVS, timing), and signal and power integrity

  • Build the verification and signoff cadence — design reviews, formal methods, coverage gates

— that catches issues early rather than at final tape-out

  • Own power architecture and intent (UPF) across the chip, balancing performance targets

against thermal and power delivery constraintsCustomer Solutions & Product Engineering

  • Translate SoC architecture into end solutions for customers: reference designs, system-level

integration guidance, and technical engagement through early customer programs

  • Partner with the Product Engineering team on manufacturability, yield, and chip-level security

considerations from architecture definition through production

  • Represent the architecture team in customer-facing technical discussions, ensuring platform

capabilities are communicated clearly to hyperscale infrastructure teams

What We Are Looking For

Required Experience

  • 15+ years in semiconductor architecture or SoC design, with at least 5 years in senior

technical leadership owning full-chip architecture

  • Demonstrated ownership of SoC architecture end-to-end: system definition, cross-block PPA

tradeoffs, and signoff through tape-out

  • Experience building and leading multidisciplinary architecture teams spanning system

architecture, interconnect, memory, verification, and physical design

  • Track record of translating chip architecture into deployable solutions for external customers,

not just internal specs

Strongly Preferred

  • Architecture experience with AI/ML accelerators, inference-optimized SoCs, or datacenter-

class compute silicon

  • Experience with memory subsystem architecture for large-model or high-bandwidth workloads

(tiered memory, coherency, capacity/bandwidth scaling)

  • Experience serving hyperscale cloud or datacenter infrastructure customers, and

understanding of their technical evaluation and adoption process

  • Familiarity with RISC-V or other open ISAs, and with confidential computing / secure

execution as it relates to silicon architecture

  • Experience managing the interface to external back-end design and foundry partners,

including netlist quality, DFT, and signoff handoff

Leadership Qualities

  • Operates as the final technical authority across the SoC: comfortable making binding

architecture decisions and defending them under scrutiny

  • Can lead senior, specialized architects (system, interconnect, memory, verification) without

being the bottleneck — empowers depth while holding a coherent architectural vision

  • Strong communicator across technical and business audiences; able to represent the platform

directly to hyperscale customer engineering teams

  • High tolerance for greenfield ambiguity and startup pace; builds structure and process where

none currently exists, without slowing the team down

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