Server Product Architect (RISC-V) – Sr. Director

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group  CPU Engineering General

Summary:

We are dedicated to transforming server-class computing by reimagining silicon and developing next generation platforms optimized for performance, energy efficiency, scalability, and reliability. By joining our team, you will collaborate with world-class engineers to define architecture for high-performance server products that meet demanding customer and data center requirements.

We are seeking a highly experienced Server Product Architect with RISC-V product experience to join our team. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in CPU server architecture and a strong track record architecting complex, high-performance, low-power designs at advanced process nodes. This critical role will define the architecture of a server SoC that meets demanding customer KPIs across performance, power, area, cost, reliability, security, and scalability.

The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of RISC-V CPU and SoC architecture, including chiplet architecture, coherency management, memory systems, power management, RAS, security, debug, and test architecture. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills are essential for translating product requirements into clear architectural trade-offs and decisions. In this role, you will define architecture for a RISC-V server SoC, translate customer and platform requirements into measurable KPIs, and guide cross-functional architecture decisions across CPU, memory, IO, power, RAS, security, debug, and test domains.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 10+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

ORMaster's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 9+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

ORPhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 15 years of experience in semiconductor product development (Ex: System design, SoC architecture, HW design and validation, Silicon test, SW development).15+ years of experience in CPU and/or SoC architecture, including at least 5 years of experience with RISC-V-based products.

Strong understanding of RISC-V profiles and RV64 application processor requirements

Strong expertise in multiple architecture domains of a server SoC including AIA and IOMMU architecture

Experience in making PPA, cost, feature and schedule trade-offs to define product architecture

Strong technical documentation skills, along with excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
5+ years of experience building high performance server products

Deep understanding of RISC-V Server SoC specification and platform enumeration and firmware requirements

Deep understanding of CPU architecture including virtualization extensions

Strong understanding of RISC-V security including confidential compute (CoVE) architecture

Experience in commercializing server products with proven ability to influence next generation architectures

Strong expertise across multiple SoC architecture domains like coherency management, memory system, IO architecture, Power management and Security

Experience with RAS, Debug and Test architecture for datacenter products

Experience with ARM architecture including server architectures is a plus Proven track record in delivering hyperscale data center solutions

Key Responsibilities Collaborate with chip and platform architects to define and develop Product and SoC architecture

Develop server roadmap and feature set across one or more architecture domains

Model and evaluate key server KPIs, including…