Founding Chip Architect - AI Start-up Design flow​/Architecture​/Physical Design

Founding Chip Architect - AI Start-up
- London
- Design flow / Architecture / Physical Design

Our client is a pre-seed deep-tech start-up building AI systems for autonomous, end-to-end chip design, backed by Tier-1 investors across Europe and North America. The aim is to take a chip from idea to working silicon without the hundreds of engineers and years of effort it takes today. They are now making their first founding hires in London.

The role

As Founding Chip Architect you will lead architecture and the design process across multiple chips, and shape how the autonomous system itself designs chips.

What you will be doing

• Defining and implementing SoC architecture across multiple chips and driving the roadmap
• Specifying the autonomous design system across architecture, design, verification, physical design, custom tools and AI workflows
• Early estimation of area, timing, performance and power to guide architecture trade-offs
• Defining the HW/SW boundary for chips supporting diverse workloads
• Shaping product, technology and hiring alongside the founding team

What we are looking for

• Chip architecture experience across multiple types of chip (essential)
• Track record leading chips through to tape-out (essential)
• Strong knowledge of the full design flow, from architecture to physical design (essential)
• Clear judgement on trade-offs, and the ability to explain them to any audience
• Genuine interest in AI and autonomous design flows; happy to be hands-on

What we offer

• A founding role with real influence over the technical direction
• Meaningful equity

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