Senior Performance Modeling and Benchmarking Engineer

Company: Synopsys, Inc.
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: April 1, 2025

Job Description:

We Are:At Synopsys, we drive the innovations that shape the way we live and connect. Our technology is central to the Era of Pervasive Intelligence, from self-driving cars to learning machines. We lead in chip design, verification, and IP integration, empowering the creation of high-performance silicon chips and software content. Join us to transform the future through continuous technological innovation.You Are:We are expanding our system architecture team and seeking a performance modeling, benchmarking expert. As a key member of our team, you will work closely with senior experts to drive technical problem-solving, architecture design, and innovation. You will be responsible for internal and customer-oriented benchmarking and performance analysis.What You'll Be Doing:

• Develop and maintain an analytical performance model that models new hardware and compiler functionality of the current and future versions of the NPX6 Neural Processing Unit.
• Support customers using the performance model.
• Support benchmarking activities and analyze performance bottlenecks.
• Analyze and benchmark new neural network structures and work out strategies to tile and parallelize them.
• Advice and support the hardware and software teams on performance improvements in tools and next generation hardware.
• Help define the key performance indicators, throughput, latency, bandwidth power for next generation AI workloads and hardware.
• Engage with strategic customers and partners.What You'll Need:We are seeking a candidate with:
• A Master's or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• At least 5 years of related experience with the development of embedded software for parallel embedded systems.
• Knowledge of AI frameworks, principles, and algorithms.
• Strong understanding of embedded multicore architectures, and parallel processing concepts.
• Strong programming skills.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with Linux and Windows operating systems, C++, Python, and version control systems.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.The Team You'll Be A Part Of:We are a leading-edge R&D team developing the NPX6 advanced Neural Processing Unit (NPU), which supports AI-based inference applications in various embedded systems. The NPX6 NPU enables vision, large language models, lidar, audio, speech, and sensor fusion capabilities, among others.Rewards and Benefits:We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process.
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