SOC Architect
About the Team Our mission at OpenAI is to discover and enact the path to safe, beneficial AGI. To do this, we believe that many technical breakthroughs are needed in generative modeling, reinforcement learning, large scale optimization, active learning, among other topics.
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SOC Architect at OpenAI in San Francisco. UpJobz keeps this listing high-signal for applicants targeting serious high-tech roles across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. About the Team Our mission at OpenAI is to discover and enact the path to safe, beneficial AGI. To do this, we believe that many technical breakthroughs are needed in generative modeling, reinforcement learning, large scale optimization, active learning, among other topics.
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- Define the architecture and technical roadmap for custom SoCs targeted for edge applications.
- Drive system-level tradeoff analysis across compute, memory, interconnect, power, thermal, and cost constraints.
- Architect energy-efficient ML compute subsystems optimized for inference workloads and real-world deployment environments.
- Collaborate with internal hardware, software, systems, and product teams to align architecture with platform needs.
- Partner with external silicon vendors, IP providers, and manufacturing partners to execute development plans.
- Lead hardware/software co-design efforts to maximize performance per watt and end-to-end system efficiency.
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- Define the architecture and technical roadmap for custom SoCs targeted for edge applications.
- Drive system-level tradeoff analysis across compute, memory, interconnect, power, thermal, and cost constraints.
- Architect energy-efficient ML compute subsystems optimized for inference workloads and real-world deployment environments.
- Collaborate with internal hardware, software, systems, and product teams to align architecture with platform needs.
- Partner with external silicon vendors, IP providers, and manufacturing partners to execute development plans.
- Lead hardware/software co-design efforts to maximize performance per watt and end-to-end system efficiency.
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