Power Management Architect

About the role

AheadComputing is looking for a Power Management Architect based in Guadalajara, Mexico. The role defines the system-level power management architecture and coordinates the work of architecture, RTL, physical design, thermal and firmware teams.

Key responsibilities

• Define system-level power management architecture and operating modes
• Define CPU and cluster power states and their coordination mechanisms
• Define reset flow architecture, including cold and warm reset sequencing and reset-power state interactions
• Define PM policies, sequencing and state transitions across the platform
• Define hardware-firmware power management interfaces and compliance expectations
• Define power management requirements and constraints to guide implementation teams
• Align architecture, RTL, physical design, thermal and firmware teams around a coherent PM strategy
• Support silicon bring-up and post-silicon power behavior validation

Required profile

• 7+ years in SoC or CPU power management architecture
• Direct experience with ARM CPU power management architecture, including ARM power management specifications and compliance requirements (e.g. PSCI, ARM power state definitions, firmware coordination models)
• Solid understanding of system-level power state management and hardware-firmware PM interaction
• Solid understanding of power delivery constraints
• Track record of cross-functional coordination across architecture, design and firmware teams

Preferred experience

• Familiarity with low-power implementation flows (e.g. UPF) and physical power considerations
• Understanding of thermal management concepts and power-thermal interaction at system level
• High-performance or server-class CPU experience
• RISC-V experience
• Silicon bring-up and post-silicon tuning experience
• Multi-generation architecture planning experience