Develop high-fidelity pre-silicon models for AI acceleration hardware to define architecture and performance. Conduct architectural exploration, functional modelling, and bottleneck analysis in a hardware/software co-design environment. Requires extensive experience in pre-silicon modelling of complex semiconductor IP and C++ for high-performance simulation.
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Modeling Engineer (Mid-Level or Senior)
📍 London
🏢 3 days in office, 2 days wfh
💷 Salary up to £140 000 - based on relevant experience for the role
📄 Full-time, Permanent contract
💼 Sponsorship available
5V Tech are working with a fast-scaling AI hardware company building a new class of AI accelerator, designed to run the world's largest language models dramatically faster than existing systems. They work at the intersection of cutting-edge hardware and software, with modern offices in central London.
As part of their Simulation and Modelling team, they're now looking for a Modelling Engineer to build the high-fidelity pre-silicon models that shape the company's architecture, performance and product design long before hardware exists. This isn't a support function, it's the group that defines how the hardware behaves.
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What you'll be working on:
- Developing pre-silicon models of AI acceleration hardware
- Architectural exploration and definition
- Functional modelling
- Performance modelling and bottleneck analysis
- Early software development on virtual platforms
- Working closely with hardware, software and ML teams in a true hardware/software co-design loop
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What they're looking for:
- Extensive relevant experience in pre-silicon modelling
- Experience with pre-silicon modelling of complex semiconductor IP
- SystemC or equivalent modelling frameworks (e.g. OSCI TLM)
- C++ for high-performance simulation
- Performance modelling and architectural analysis
- Verification and functional modelling
- Ability to operate across architecture, performance and functional correctness
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Bonus points:
- Experience with ML workloads or ML accelerator architectures
- Prior startup or small-team experience
Please note: this role requires genuine hardware modelling experience. Software or ML engineers without hands-on pre-silicon or hardware modelling depth won't be a fit for this opportunity.
If this could be you then APPLY NOW to discuss the details further.
5V Tech are acting as an Employment Agency for the purposes of this vacancy. We offer a reward scheme if you can recommend someone for this permanent hire, up to £250 for you and an additional £250 to a charity of your choice. 5V Tech are recognised talent solutions experts within IoT and Deep Tech, working across Europe, the UK, Canada, and North America.
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