The role The PowerVR team produce the world's leading family of ultra-low power GPU IP cores. We are scaling our architecture team and are looking for GPU experts to help define the future generations of PowerVR GPU architecture. In this role, you will be working closely with the senior leadership of the company in defining the roadmap of our GPU family and deliver the architecture of our next-gen GPUs. If you enjoy being part of a team which is at the centre of innovation in the company, get in touch with us. You will: Work with a close team of passionate GPU architects with a relentless focus on efficiency Understand industry trends and their impact on the GPU Communicate with other stakeholders to gather new ideas and requirements for our GPUs Be responsible for the investigation, specification and delivery of detailed, architectural feature specifications Perform deep analysis in order to produce solutions that meet the required power, performance, area and bandwidth requirements. Work with the research group to map novel algorithms to efficient implementations Work with the modelling team to explore and evaluate new ideas and produce performance targets Work with the product team to define a forward-looking technology roadmap that progresses in PPA and features every generation Assist the implementation team through design and verification Work with the performance team to review data and validate the power, performance, area and bandwidth of the completed implementations Participate in engineering reviews and recommend improvements Have the opportunity to influence and advance our long-term technology roadmap Liaise with key customers and industry standards bodies (such as Khronos) where required Patent your inventions About You Committed to making your customers, stakeholders and colleagues successful, you’re an excellent communicator, listener and collaborator who builds trusted partnerships by delivering what you say, when you say. You’re curious, solutions orientated and a world-class problem solver who constantly seeks opportunities to innovate and achieve the best possible outcome to the highest imaginable standard. You'll have: Experience with GPU architecture or similarly large, complex systems A good understanding of modern 3D graphics and/or compute APIs, such as Vulkan, D3D12 and OpenCL An understanding of digital ASIC design methodologies and constraints The ability to plan, estimate and track your own work Experience in independently driving architecture exploration activities that conclude with tangible and appropriate feature specifications An understanding of the design and verification challenges in order to make effective trade-offs to maximise engineering ROI The skill to clearly communicate technical issues and justify decisions to various audiences You might also have: Strong maths and algorithm skills Experience in digital video Experience writing micro-architecture specifications Experience analysing performance using hardware waves Experience analysing driver and compiler performance Understanding of functional safety standards such as ISO26262 Who We Are At Imagination, we love innovating. We spend our time creating the graphics and AI chips that are at the core of your favourite electronic products, and we are expanding our IP portfolio to include RISC-V CPUs as part of our efforts to create the best Compute offering in the market. We have a no-compromise approach to making our technology as high performance and power-efficient as possible, all while being squeezed into the smallest space possible. It’s this relentless drive to push the boundaries of what’s possible that has led to Imagination powering more than 10 billion of the world’s most iconic electronic devices, from smartphones to smart TVs, from drones to self-driving cars. We need your skills to help us continue to deliver technology that will impress the industry and our customers alike, ensuring that people everywhere can enjoy smarter and faster tech than ever before. So come join us if you're wanting that something more Bring your talent, curiosity and expertise and we’ll help you do the rest. You’ll be part of one of the world’s most exciting companies who are one of the leaders in semiconductor IP solutions. As a part of our team, you can help us transform, innovate, and inspire the lives of millions through our technology. Additional Information If you encounter accessibility barriers in the application process or if you have access needs and require support or adjustments to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please email recruitmentimgtec.com.