Senior System Architect

Responsibilities

• Define and own the system architecture roadmap, balancing performance, power, and scalability
• Contribute to system-level design from concept through production
• Specify system interfaces, power delivery networks, interconnects, and control subsystems
• Guide board and platform design for early bring-up and validation
• Partner with software and firmware leads to ensure seamless integration
• Evaluate emerging technologies and components to inform architectural decisions
• Act as a technical mentor for the design team
• Represent system architecture in technical reviews and customer engagements

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Systems Architect, SoC Architect, or similar in semiconductor or HPC domains
• Deep understanding of system-level design (power, thermal, I/O, memory, interconnects)
• Strong grasp of digital design flows
• Experience taking complex hardware systems from concept to mass production
• Ability to manage system requirements and trade-offs
• Proficiency working across hardware, firmware, and software disciplines

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in AI acceleration, HPC, or data-centric architectures
• Experience with FPGA prototyping and system bring-up
• Familiarity with SystemC, MATLAB, or modern modelling environments
• Prior start-up or scale-up experience

About the Company

Fractile is building silicon, systems, and software to redefine the frontier of AI by running advanced models at higher speeds and lower costs. Founded in 2022, the team is expanding rapidly with modern offices in London and Bristol.