{"id":59994,"date":"2026-02-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/jobs\/chief-architect-chief-npu-architect-413188\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T18:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T17:08:09","slug":"chief-architect-chief-npu-architect-413188","status":"publish","type":"jobs","link":"https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/en\/jobs\/chief-architect-chief-npu-architect-413188\/","title":{"rendered":"Chief Architect \/ Chief NPU Architect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Working for a cutting-edge semiconductor company, I have a high-profile role available as Chief Architect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">You will be part of key R&amp;D projects for complex CPU \/ NPU \/ GPU related architecture requirements for the data centre \/ server market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Applicants MUST have significant experience in leading R&amp;D or architecture functions related to HW-SW processor architecture environments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Offering excellent salary, circa \u00a3150-200k or higher &#8211; 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