SoC Modeling & Simulation Sr. Manager, Annapurna Labs Machine Learning Accelerators, AWS

Job description

AWS designs some of the most complex custom SoCs in the world — Trainium chips that power massive machine learning training clusters. Our team builds models of these SoCs that are used across the chip development lifecycle: architecture exploration, design verification, and performance analysis. We need a hands-on engineering manager to lead and scale this modeling effort. You'll own the modeling stack that chip architects, RTL designers, and verification engineers depend on to build correct, high-performance silicon. This is a technical leadership role where you'll drive both the team's execution and its long-term modeling strategy — including expanding into performance modeling to influence architecture decisions earlier in the chip cycle. This isn't a "manage from the sidelines" role — you'll be in the codebase, debugging model issues, and making architecture decisions alongside your team. What you'll do: - Lead the team building functional and performance models of SoC subsystems — from individual IP blocks to full-chip and server-level integration - Own the modeling methodology and architecture: how models are structured, tested, integrated, and validated against RTL and specs - Drive the expansion into performance modeling - building cycle-approximate or analytical models that inform architecture trade-offs - Partner with chip architects…