ASIC Architect R&D (F/H)

Atos is an international leader in digital transformation, with approximately 78,000 employees and annual revenue of around €10 billion. The Group provides integrated cloud, cybersecurity, supercomputing, and decarbonization solutions in 68 countries.

Working closely with system hardware and software architects, you will define next-generation product features based on marketing requirements. You will be supported by modeling and implementation experts to ensure solution performance and cost.

This position is based at one of Atos/Bull's research and development centers in Les Clayes-sous-Bois or Bruyères-le-Châtel in the Île-de-France region, or in Grenoble or Sophia Antipolis.

Responsibilities

• Analyze AI and HPC use-case requirements, bottlenecks, technology trends, and the competitive landscape.
• Propose features that optimize HPC application performance on supercomputer clusters using high-performance networks.
• Lead innovation in RDMA-based technologies for Ethernet or HPC beyond the state of the art.
• Create innovative, highly competitive, and efficient solutions to customer problems within technological and budgetary constraints.
• Prepare performance projections and cost assessments to support decision-making throughout the project.
• Provide clear, effective, and high-quality architecture specification documents.
• Lead the architecture quality-assurance process.
• Work closely with RTL design, verification, and software teams to optimize the solution.
• Support the development team throughout the ASIC design flow.
• Collaborate with European research centers and startups to define next-generation interconnect technologies.

Profile

• Master's degree or PhD from an engineering school or university.
• More than five years of hardware development experience, preferably in an HPC or datacenter context.
• Strong knowledge of large-scale and distributed workloads such as AI training and scientific simulation.
• Proven experience creating simple and efficient architectures that solve customer problems.
• Knowledge or experience in Ethernet, InfiniBand, IP networks, parallel and distributed applications, x86/RISC-V/ARM server architecture, high-speed interfaces, HPC or Ethernet network administration and monitoring, or RTL design.
• Practical ability to create a demonstrator, prototype, or executable specification using SystemC, C, C++, or Python.
• Excellent communication skills for different audiences, including RTL designers, verification engineers, software developers, researchers, and marketing teams.
• Innovative, rigorous, analytical, autonomous, and collaborative.
• Fluent English; French is a plus.

Benefits

• Access to tailored and certifying training programs.
• Up to 60% teleworking.
• Support and guidance for professional development.
• Competitive compensation package and various bonuses.
• Company health insurance, time savings account, personal training account, works council benefits, profit-sharing, and employee share ownership.

Atos promotes diversity, inclusion, environmental responsibility, and trustworthy technology. If your profile matches the requirements, the recruitment team will contact you for an introductory discussion followed by one or two operational interviews.