About Huawei Research and Development UK Limited

Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. We have more than 194,000 employees, and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people around the world.

Our vision and mission is to bring digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. To this end, we will drive ubiquitous connectivity and promote equal access to networks; bring cloud and artificial intelligence to all four corners of the earth to provide superior computing power where you need it, when you need it; build digital platforms to help all industries and organizations become more agile, efficient, and dynamic; redefine user experience with AI, making it more personalized for people in all aspects of their life, whether they’re at home, in the office, or on the go.

This spirit of innovation has led Huawei to work in close partnership with leading academic institutions in the UK to develop and refine the latest technologies. The company’s commitment to investment in R&D in the UK, through university partnerships or bespoke facilities such as the photonics centre in Ipswich, will keep the country at the forefront of global digital innovation. And through this commitment, the UK will play an increasingly significant role in helping Huawei to develop the technologies of the future that will transform the way we all communicate, work and live.

For the past 30 years we have maintained an unwavering focus, rejecting shortcuts and easy opportunities that don't align with our core business. With a practical approach to everything we do, we concentrate our efforts and invest patiently to drive technological breakthroughs.

This strategic focus is a reflection of our core values:

• staying customer-centric,
• inspiring dedication,
• persevering,
• Growing by reflection.

Huawei Research and Development UK Limited Overview

Huawei’s vision is a fully connected, intelligent world.

To achieve this, we work to inspire passion for basic research around the world. Our combined passion drives development across the global innovation value chain. Huawei has the largest Research and Development organization in the world with 96,000+ employees in research centers around the globe. In the UK, we already have design centers in Cambridge, London, Edinburgh, Ipswich and Bristol. We continue to explore and define new research directions and new services. We have expanded our collaborations with academic researchers; researched new network architectures, integration of communications and key enabling technologies; and developed the fundamental theories of these technologies. We invite you to join us on this exciting journey and drive your career forward.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated performance engineer to join our workload modelling team to work on performance projection for upcoming server CPUs and NPUs. As a performance projection and simulation engineer you will work on developing performance models for upcoming server CPUs, perform architectural studies and performance projection for applications of interest like database, distributed storage, engines for large-scale data analytics.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop simulation features to enable rapid architectural exploration and performance evaluation.

• Engage in the investigation of cutting-edge, high-performance server CPU core and SOC architecture design, contributing vital data support for crucial decision-making processes.

• Develop strategies for software/hardware co-optimization features and lead the integration of software and hardware components for the next generation processor.

• Analyse and extract the distinctive features of real-world scenario workloads, delivering essential insights to our in-house chip development department.

Person Specification:

Required:

• Profound background in workload modelling and CPU architecture

• Experience in developing and using performance simulators like GEM5 (O3 model), Sniper or others

• Experience in developing using dynamic binary instrumentation infrastructures like QEMU or DynamoRIO or x86 PIN.

• Proficient in benchmark analysis and characterization.

• Skilled in performance projection and architectural exploration using SoC simulators.

• Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills

Desired:

• Knowledge of NPU/GPU architecture

• Experience in simulator development for NPU/GPU

What we offer 

• 33 days annual leave entitlement per year (including UK public holidays)
• Group Personal Pension
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Medical expense claim scheme
• Employee Assistance Program
• Cycle to work scheme
• Company sports club and social events
• Additional time off for learning and development