GPU Chief Architect / XPU Lab Director
huaweiuk
| Company | huaweiuk |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | — |
| Remote | — |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Executive |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 14 Oct 2025 |
| Last verified | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (teamtailor) |
Description
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 207,000 employees and operate in over 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people around the world. Our vision and mission are to bring digital to every person, home and organisation 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. With a shared commitment to innovation and progress, both parties have worked together to achieve common goals and establish a strong partnership. The partnership between the UK and Huawei helps 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 centres around the globe. In the UK, we already have design centres in Cambridge, London, Edinburgh and Ipswich. 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 experienced GPU architect to lead the definition and execution of next-generation mobile GPU architecture in our Kirin SOC, while driving architectural convergence between GPU and NPU toward a coherent xPU sub-system design. •This role requires deep expertise in GPU microarchitecture, strong system-level architectural capability, including both hardware and software, and a thorough understanding in graphics and AI common workload. A proven track record of delivering related sub-system IP or complex SoC silicon is highly desirable. •The successful candidate will lead the effort in shaping a converged xPU architecture native for future AI compute, optimised for performance, power efficiency, and silicon area in the next generation mobile compute platforms. Key Responsibilities: • xPU Converged Architecture Design Based on 1 st order principle, analyse and characterise future mobile graphics and AI workload, redefine an xPU (GPU & NPU) converged architecture, including hardware and software, from the ground up that is optimal for future applications. Ensure compatibility or easy transition from the old architecture. Define unified or partially unified execut