Full-Time

SoC DV Lead

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Celestial AI

Celestial AI

51-200 employees

Optical interconnects for high-performance computing

Data & Analytics
Hardware
AI & Machine Learning

Compensation Overview

$185k - $220kAnnually

Senior, Expert

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Category
Control Systems Engineering
Embedded Systems Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Required Skills
Python
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 8+ years of experience in design verification with strong SystemVerilog expertise.
  • 2+ years of experience with Python for verification.
  • Expertise in UVM library development.
  • Proficiency with simulators like Xcelium, ModelSim, Questa, or VCS.
Responsibilities
  • Lead the verification of a complex 5nm SoC with high-speed interfaces.
  • Collaborate closely with architects, customers, and design engineers to ensure successful product releases.
  • Define and review verification and validation test plans for block-level, IP, and SoC-level projects.
  • Build, manage, and mentor a team of ASIC/SoC verification engineers, including external contractors.
  • Manage critical milestones and deliverables with the ASIC/SoC design team.
  • Shape SoC verification methodologies and processes in partnership with Architecture, Design, and Verification technical leads.
  • Work closely with software and emulation teams to ensure first-pass tapeout success.

Celestial AI focuses on enhancing the performance of hyperscale data centers through its technology called Photonic Fabric™, which is an optical compute interconnect. This technology improves memory sharing efficiency, allowing data centers to reduce their Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) needs by up to 35%, leading to significant cost savings. By utilizing optical interconnects, Celestial AI not only lowers power consumption but also increases bandwidth capacity, which is crucial for multi-tenant cloud environments where lower latency memory pooling can save around 23%. Additionally, the technology enables the disaggregation of High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) by using optics instead of traditional PCIe connections, addressing future demands for higher bandwidth in computing. Celestial AI aims to provide data centers with this optical connectivity to support advanced applications like Generative AI, positioning itself as a key player in the evolution of high-performance computing.

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$329.6M

Headquarters

Sunnyvale, California

Founded

2020

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

15%

1 year growth

34%

2 year growth

128%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Acquisition of Rockley Photonics patents enhances Celestial AI's technological capabilities.
  • Diane Bryant's board appointment strengthens leadership with semiconductor and AI expertise.
  • $175 million Series C funding boosts development and scaling of Photonic Fabric.

What critics are saying

  • Competition from Lightmatter and Ayar Labs threatens Celestial AI's market position.
  • Rapid AI and photonics advancements may render current offerings obsolete.
  • Supply chain vulnerabilities in photonic components could disrupt production schedules.

What makes Celestial AI unique

  • Celestial AI's Photonic Fabric™ offers unique optical compute interconnect technology.
  • The company reduces DRAM requirements by up to 35%, saving billions annually.
  • Celestial AI enables HBM disaggregation over optics, surpassing PCIe limitations.

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