About the job
About OLIX
At OLIX, we are at the forefront of a technological revolution. With artificial intelligence evolving at an unprecedented pace, the demand for advanced infrastructure is soaring, creating a significant gap in the market. Current hardware approaches are outdated and unable to meet this demand. OLIX is pioneering a new paradigm with our Optical Tensor Processing Unit (OTPU), which promises unmatched performance and energy efficiency, setting the stage for the next great economic opportunity in the coming century.
The Role
We are looking for a passionate and skilled Staff Performance Modelling Engineer to take charge of creating and refining analytical and simulation models that will guide the evolution of our OTPU architecture and software. You will be responsible for developing functional simulators and high-fidelity, cycle-accurate models of our optical computing system. This pivotal role will allow you to explore diverse design possibilities and provide insights that shape our software and hardware roadmaps. If you thrive in a data-driven environment and enjoy rapid iteration, this position is designed for you.
Responsibilities
- Ownership: Define and execute the technical vision and roadmap for your team, aligning with OLIX's strategic technical and business objectives.
- Collaboration: Work closely with engineering teams to refine our system architecture and ensure that models are accurate and aligned with performance targets.
- Champion Modelling: Advocate for modelling methodologies and foster a culture of data-driven design across the organization.
- Functional Simulator: Design, build, and maintain a functional simulator for the OPTU subsystem and its full processing pipeline.
- Performance Simulator: Develop and maintain architectural and cycle-accurate models of the OPTU subsystems, identifying performance bottlenecks and proposing solutions.
- Workload Analysis & Bottleneck Hunting: Instrument various workloads to gather detailed performance traces for analysis.
- Design-Space Exploration: Conduct extensive parameter sweeps to evaluate trade-offs and inform decisions regarding software, hardware, and optical technologies.

