Kforce has a client that is seeking a Developer Lead in Redmond, WA. Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated ASIC Architecture Performance Modeling Engineer to join our team on a contract basis. In this role, you will be responsible for modeling storage systems, with a focus on NVMe as the main protocol, using C/C++. You will work closely with system architects, design engineers, and verification teams to ensure that the performance requirements are met and optimized. Key Responsibilities: * Developer Lead will develop and maintain performance models for storage systems, specifically focusing on NVMe protocol, using C/C++ * Collaborate with system architects to define functional and performance requirements for storage solutions * Conduct performance analysis and trade-off studies to guide architectural decisions related to storage systems * Support design and verification teams to ensure features and performance meet architectural requirements for storage solutions * As a Developer Lead, you will conduct extensive data analysis and modeling to quantify performance metrics and identify bottlenecks in storage systems * Test and validate the performance models to ensure accuracy and reliability * Correlate performance models with actual RTL simulation results to ensure consistency and identify discrepancies