Principal / Senior IC Architect Engineer — Automotive Semiconductor Sector
Our client is a growing player in automotive computing, developing next-generation chip platforms that power intelligent in-car systems, from cockpit experiences to autonomous driving capability. As part of their continued expansion, they are looking for an experienced IC Architect to help shape the direction of their upcoming silicon products.
What you'll be doing
In this role, you'll take ownership of the architecture behind next-generation semiconductor products, balancing performance, power, area and cost to deliver designs that meet real-world product needs. You'll:
Partner with product management and customer-facing teams to translate business and product requirements into concrete technical specifications
Explore architectural trade-offs through high-level modeling and simulation, shaping the optimal micro-architecture for each product
Produce detailed architecture specifications covering SoCs, processors, graphics engines, or other complex IP blocks
Act as a technical anchor for design and verification teams across the full product lifecycle, offering guidance and direction
Track emerging technologies and industry direction, feeding insights back into the roadmap
Work closely with hardware, software and systems teams to keep the overall architecture coherent end to end
Put together and present technical proposals and documentation for internal and external stakeholders
What you'll bring
A Master's or PhD in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related discipline
A strong track record in chip or micro-architecture work, or equivalent experience in a senior IC design capacity
Solid grounding in computer architecture fundamentals — processors, graphics engines, memory hierarchies, interconnects and coherency
Familiarity with performance modeling and analysis tooling
A good working knowledge of how software and hardware interact
Comfort scripting in Python, C++ or similar, for modeling and analysis work
Strong communication and leadership skills, with the confidence to guide technical discussions across teams
A creative, structured approach to solving complex, multi-faceted engineering problems
EAPersonnel Registration No: R1106329
EA LicenseNo: 12C6254
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