Sr. Director, SoC Architecture

The role

The Senior Director of SOC System Architecture will lead architecture definition for next-generation ultra-low-power AI SoCs from concept through production. This role involves defining system architecture, driving tradeoffs, and partnering with cross-functional teams to translate architecture into silicon.

What you will do

• Lead architecture definition for next-generation ultra-low-power AI SoCs from concept through production
• Define system architecture across processors, memory, interconnect, clocking, power management, and hardware accelerators
• Drive power, performance, area, and system-level tradeoffs for highly constrained embedded devices
• Develop architecture and microarchitecture specifications, system dataflows, and power/performance models
• Make key hardware/software partitioning decisions in partnership with software and systems teams
• Evaluate internal and third-party IP and influence long-term technology roadmap
• Partner with design, verification, FPGA, physical design, and software teams
• Work with customers and product teams to understand use cases and translate them into SoC capabilities
• Support pre-silicon development, silicon bring-up, post-silicon analysis, and production readiness
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across the architecture and engineering organization

Required qualifications

• 15+ years of SoC, processor, microcontroller, or related system architecture experience
• Proven experience defining and delivering complex SoC architectures from concept through silicon
• Deep understanding of low-power embedded systems
• Strong knowledge of SoC architecture, including CPU/MCU subsystems, memory architecture and topology, fabric/interconnect, clocking and power management, hardware/software partitioning, and power and
• Experience creating architecture and/or microarchitecture specifications used by hardware and software engineering teams
• Strong cross-functional technical leadership and the ability to influence across engineering disciplines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field

Nice to have

• MS or PhD
• Experience with AI/ML accelerators, NPUs, DSPs, GPUs, or heterogeneous compute
• Experience with graphics, display, video, imaging, or computer vision architectures
• Knowledge of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC, GPS, or other wireless technologies
• Experience with advanced semiconductor process nodes
• Experience with FPGA prototyping and post-silicon validation

About the company

Ambiq is on a mission to enable intelligence everywhere by powering the AI edge revolution with low-power semiconductor solutions. The company has shipped over 300 million units since 2010 to customers building wearables, medical devices, IoT products, and AI-powered edge applications.