SoC Architect

Role overview

SoC Architect at NXP Semiconductors

Architecture Definition: Lead the definition and evolution of WIFI SoC architectures aligned with product strategy, market trends, and industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Microarchitecture & Compute: Design scalable and efficient multi-core compute architectures optimizing for TCMs, SRAM hierarchy, DMA, interconnect bandwidth.
• Security Architecture: Define and integrate secure boot, root‑of‑trust, isolation, and cryptographic acceleration.
• Ensure architectures support functional safety and lifecycle requirements.
• SoC Integration: Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and IP teams to ensure seamless integration of processing, memory, power management, peripherals, and interconnect subsystems.
• Good understanding of Analog IPs (ADC, DAC, PLL, SERDES etc.) will be required.
• Performance & Power Optimization: Lead architectural strategies to optimize performance per watt.
• Balance frequency, voltage, memory, and power states to meet RT and MCX power envelopes.
• Support early performance and power estimation to reduce program risk.
• Technical Leadership & Documentation: Develop architecture specifications, best practices, and technical documentation to guide development teams.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 12+ years of Industry experience.
• Proven experience in SoC architecture, microarchitecture, RTL design, and/or physical design.
• Strong understanding of microprocessor and microcontroller architectures, including CPU cores, interconnects, memory management, bus protocols, and peripheral integration.
• Experience in low-power design and performance optimization.
• Familiarity with Ethernet, USB, SPI, and I3C protocols.
• Strong collaboration skills across silicon, hardware, and software teams.

Preferred qualifications and skills

• Experience with ARM Cortex‑M architectures
• Background in power and performance modeling, HW/SW co-design, and debugging
• Knowledge of functional safety and security standards
• Familiarity with Wi‑Fi integration, networking protocols, and secure wireless communication
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Employment details

• Location: Pune [India]

Additional role details

• Summary: The SOC Architect designs a complete and complex framework, system or product.
• Defines processes for technical platforms, system specifications, input/output and working parameters for hardware and/or software compatibility.
• Conceives system interfaces and business application prototypes.
• Identifies, analyzes and resolves system design weaknesses.
• Influences the shaping of future products by contributing to the framework (architecture) used across multiple products or systems.
• Provides multi-layered technical expertise for next generation initiatives.