Senior Hardware System Architect - Automotive Radar ICs

Bosch Group; Comunidad Valenciana; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bosch Group in Valencia seeks a highly experienced Hardware System Architect to define architectures for radar and transceiver ICs in the automotive sector. You will translate complex system requirements into concrete specifications for analog and digital design teams.

You will lead modeling in SystemC/Matlab, drive architecture choices, and coordinate with safety, security, reliability, and test groups to deliver robust IC products, while collaborating with international stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or equivalent, with a strong focus on semiconductor technology and microelectronics.
• 8+ years of experience as a system architect or senior circuit designer for highly integrated transceivers on advanced CMOS technologies.
• Proven experience in digitally assisted analog/RF signal chains.
• Hands‑on design experience with blocks such as amplifiers, DACs, ADCs, PLLs, mixers, filters, and control loops (knowledge of PLL or ADC architectures is a major plus).
• Familiarity with automotive radar systems and integrated circuits (ICs).
• Soft Skills: Results-oriented, quality-conscious, and team player.
• Languages: Fluency in English and Spanish is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Requirements Translation & Architecture Definition: Drive the IC hardware requirements definition. Translate high-level system concepts into a concrete list of components, functions, and technical specifications.
• Modeling: Establish and maintain hardware centric SystemC or Matlab models of the complete signal chain, from RF and analog components to the digital domain
• Technical Leadership: Evaluate trade-offs, drive architecture selection and establish the implementation plan for circuits and firmware, actively contributing to the generation of the final IC product specifications
• Coordination & Review: Direct, oversee, and review the activities of analog and digital circuit design and firmware development teams
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with Functional Safety and security engineers to define concepts and support corresponding methods (FAM, FMEA, safety analysis, FMEDA, FTA, security analysis)
• Collaborate with Reliability and package engineers to ensure robust design and ESD protection
• Partner with Product Test engineers to create Design-for-Test (DfT) concepts
• Support the Applications and Validation teams during laboratory testing to guarantee the fabricated chip meets all requirements
• Stakeholder & Negotiation: Use strong soft skills to negotiate technical trade-offs, assess project viability, and reach consensus across different technical areas and external customers
• Document, manage and baseline requirements in DOORS, support product documentation.

Skills

System architecture

Team leadership

Technical negotiations

Documentation

Education

Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence

SystemC

Matlab

DOORS

Job description

Bosch Group in Valencia seeks a highly experienced Hardware System Architect to define architectures for radar and transceiver ICs in the automotive sector. You will translate complex system requirements into concrete specifications for analog and digital design teams.

You will lead modeling in SystemC/Matlab, drive architecture choices, and coordinate with safety, security, reliability, and test groups to deliver robust IC products, while collaborating with international stakeholders.