SoC Architect

NXP Semiconductors; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Online and offline learning opportunities

Career development support

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors is seeking an experienced SoC Architect located in Pune, India. This role involves leading the architecture for next-generation microcontrollers focusing on performance, real-time determinism, and power efficiency. Candidates should have a relevant degree and proven experience in MCU architecture, low-power design, and collaboration across hardware and software teams. NXP promotes learning opportunities to help you grow your career within the company.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in MCU SoC architecture and microarchitecture.
• Strong understanding of CPU cores and bus protocols.
• Experience in low-power design and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural definition and evolution of MCU SoC architectures.
• Collaborate with teams for seamless integration of processing and power management.
• Develop architecture specifications and technical documentation.

Skills

Microcontroller SoC architecture

Microarchitecture design

Low-power design

Collaboration skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

MCU architecture tools

Power estimation tools

Job description

SoC Architect page is loaded## SoC Architectlocations: Punetime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R-10063132**Role Overview**As an MCU SoC Architect, you will define and drive the architecture of next-generation microcontrollers. You will lead architectural decisions that balance real‐time determinism, performance, power efficiency, safety, and security, enabling scalable MCU products across industrial, automotive, and IoT markets.You will work closely with SoC design teams, system architects, IP owners, software architects, and product planning to deliver competitive, production ready architectures. This role requires deep expertise across MCU architectures, SoC integration, clock/reset/power design, memory subsystems, and microarchitectural trade‐offs, with a strong focus on real‐time and low‐power constraints.Join our team to build high‐performance, power‐efficient, and secure MCU architectures at NXP.**Key Responsibilities*** **Architecture Definition:** Lead the definition and evolution of MCU SoC architectures aligned with product strategy, market trends, and industry standards.* **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.* Proven experience in MCU 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*** 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#LI-6766## Bright Minds. Bright Futures.We believe that a key component to growing our business is to develop our people. To enable you to grow your career at NXP, we offer online and offline learning opportunities to help you develop some of your core and professional skills.