System on a Chip Architect

Omni Design Technologies, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 10,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Omni Design Technologies, Inc. in Bengaluru seeks a Principal / Lead Wireless Communications System Architect to own the definition and architectural direction of complex wireless and multi-antenna system platforms, interfacing with customer system teams and driving system-level specifications for silicon implementations.

This senior role informs product roadmap and requires deep knowledge of MIMO, SDR, quantization and error budgeting; you will mentor teams and contribute to architectural

Qualifications

• PhD strongly preferred in Electrical or Communications Engineering.
• 15+ years in wireless system architecture for SDR.
• Ownership of end-to-end signal chains including quantization and error budgeting.
• MIMO and multi-user spatial processing expertise.
• Experience with MATLAB/Python modeling and system-level design.

Responsibilities

• Define system architecture for multi-antenna and SDR platforms.
• Lead customer engagements and align performance specifications.
• Develop MATLAB models of the full signal chain and channel models.
• Specify block-level needs for baseband, ADC/DAC, RF interfaces.
• Collaborate across digital and mixed-signal teams and mentor engineers.

Skills

System architecture

MIMO processing

DSP algorithms

MATLAB modeling

Python scripting

Customer engagement

Education

PhD strongly preferred in Electrical/Communications

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Wireless Communications Chip Architct and System Architect

About The Company

Omni Design is a leading provider of high-performance, ultra-low power IP solutions across advanced CMOS nodes, enabling differentiated SoC architectures for 5G, optical networks, LiDAR, radar, automotive networking, AI acceleration, imaging, and related high-growth markets. We partner with market leaders globally and are scaling rapidly. We are seeking senior technical leadership talent to define and guide the next generation of adaptive, multi-antenna wireless platforms.

Job Description

We are seeking a Principal / Lead Wireless Communications System Architect to own the definition and architectural direction of complex wireless and multi-antenna system platforms. This individual will serve as the primary technical interface with customer system teams, lead system modeling and performance analysis, drive architectural decisions across mixed-signal and digital subsystems, and define system-level specifications that translate into silicon implementations.

This is a senior leadership role with substantial influence across product definition, roadmap direction, and customer engagement. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of communications theory, system decomposition across analog/digital boundaries, quantization/error propagation, MIMO signal processing architectures, and end-to-end error budgeting strategies in SDR-based environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership and Direction: Define system architecture for next-generation multi-antenna and SDR-based communication platforms, influencing product strategy and long-term roadmap planning.
• Customer Technical Ownership: Lead technical engagement with strategic customers, representing system trade-offs, negotiating performance specifications, and aligning joint integration plans.
• End-to-End System Modeling: Architect and maintain MATLAB and analytical models capturing the full signal chain, including channel modeling, quantization noise allocation, SNR budgeting, interplay of RF non-linearities, and DSP algorithm design constraints.
• Block-Level Specification Ownership: Generate precise block-level specifications for digital baseband, calibration engines, channel processing, mixed-signal converters, and RF interfacing elements; ensure internal teams understand the architectural rationale behind these specifications.
• Cross-Domain Integration: Drive alignment between digital architecture, signal processing algorithms, mixed-signal circuit selections, ADC/DAC dynamic range decisions, LO/subsystem noise considerations, and thermal/power constraints.
• System Verification Alignment: Collaborate with validation and silicon bring-up teams to ensure post-silicon results trace back to modeled assumptions; define measurement-level KPIs and debug methodologies when deviations arise.
• Mentorship & Team Development: Provide architectural guidance to system engineers, signal processing developers, and hardware design teams; develop reusable models, internal best practices, and system-level methodologies.
• Thought Leadership: Participate in internal architecture reviews, contribute to core IP innovation strategy, and represent the company in technical engagements, standards-relevant discussions, and key customer milestones.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, or related field; PhD strongly preferred.
• 15+years of experience in wireless communications system architecture for advanced SDR systems.
• Demonstrated ownership of end-to-end communication signal chains, including cascaded error budgeting, quantization trade-offs, and performance modeling across RF, ADC/DAC, and DSP blocks.
• MIMO and multi-user spatial processing architectures,
• SNR/phase-noise budgets and their mapping into mixed-signal design requirements
• System-level modeling using MATLAB or Python,
• Ability to articulate complex system decisions to both internal engineering teams and senior-level customers.
• Proven leadership in defining specifications consumed by RTL design, mixed-signal design, verification, and system validation teams.
• Strong customer communication skills and comfort presenting architectural trade-offs to VP- and CTO-level stakeholders.