System Architect

Cognicatus AB; Linköpings kommun; Remote; SEK 1,200,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognicatus AB is seeking a Digital Systems Architect in Linköping, Sweden. You will lead the top-level architecture for high-performance chips, balancing performance, power, and area, and translate product requirements into tangible digital designs.

You will support design and verification teams, ensuring architecture decisions align with stakeholders and engineering teams. Based in Linköping, Sweden, the role allows remote work and emphasizes collaboration, fast-moving development, and hands-on

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in digital ASIC development.
• Ability to turn complex systems into clear requirements and architecture.
• Experience leading or managing complex technical projects.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and communicate with stakeholders.
• Comfortable stepping out of your role when needed.
• Strong written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Lead the top-level architecture definition and implementation.
• Evaluate architectural trade-offs around performance, power, and area.
• Break down product requirements into implementable digital designs.
• Support design and verification teams throughout implementation.
• Align architecture decisions with stakeholders and engineering teams.
• Build engineering practices and standards.

Skills

Digital ASIC development

Architecture definition

Leadership

Cross-team collaboration

English proficiency

Requirement decomposition

Tools

HDL languages (Verilog/SystemVerilog)

Job description

We're building the chips that will power the next generation of AI.

Cognicatus develops high-performance chipsand IPsfor AI on cutting-edge process nodes. Wearea small, fast-moving team where every engineer has a direct hand in what ends up on silicon.

Weare looking for a Digital Systems Architect to help define howour chips are built.

What youwilldo

• Lead the top-level architecture definition and implementation
• Evaluate architectural trade-offs around performance, power, and area
• Break down product requirements into implementable digital designs
• Support design and verification teams throughout implementation
• Align architecture decisions with stakeholders and engineering teams
• Build engineering practices and standards

What you bring

• 8+ years of experience in digital ASIC development
• Proven ability to turn complex systems into clear requirements and architecture
• Experience leading/managing complex technical projects
• Ability to collaborate easily across teams
• Comfortable stepping out of your role when needed
• Strong written and spoken English

Nice to have

• Experience with high-performance digital systems (CPU/GPU, Serdes) and/or memory controllers (DRAM/HBM)
• Experience in advanced process nodes (FinFET, GAA)
• Experience in startup/scale-up environments

Why Cognicatus?

Youwillwork on silicon where performance, power, and area are pushed to the limit - and where the architecture you define becomes the product. Teamwork is of high importance at Cognicatus: we share knowledge openly and good ideas win regardless of who theycome from.

Wearebased in Linköping, Sweden, but this role can also be done remotely- what matters is the work, not where you sit.