Senior SoC Architect for Low-Power AIoT & Edge

Ambiq Micro, Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambiq Micro, Inc. in Singapore seeks an accomplished architect to lead the SoC peripheral subsystems for battery-powered wearables and IoT devices. You will define interfaces, power/performance models, and RTL-driven specifications across cross-functional teams, including RTL design, physical design, FPGA, software, and marketing.

You will drive architectural alignment and post-silicon validation. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in SoC/ASIC architecture, experience with audio, imaging, and

Qualifications

• Authorship of architectural specifications for SoCs, ASICs, or silicon IP — documents that hardware design teams implemented in RTL.
• 8+ years in SoC or ASIC architecture and design, or silicon IP development (hardware implemented in RTL — not firmware or driver development).
• Experience architecting how an SoC connects to the external world — audio (I2S, PDM), imaging and display (MIPI CSI/DSI), and high- and low-speed links (USB, SPI, I2C).
• Working knowledge of board-level electrical constraints, cable/connector requirements, PHY integration, and OS driver model.
• Proven track record of bringing low-power silicon architectures to market.
• Track record of taking novel solutions from concept through specification, design, and post-silicon validation.
• Working knowledge of low-power mobile consumer systems, and embedded imaging or neural network processing.

Responsibilities

• Author architectural specifications for the SoC peripheral subsystems and define micro-architecture, diagrams, and power/performance models.
• Define off-die interfaces and integration requirements for boards, cables, connectors, PHYs, and software drivers.
• Debug at RTL and gate level with the design team when the specification is challenged.
• Collaborate with physical design to ensure robust, optimal implementation of your specs.
• Perform power and performance trade-off analyses across die, package, board, and software.
• Investigate and assess IP, including build-vs-license recommendations with solid justification.
• Create integration specifications covering system interfaces and external power management.
• Lead post-silicon analysis and support delivery of SoC functionality into mass production.
• Define use cases and test cases to support validation.

Skills

SoC architecture

RTL/ASIC design

Low-power design

Interface design (USB, SPI, I2C, MIPI)

Cross-functional collaboration

Power budgeting

System-level thinking

Documentation and specs

Multi-team coordination

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

MS or PhD in a related field

Tools

Verilog/VHDL

RTL verification tools

Job description

Ambiq Micro, Inc. in Singapore seeks an accomplished architect to lead the SoC peripheral subsystems for battery-powered wearables and IoT devices. You will define interfaces, power/performance models, and RTL-driven specifications across cross-functional teams, including RTL design, physical design, FPGA, software, and marketing.

You will drive architectural alignment and post-silicon validation. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in SoC/ASIC architecture, experience with audio, imaging, and