Lead AI Accelerator Architect — Ultra-Low-Power SoC Compute

Analog Devices; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Medical/Vision/Dental

401k & PTO

Job summary

Analog Devices, Inc. seeks a Principal AI Accelerator Architect Lead in the Boston/San Jose area. You will define and lead innovative AI accelerator architectures with ultra-low power integration on silicon, translating product needs into detailed IP block specs and system-level models.

You will drive architecture exploration, collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, and mentor engineers while shaping next-generation SoCs for AI compute under strict performance constraints.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of practical experience in digital and analog AI Accelerator systems architecture.
• Hands-on experience with digital signal processing and both analog and digital neural-network compute architectures.
• Experience mapping AI workloads to compute requirements.
• Proven ASIC design expertise, encompassing high-speed and low-power RTL development with SystemVerilog.
• Strong expertise in SystemC modeling and virtual prototyping.
• Leadership and management experience; strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate product requirements into end-to-end system architectures and define IP block specifications.
• Explore novel representations of intelligence beyond conventional digital AI models.
• Bridge academic research to real-world deployment under power and variability constraints.
• Lead architecture exploration and collaborate with modeling teams to derive insights.
• Define hardware block interfaces and contribute to RTL and modeling work.
• Collaborate across architecture, design, verification, firmware, and physical design teams to realize intent.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across projects and SoC generations.

Skills

AI accelerator architecture

ASIC design

SystemC modeling

RTL development

SystemVerilog

C programming

Leadership

Communication

Education

PhD or Master’s in Computer/Electrical Engineering

Tools

SystemVerilog

SystemC

Synopsys Platform Architect

UVM

Job description

Analog Devices, Inc. seeks a Principal AI Accelerator Architect Lead in the Boston/San Jose area. You will define and lead innovative AI accelerator architectures with ultra-low power integration on silicon, translating product needs into detailed IP block specs and system-level models.

You will drive architecture exploration, collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, and mentor engineers while shaping next-generation SoCs for AI compute under strict performance constraints.