Senior Director, Ultra-Low-Power AI SoC Architecture

Ambiq-Micro,-Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambiq is seeking a Senior Director of SOC System Architecture to define the next generation of ultra-low-power AI SoCs for wearables and edge devices. You will own architecture from concept to production, collaborating across architecture, hardware, software, and customer teams to deliver higher intelligence with lower power.

The role demands 15+ years of relevant experience, strong leadership, and a track record in low-power embedded systems.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of SoC, processor, microcontroller, or related system architecture experience.
• Proven experience delivering complex SoC architectures from concept through silicon.
• Deep understanding of low-power embedded systems for wearable, IoT, mobile, or other battery-powered products.
• Strong cross-functional technical leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture definition for Ambiq’s next-generation ultra-low-power AI SoCs from concept through production.
• Define system architecture across processors, memory, interconnect, clocking, power management, and hardware accelerators.
• Drive power, performance, area, and system-level tradeoffs for highly constrained embedded devices.
• Develop architecture and microarchitecture specifications, system dataflows, and power/performance models.
• Make key hardware/software partitioning decisions in partnership with software and systems teams.
• Evaluate internal and third-party IP, including AI/ML accelerators, and influence Ambiq’s long-term technology roadmap.
• Partner with design, verification, FPGA, physical design, and software teams to translate architecture into working silicon.
• Work with customers and product teams to understand critical use cases and translate them into future SoC capabilities.

Skills

SoC architecture

low-power embedded systems

cross-functional leadership

communication skills

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering/Computer Science

Job description

Ambiq is seeking a Senior Director of SOC System Architecture to define the next generation of ultra-low-power AI SoCs for wearables and edge devices. You will own architecture from concept to production, collaborating across architecture, hardware, software, and customer teams to deliver higher intelligence with lower power.

The role demands 15+ years of relevant experience, strong leadership, and a track record in low-power embedded systems.