Senior PCIe/CXL Systems Architect

Synopsys Inc; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys Inc in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a seasoned PCIe/CXL System Architecture Specialist to engage directly with customer architects, define PCIe/CXL subsystem configurations, and lead architecture decisions for next‑gen SoCs. You will analyze trade-offs in performance, power and validation, and drive feedback for product planning and roadmap execution.

The role is customer-facing, with responsibilities for architecture closure, deployment readiness, and the creation of technical materials and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• 10+ years experience in PCIe/CXL architecture, SoC integration, silicon validation, systems engineering, applications engineering, or customer-facing technical leadership.
• Solid understanding of PCIe and/or CXL controller IP, including protocol concepts, configuration, integration, validation, compliance, or interoperability.
• Good system-level understanding of SoC integration and ability to reason through performance, power, reliability, validation, and software/firmware trade-offs.
• Experience engaging directly with customer architects, design teams, validation teams, and technical decision-makers.
• Ability to translate ambiguous customer requirements into clear technical recommendations, product feedback, and closure plans.
• Strong technical communication skills, including clear written analysis, structured trade-off explanation, and ability to align customer, sales, product, and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical architecture engagement for PCIe/CXL controller IP with strategic customers, from early platform requirements through architecture closure and initial deployment readiness.
• Work with customer architects and engineering teams to define suitable PCIe/CXL subsystem configurations for advanced SoC platforms.
• Analyze system-level trade-offs related to performance, power, reliability, validation, compliance, and interoperability.
• Translate customer platform requirements and integration constraints into clear feedback for product management, R&D, and roadmap planning.
• Support technical closure of design wins by providing architecture guidance, configuration recommendations and competitive positioning.
• Develop reusable technical material, application notes, and customer-facing guidance based on real engagement experience.
• Train FAEs and customer teams on PCIe/CXL architecture, integration trade-offs, validation expectations, and deployment best practices.

Skills

PCIe/CXL architecture

SoC integration

Systems engineering

Customer-facing leadership

Education

Bachelor/Master in EE/CE/CS

Job description

Synopsys Inc in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a seasoned PCIe/CXL System Architecture Specialist to engage directly with customer architects, define PCIe/CXL subsystem configurations, and lead architecture decisions for next‑gen SoCs. You will analyze trade-offs in performance, power and validation, and drive feedback for product planning and roadmap execution.

The role is customer-facing, with responsibilities for architecture closure, deployment readiness, and the creation of technical materials and