Senior SoC Architect - Embedded AI & Vision (Equity)

Lyte AI; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

401(k)

Flexible vacation

Inclusive, fast-paced environment

Job summary

Lyte is seeking a Senior SoC Architect to define and deliver state-of-the-art SoC projects. You will work with systems, software and design teams to translate requirements into an optimized embedded SoC solution, supporting design, verification and system validation phases.

The role emphasizes hands-on architecture leadership, experience with embedded cores, and deep collaboration across multidisciplinary teams as Lyte expands its perception systems for robotics and automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EE/CS or closely related field.
• 10+ years in silicon design, verification or similar roles.
• 5+ years in silicon architecture roles.
• Experience with embedded SoC chips.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Collaborative team-oriented mindset across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Study Lyte's system requirements for the custom SoC and its behavior in the system.
• Define, review and document the SoC requirements to meet system needs.
• Research available IP and technology from vendors/partners and fit to Lyte's needs.
• Define, document, and maintain project requirements and any custom logic.
• Participate in design reviews and approve the implementation.
• Participate in test plan reviews and define required coverage and performance.
• Define silicon bring-up flows and test plans.
• Participate in silicon and system bring-up and debug.

Skills

SoC architecture

Silicon design

Embedded systems

System requirements

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering / Computer Science

MSc or PhD (preferred)

Job description

Lyte is seeking a Senior SoC Architect to define and deliver state-of-the-art SoC projects. You will work with systems, software and design teams to translate requirements into an optimized embedded SoC solution, supporting design, verification and system validation phases.

The role emphasizes hands-on architecture leadership, experience with embedded cores, and deep collaboration across multidisciplinary teams as Lyte expands its perception systems for robotics and automation.