Senior SoC Architect — EPIC SoC & Photonics Leader

Black Semiconductor GmbH; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Virtual stock options

Job summary

Black Semiconductor seeks a Senior SoC Architect to drive EPIC SoC architecture across digital, analog, photonics, and packaging teams. You will own digital and high‑speed I/O subsystems, translating MRD into a complete PRD and ensuring alignment across subsystems.

The role requires strong cross‑domain integration, model-based analysis, and collaboration with external IP vendors to deliver a cohesive, full‑chip architecture.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years in SoC or product architecture with MRD‑level to PRD‑level ownership.
• Deep, hands‑on high‑speed I/O expertise focusing on SerDes and protocol logic (UCIe/PCIe/Ethernet).
• Strong digital subsystem and interconnect fabric architecture experience for complex SoCs.
• Cross‑domain integration skills: incorporating analog/photonic/memory inputs into a unified PRD.
• Experience translating MRD into precise architecture specs and trade‑offs.
• Experience with 3rd‑party IP vendors and design integration partners.
• Experience with architecture tooling for PRD and MRD tracing; Python/C++ modeling.

Responsibilities

• Lead the EPIC SoC from concept to production and align cross‑functional teams.
• Build and document the full product architecture from MRD to PRD, ensuring alignment.
• Own digital subsystem architecture: core logic, interconnect, and partitioning.
• Own high‑speed I/O architecture, SerDes and protocol logic for UCIe/PCIe/Ethernet.
• Collaborate with analog/photonics/packaging/memory owners to integrate into full‑chip architecture.
• Drive full‑chip PPA trade‑off analysis and coordinate with external vendors for validation.
• Present the integrated architecture and PRD to product management and engineering leadership.

Skills

SoC architecture ownership

MRD to PRD translation

High-speed SerDes

UCIe protocol

PCIe protocol

Ethernet protocol

Digital subsystem architecture

Interconnect fabric

Cross-domain integration

Python/C++ modeling

Tools

Modeling tools

Job description

Black Semiconductor seeks a Senior SoC Architect to drive EPIC SoC architecture across digital, analog, photonics, and packaging teams. You will own digital and high‑speed I/O subsystems, translating MRD into a complete PRD and ensuring alignment across subsystems.

The role requires strong cross‑domain integration, model-based analysis, and collaboration with external IP vendors to deliver a cohesive, full‑chip architecture.