Senior SoC Architect (f/m/d)

Black Semiconductor GmbH; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Semiconductor GmbH is seeking a Senior SoC Architect to lead the architecture of the EPIC SoC, translating the MRD into a PRD covering digital, analog, I/O, and memory subsystems.

You will own the digital and high-speed I/O architectures, collaborating with cross-functional teams to create a coherent, feasible full-chip design.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in SoC or product architecture roles with ownership of MRD-to-PRD level architecture.
• Experience taking a product from MRD requirements through complete PRD architecture.
• Strong experience with high-speed I/O, SerDes, and protocol logic (UCIe, PCIe, Ethernet).
• Cross-domain integration skills to align analog, photonics, packaging and memory inputs into a coherent PRD.
• Ability to translate marketing requirements into actionable engineering specifications for full-chip performance, power, and area.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall EPIC SoC technical leadership from concept through production and drive cross-functional alignment across photonics, analog, digital, technology, and product teams.
• Build and document the architecture, translating MRD into a PRD and ensuring alignment of requirements, dependencies, and trade-offs.
• Own the digital subsystem architecture, core logic, on-chip interconnect, and partitioning.
• Own the high-speed I/O subsystem architecture, focusing on SerDes and protocol logic for UCIe, PCIe, and Ethernet.
• Lead integration with Analog/RF, Photonics, Packaging/SI, and memory teams to ensure a feasible full-chip architecture and sign-off.

Skills

SoC architecture

High-speed SerDes

Digital subsystem

Interconnect fabric

MRD to PRD translation

Job description

About Us

We see the semiconductor industry as a realm of possibility. We see opportunity. We see the profound impact that our graphene solutions will have in transforming the industry. We invite you to join us in driving change with our fundamentally human-centered approach, uniting bright minds around a shared vision. The vision is: Prove to everybody that you can make a fundamental change. Prove with your knowledge and skills how things can be done differently. Together, we can change the paradigm of how the world connects

About Us

We see the semiconductor industry as a realm of possibility. We see opportunity. We see the profound impact that our graphene solutions will have in transforming the industry. We invite you to join us in driving change with our fundamentally human-centered approach, uniting bright minds around a shared vision. The vision is: Prove to everybody that you can make a fundamental change. Prove with your knowledge and skills how things can be done differently. Together, we can change the paradigm of how the world connects

About Our Technology

The semiconductor industry’s growing demand for more powerful chips with higher bandwidth and lower power finds its solution in our technology. We connect chips to high-throughput, low-delay computing networks. The key lies in harnessing the physical properties of graphene to combine electronic computing with photonic communication, allowing countless chips to interact almost as if they were one. Our graphene photonic innovation increases computing power and efficiency to a new order of magnitude

In short,

we connect chips to create powerful and energy-efficient networks, overcoming connectivity limitations in the semiconductor industry. We deliver the graphene solution

The Role

We are seeking a skilled Senior SoC Architect at Black Semiconductor to drive the architecture of our entire Electronics-Photonics IC (EPIC) SoC, translating the Marketing Requirement Document (MRD) into a complete, internally consistent, and implementable Product Requirement Document (PRD) covering digital, analog, I/O, and memory subsystems.

You will own the digital and high-speed I/O subsystem architecture directly, with particular depth in high-speed SerDes and the protocol digital logic for UCIe, PCIe, and Ethernet. Working closely with the Analog/RF System Architect, Photonics System Architect, Package Electrical/SI Architect, memory subsystem owner, product management, and engineering teams, you will integrate their subsystem architectures into one coherent overall product architecture.

To join our team, you should be excited to

• Own the overall EPIC SoC technical leadership from initial concept through production and drive cross-functional technical alignment across photonics, analog, digital, technology, and product teams.
• Build and document the overall product architecture, translating the MRD into a complete PRD and ensuring architectural decisions, technical requirements, dependencies, and trade-offs are consistently aligned across teams.
• Own the digital subsystem architecture, including core logic, on-chip interconnect fabric, and subsystem partitioning.
• Own the high-speed I/O subsystem architecture, with particular depth in high-speed SerDes and the protocol digital logic for UCIe, PCIe, and Ethernet, including how protocol layers map onto the physical SerDes implementation.
• Partner with the Analog/RF System Architect, Photonics System Architect, Package Electrical/SI Architect, and memory subsystem owner to integrate their architectures and ensure the full-chip architecture is internally consistent and feasible within the target electrical, physical, and packaging constraints.
• Drive full-chip performance, power, and area (PPA) trade‑off analysis, partner with external vendors/3rd-party IP providers on full-chip validation and characterization teams on product characterization, and make the calls needed to keep the PRD internally consistent.
• Present the integrated architecture and PRD to product management and engineering leadership and own it through to sign-off.

Your Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in SoC or product architecture roles, with proven SoC/product architecture ownership and demonstrated experience taking a product from MRD-level requirements through a complete, implementable PRD-level architecture covering multiple subsystems and at least one full product architecture cycle.
• Deep, hands‑on high-speed I/O subsystem expertise, particularly high-speed SerDes and the protocol digital logic for UCIe, PCIe, and Ethernet, including how protocol requirements shape physical‑layer architecture.
• Strong digital subsystem and interconnect fabric architecture experience, including defining on‑chip interconnect and digital subsystem partitioning for a complex SoC.
• Strong cross‑domain integration skills, with the ability to take analog, photonic, packaging, and memory architecture input from peer subsystem owners and integrate it into one internally consistent PRD without needing to personally own those domains.
• Experience translating marketing/product-level requirements into precise, engineering‑actionable architecture specifications and reasoning about full‑chip performance, power,