Senior SoC Audio Architect - Platform Subsystems

Apple, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple, Inc. is seeking a SoC Audio Architect to define the audio subsystem architecture for Apple’s SoCs.

You will own multi-generational roadmaps for audio subsystems and work with Silicon, Software, Hardware, and Firmware teams to size subsystems and optimize trade-offs between performance, power, and area. This role focuses on architecture rather than IP design, with opportunities to influence across product lines from concept to tape-out and shipping devices.

Qualifications

• Experience with SoC architecture principles.
• Experience with SoC audio processing.

Responsibilities

• Define and own architecture specifications for audio subsystems across multiple Apple SoC product lines.
• Author and maintain multi-generational technical roadmaps for audio subsystems, securing executive buy-in.
• Contribute to performance and power modeling of audio workloads to determine subsystem sizing and partitioning across interfaces, accelerators, DSPs, and software.
• Collaborate with Silicon Engineering, Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, and Firmware teams from concept through tape-out.
• Present architecture and performance study results to cross-functional and executive audiences to inform technical decisions.
• Mentor engineers and support onboarding and talent development within the team.

Skills

SoC architecture

SoC audio

DSP

PPA optimization

RTL design

Power modeling

Education

Master's degree

Tools

SystemVerilog

Job description

Apple, Inc. is seeking a SoC Audio Architect to define the audio subsystem architecture for Apple’s SoCs.

You will own multi-generational roadmaps for audio subsystems and work with Silicon, Software, Hardware, and Firmware teams to size subsystems and optimize trade-offs between performance, power, and area. This role focuses on architecture rather than IP design, with opportunities to influence across product lines from concept to tape-out and shipping devices.