Staff SoC Design Architect – Automotive Compute

Waymo; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 251,000 - 310,000; Full time

Job summary

Waymo is seeking a seasoned SoC Architect to define the architecture and microarchitecture for next‑generation autonomous vehicle chips. You will lead IP selection and NoC design, collaborating with firmware and software teams to deliver high‑performance, power‑aware solutions.

You will mentor engineers, manage external vendors, and drive tapeout milestones, leveraging extensive ASIC/SoC experience and strong SystemVerilog expertise to ship production-ready hardware.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of ASIC/SoC design and microarchitecture leadership.
• Expert in SystemVerilog for RTL design and integration.
• Strong knowledge of memory systems and NoC/interconnects.
• Proficient in Python/C++ for modeling and debugging.
• Hands-on tapeout experience across multiple projects.
• Technical leadership with end-to-end design ownership.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture and microarchitecture for Waymo's next‑generation autonomous vehicle SoCs, translating system‑level requirements into detailed hardware specifications and RTL implementation.
• Lead microarchitecture and implementation of IPs and subsystems, including for high-performance cache/memory hierarchies, NoC interconnects, and custom accelerators.
• Work with Architects, Firmware and Software teams to drive feature closure and develop microarchitecture specifications.
• Perform power, area and performance exploration and optimization of digital designs.
• Mentor other engineers and guide the technical side of relationships with external vendors, using innovative ideas to solve their design challenges, evaluate and select third‑party IP, and ensure a timely and successful tapeout and product.

Skills

SystemVerilog RTL design

RTL design

Computer architecture

Memory systems

NoC interconnects

Python

C++

Debugging

Technical leadership

Tapeout experience

Education

MS degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering or related field

PhD in Computer/Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Chisel (Scala)

Job description

Waymo is seeking a seasoned SoC Architect to define the architecture and microarchitecture for next‑generation autonomous vehicle chips. You will lead IP selection and NoC design, collaborating with firmware and software teams to deliver high‑performance, power‑aware solutions.

You will mentor engineers, manage external vendors, and drive tapeout milestones, leveraging extensive ASIC/SoC experience and strong SystemVerilog expertise to ship production-ready hardware.