Technical Director Systems Architecture - MPU Products

NXP Semiconductors; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Systems Architecture Lead to spearhead the development of innovative architectures for cutting-edge microprocessor products. This pivotal role involves collaborating with diverse engineering teams to design scalable, robust solutions for Industrial, IoT, and Automotive Edge markets. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in MPU architecture, a strong grasp of performance optimization, and a passion for driving innovation. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will shape the future of advanced microprocessor technology and contribute to groundbreaking projects that push the boundaries of what's possible in the tech landscape.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant experience in system/product architecture development.
• Deep technical understanding of MPU HW & SW architecture.

Responsibilities

• Drive the definition and development of MPU architecture.
• Collaborate with engineering teams for seamless system integration.

Skills

Use Case Analysis

System Level Performance Optimization

Collaboration Skills

Low-Power Design

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Linux

Zephyr

Free RTOS

System-Level Simulation Tools

Job description

As a Systems Architecture Lead you will be responsible for system/product architecture development for MPU/Microprocessors products. You will work across hardware engineering, software engineering, application/solutions engineering teams to design and develop best in class, scalable, robust solutions that meet the demanding requirements of our advanced microprocessor products for Industrial, IOT, and Automotive Edge markets. This role requires a deep technical understanding of MPU HW & SW architecture, Solutions Engineering, Use Case Analysis, Validation, Optimization, and system integration.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Drive the definition and development of MPU architecture, ensuring alignment with market trends and industry standards.
2. Work with product marketing teams and customers to understand and translate requirements into detailed specification.
3. Define scalable and efficient computing architectures, including multi-core processing, high end CPU, DSP, Vision processing, Machine Learning, and memory hierarchy.
4. Design and integrate security mechanisms, including secure boot, cryptographic accelerators, and trusted execution environments.
5. Collaborate with hardware, firmware, software, solutions/application engineering teams to ensure seamless system-level integration of MPU product components.
6. Develop strategies to optimize performance, energy efficiency, and thermal management while maintaining reliability and scalability.
7. Own key performance indicators for programs and drive optimization.
8. Drive product cost optimization working with product marketing and various engineering teams.
9. Contribute to industry standards and drive innovation in MPU SOC architectures.
10. Define architectural guidelines, best practices, and documentation to guide product development teams.
11. Power and performance benchmarking, analysis, and optimization.

Required Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field with 15 years or more relevant experience.
2. Experience with use-case analysis and decomposition.
3. Experience in Linux, Zephyr, Free RTOS or similar operating systems.
4. Strong understanding of microprocessor and microcontroller architectures, including CPU cores, DSP, memory management, and peripheral integration.
5. Experience with system level performance optimization, low-power design, SW/HW co-design, and real-time processing.
6. Familiarity with high-speed interconnects, memory architectures, DDR, PCIe, and bus protocols.
7. Strong collaboration skills to work across multidisciplinary teams, including silicon, software, hardware, board design, and validation engineers.
8. Experience in product development processes.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience with ARM Cortex and/or RISC-V architecture.
2. Experience with media processing, vision and imaging applications.
3. Experience with system-level simulation tools, hardware/software co-design, and debugging techniques.
4. Familiarity with Machine Learning Hardware IPs, tools, and architecture.
5. Knowledge of functional safety and security standards.
6. Familiarity with Wi-Fi integration, networking protocols, and secure wireless communication.