SoC Architect Digital Design (m/f/x) in Dresden

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We are looking for an experienced professional to serve as an SoC Architect who will play a key role in shaping the technical architecture of our complex mixed-signal SoCs and be responsible for the integration of analog, RF, digital, and firmware components. In this role, you will translate product, customer, and system requirements into a clear, implementable SoC architecture and oversee the development process from system definition through design and verification to tape-out, silicon bring-up, and product release.

If you enjoy structuring complex technical relationships across multiple development disciplines, making robust architectural decisions, and working at the intersection of systems engineering, RF/analog design, digital design, firmware, verification, and product development, then you’ve come to the right place.

Your Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for the technical SoC architecture from the perspective of implementation, integration, and system interdependencies.
• Deriving a technical system and SoC architecture based on product requirements, customer needs, application scenarios, and technical constraints.
• Defining the functional division between analog, RF, digital, firmware, and—where relevant—external components.
• Defining and documenting interfaces between analog, RF, digital, and firmware components, including data, control, timing, clock, reset, power, calibration, and register interfaces.
• Evaluation of the architecture in terms of performance, power consumption, chip area, cost, robustness, testability, development effort, and time-to-market.
• Coordinating the architecture with technical management, project management, and the responsible leads of the involved development departments.
• Taking customer requirements, product goals, and application scenarios into account when making technical architecture decisions.
• Preparing, facilitating, and documenting architectural decisions, design reviews, and technical decision documents.
• Defining interfaces, responsibilities, and handoffs between Systems Engineering, RF/Analog Design, Digital Design, Synthesis & Physical Implementation, Firmware, and Validation.
• Assisting in defining the hardware/software partitioning and in assigning functions and responsibilities among the SoC, firmware, and higher-level system components.
• Assessing the impact of architectural decisions on implementation, verification, integration, silicon bring-up, and subsequent product maintenance.
• Support in defining verification strategies and in mapping requirements to appropriate verification and validation measures.
• Early identification, assessment, and tracking of technical integration risks.
• Support in the preparation and execution of pre-silicon and post-silicon activities through tape-out and beyond.
• Support for the integration of analog, RF, digital, and firmware components into the overall architecture.
• Maintenance of architecture, interface, and decision documentation throughout the entire development lifecycle.
• Serving as a liaison between technical teams, product managers, customer requirements, and project goals.
• Contribute to the further development of architectural methods, review processes, documentation standards, and integration processes within a growing deep-tech company.

Your Profile:

• A degree in electrical engineering, microelectronics, telecommunications engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or a comparable qualification.
• Extensive practical experience in the development and integration of complex SoCs, ASICs, mixed-signal systems, or comparable embedded systems; typically, you have at least ten years of relevant professional experience outside of your studies and internships.
• Proven experience in translating product, customer, and system requirements into a clear, consistent, and implementable system and SoC architecture.
• Practical experience in defining and coordinating interfaces between analog, RF, digital, and firmware components.
• A solid understanding of development and integration processes, from system definition through design and verification to tape-out, silicon bring-up, or product release.
• You can systematically evaluate technical trade-offs between performance, power consumption, die area, cost, robustness, testability, and development effort, and translate them into sound architectural decisions.
• Experience in structuring and facilitating technical decision-making, architecture reviews, and cross-team coordination.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills when interacting with technical leads, project management, product managers, and—where relevant—customers.
• You can convey complex technical concepts precisely, clearly, and in a way tailored to different audiences.
• A structured, analytical, and solution-oriented approach to work, along with a high degree of initiative, personal responsibility, and decision-making ability.
• Good written and spoken English skills for technical documentation and working in an international team.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with
  • mixed-signal SoCs for wireless, communications, or IoT applications.
  • DECT NR+, DECT-2020, 4G/5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or comparable wireless communication systems.
  • ASIC or FPGA development, SoC integration, tape-out, and silicon bring-up.
  • Hardware/software interfaces, firmware requirements, and register and driver concepts.
  • Architecture and modeling tools, as well as formal or simulation-based system verification.
  • Safety‑critical, reliability‑critical, or highly energy‑efficient embedded systems.
  • Collaborating with customers or product teams, as well as prioritizing and technically interpreting requirements.
  • Establishing or further developing architecture, review, and integration processes in a startup or scale‑up environment.
  • Functional partitioning, system modeling, reference models, or early feasibility assessments for complex SoC architectures.
  • RF and analog subsystems, such as ADCs, DACs, PLLs, LNAs, PAs, analog front‑ends, digital front‑ends, or power management blocks.
• Knowledge of SystemC, MATLAB/Simulink, Python, C/C++, Verilog/SystemVerilog, or comparable modeling and implementation environments.

We offer:

Creative freedom & responsibility

• Ample creative freedom and genuine ownership instead of micromanagement
• Short decision-making paths and direct influence on strategic decisions
• A tangible contribution to the success of our product and company
• The opportunity to play a key role in a growing deep-tech company
• Contributing to a technology that can transform the future of wireless communication
• The opportunity to help shape the architecture of complex mixed-signal SoCs, from the initial system concept through to silicon validation
• Employer contribution toward the Deutschlandticket or DVB-Jobticket in the amount of €55.10 per month
• Alternatively, an employer contribution toward the JobRad of €54.90 per month
• Unlimited free access to the gym located right in the building
• Retirement savings and disability insurance with contributions ranging from €100 to €200 per month

Flexibility & Work Environment

• Flexible work hours with core working hours from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Hybrid work with a high degree of flexibility
• Modern hardware and professional work equipment
• Bright, modern office spaces in a central location in Dresden
• Ergonomically equipped workstations

Team & Culture

• An international team with flat hierarchies and short lines of communication
• Direct interaction with management and technical decision-makers
• Colleagues who support one another and share knowledge
• Lunch breaks together and regular team events
• A corporate culture in which initiative and new ideas are actively encouraged

Employee Benefits

Flexible working hours High-quality technical equipment employee discounts through corporate benefits Personal feedback and development conversations Bikeleasing Diverse part-time options Shower facilities daycare support Start-up spirit free gym Free parking Offer sports courses on site Job ticket Subsidies for public transportation Employee referral bonus Daycare subsidy Team events home office option Individual training program 30 days of annual leave Personal feedback and development discussions Pension plan Flexible working hours Ergonomic workplaces Fitness studio Good public transportation connections Bicycle leasing (Jobrad) Company pension scheme

Locations

The position 'SoC Architect Digital Design (m/f/x)' is available for the following locations: Bamberger Strasse 1, 01187 Dresden.

Keywords

FPGA Verilog ASIC test automation microelectronics VHDL fault analysis NRplus DECT verification digital design SoC EDA semiconductor technology