Job Description:In this role, you will define the next generation of networking and connectivity solutions, incorporating Ethernet, USB, and PCI Express interfaces across commercial, industrial, and automotive-focused applications.
Key Responsibilities- Define architecture concepts for new silicon and system products based on customer requirements and use cases
- Collaborate closely with product marketing and end customers to shape product requirements
- Develop architecture specifications in cooperation with silicon and software architects
- Design functional safety and cybersecurity concepts for new products and perform related analyses with subject matter experts
- Coordinate global cross-functional teams throughout the full product development lifecycle to ensure quality, safety, and functional requirements are met
- Define approved vendor lists for companion chipsets used in product validation
- Develop reference designs and promote new companion silicon solutions in collaboration with other business units
- Establish and maintain technical partnerships with other semiconductor vendors, including joint reference designs and evaluation hardware
- Support pre-production customer engagements and collaborative technical development activities
- Develop and deliver technical training (webinars, workshops) for customers, sales teams, and field application engineers
- Create technical documentation such as application notes, datasheets, safety manuals, and reference designs
Requirements/Qualifications:- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent discipline
- Minimum 10+ years of relevant industry experience
- Strong written communication skills with the ability to produce high-quality engineering documentation
- Experience in silicon or system architecture, applications engineering, or systems engineering roles
- Experience in at least two of the following areas:
- Digital IC design
- Mixed-signal and analog IC design
- Hardware design (schematic capture / PCB layout)
- Firmware/software development
- Experience working with globally distributed engineering teams
Preferred Experience- Specification and requirements development for embedded systems
- Debugging across physical to application layers for interfaces such as Ethernet, USB, PCI Express, etc.
- Embedded programming experience (e.g., C/C++, Rust) in Linux, Zephyr, or bare-metal environments
- Installation and debugging of drivers and software packages on Windows, Linux, or other operating systems
- Scripting and prototyping experience (e.g., Python, LabVIEW)
- Hands-on experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, multimeters, function generators)
- Experience developing and delivering technical training
- Direct customer-facing experience (support, field applications engineering, training)
- Knowledge of functional safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262) or equivalent frameworks
- Experience with PCB CAD tools (e.g., Altium Designer, Siemens Xpedition/PADS)
- Familiarity with quality management processes, including requirements, change, and version control management
Travel Time:0% - 25%
Physical Attributes:Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others
Physical Requirements:M-F 8 hours/day, Inside: 100%, Sitting: 85%, Standing: 10%, walking: 5%
