Chief Architect - SoC / Platform
Texas InstrumentsJob Title
Chief Architect - SoC / Platform
Role Summary
As Chief Architect for SoC and platform within the MCU organization in Bengaluru, you will define long-term architecture strategy and drive platform decisions across multiple product lines. You will lead technical governance, collaborate with product and engineering leadership, and represent architecture in executive and customer forums.
Work focuses on high-growth markets such as AI-driven data centers and emerging domains; the role balances strategic direction with hands-on technical leadership.
Experience Level
Senior — requires 15+ years of relevant experience.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include setting architecture vision, leading platform strategy, and ensuring execution alignment across teams.
- Define and drive long-term SoC and platform architecture roadmaps across multiple product lines.
- Align architecture strategy with business goals, market trends, and customer requirements.
- Establish technology direction for compute, connectivity, security, and power architecture.
- Define scalable, reusable platform architectures and drive IP reuse strategies.
- Lead decisions on build vs buy vs partner and manage ecosystem partnerships.
- Own architectural decisions to meet PPA, cost, and time-to-market targets; establish architecture review boards and governance.
- Resolve complex cross-functional technical trade-offs and represent architecture to executives and customers.
- Identify and drive adoption of emerging technologies; define next-generation concepts and incubation initiatives.
- Mentor senior architects and build architecture teams; define best practices and design methodologies.
Requirements
Must-have technical and leadership requirements.
- 15+ years of experience in SoC architecture, IP design, or chip development.
- Proven track record of successful chip tape-outs and silicon bring-up.
- Experience defining and meeting PPA (Performance, Power, Area) targets for production chips.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and collaborating with product management, validation, and software leadership.
- Experience establishing governance and architecture review processes.
- Strong leadership and mentoring experience building high-performing teams.
- Ability to translate business and customer requirements into architecture strategy.
- Knowledge of platform scalability, IP reuse, and ecosystem partnership management.
Education Requirements
Bachelor's degree (stated). No specific field-of-study or equivalent-experience language provided.
About the Company
Company: Texas Instruments
Headquarters: Dallas, Texas, USA
Texas Instruments is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and sells analog and embedded processing chips for various markets including industrial, automotive, and personal electronics. The company's innovations aim to make electronics more affordable and reliable, fostering advancements in technology through each generation of semiconductors.
