Principal Engineer SoC Design Lead

Job Title

Principal Engineer SoC Design Lead

Role Summary

Technical lead responsible for the architecture, microarchitecture, RTL implementation, IP integration and delivery of complex processor-based SoCs for advanced sensor products. Owns system-level tradeoffs and cross-functional execution from specification through tapeout and silicon bring-up.

Works with RTL, verification, DFT, physical design, software and product teams to define reusable platform architectures and ensure production-quality RTL and integration.

Experience Level

Senior (Principal) — employer indicates minimum 15+ years of relevant industry experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include leading SoC architecture and delivery:

• Define SoC and subsystem architectures (processing subsystems, memory hierarchy, NoC/interconnect, clocking/reset, interrupts, peripherals).
• Develop microarchitectural specifications and implementation-ready designs.
• Own system-level performance, power and area (PPA) tradeoffs and scalability decisions.
• Lead RTL implementation teams and drive convergence to production-quality RTL.
• Define and integrate subsystem interfaces across compute, datapath, software, safety, security and peripherals.
• Collaborate with verification, DFT and physical design to meet functionality, timing and integration targets.
• Evaluate, select and integrate internal and third-party IP and establish IP reuse practices.
• Drive execution from specification through tapeout, support post-silicon bring-up and root-cause analysis.
• Mentor RTL and integration engineers; lead technical reviews and design signoffs.

Requirements

Key qualifications and skills. Degree requirements are summarized separately below.

Must-have

• Proven experience architecting and delivering complex SoCs and subsystems.
• Experience with memory hierarchies, NoCs, bus architectures and system integration.
• Expertise in RTL development using Verilog or SystemVerilog and RTL review practices.
• Demonstrated ability to perform architecture-level PPA tradeoff analysis.
• Experience driving cross-functional integration with verification, DFT and physical design teams.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with automotive or other safety-critical systems.
• Experience with multicore systems, security and functional-safety architectures.
• Experience with advanced implementation and signoff flows and platform roadmap definition.
• Prior experience leading cross-functional engineering teams and establishing engineering best practices.

Education Requirements

Minimum: Bachelor of Science (BS) degree and 15+ years of relevant industry experience as specified by the employer. The posting does not specify particular fields of study or certifications.

About the Company

Company: GlobalFoundries

Headquarters: Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

GlobalFoundries is a leading contract manufacturer for the global semiconductor industry, with facilities in multiple countries, including the USA. The company develops a broad portfolio of semiconductor technologies and employs around 13,000 people worldwide. GlobalFoundries focuses on enhancing competitiveness in specialized application solutions and fostering innovation in mobile communications, consumer electronics, and automotive applications.