Sr. Multimedia SOC System Architect

Job Title

Sr. Multimedia SOC System Architect

Role Summary

Drive architectural definition and delivery of Ambiq's low-power SoCs with a focus on multimedia technologies: graphics, display, video, imaging, and AI. This is a cross-functional individual-contributor role working with hardware, software, FPGA, physical design, applications, and field teams to meet power, performance, and product requirements.

Experience Level

Senior — requires substantial prior architecture and design experience (see Requirements).

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Define high-level architecture and detailed microarchitecture for multimedia subsystems.
• Create architecture specifications, flow diagrams, sequences, pseudocode, and power/performance models.
• Collaborate with software architecture to define multimedia flows, APIs, and hardware abstraction layers.
• Specify integration points for system interfaces and external power management.
• Work with FPGA team on bring-up of multimedia features and with physical design to ensure robust implementation.
• Support use-case and test-case development, RTL and gate-level simulation, and post-silicon analysis.
• Engage with customers to align multimedia features and competitive positioning.

Requirements

Must-have skills and constraints:

• At least 8 years of architecture and design experience in graphics, display, video, imaging, neural networks, or similar domains targeting wearable, IoT, or mobile products.
• Proven record delivering multimedia architectures from concept through specification, design, and post-silicon validation.
• Deep knowledge of graphics accelerators, display controllers and panels, image signal processors, video codecs, image sensors, or NN accelerators for low-power systems.
• Working knowledge of SoC architecture, interconnect/fabric, power management, and advanced process nodes; power/performance modeling experience.
• Experience creating architectural specifications for complex SoC hardware and communicating effectively in verbal and written form.
• Individual contributor role; some team lead or management experience is a plus.
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer; Ambiq does not sponsor visas for this role.
• Role is onsite five days per week in NW Austin, TX.

Education Requirements

BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science is required. MS or PhD in a related field is preferred.

About the Company

Company: Ambiq

Headquarters: Austin, TX, United States

Semiconductor company developing ultra-low-power microcontroller units (MCUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) platforms for battery-powered and edge devices, focusing on low-power IP, RTL, and production silicon solutions.