Staff Digital Architect

Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is the leading innovator in low-power wireless connectivity, building embedded technology that connects devices and improves lives. Merging cutting-edge technology into the world’s most highly integrated SoCs, Silicon Labs provides device makers the solutions, support, and ecosystems needed to create advanced edge connectivity applications. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs has operations in over 16 countries and is the trusted partner for innovative solutions in the smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities markets. Learn more at www.silabs.com.

Staff Digital Architect

Austin, TX
 

Meet the Team

The Digital Architecture team is responsible for the research and development of digital architecture and IPs from concept to production. We develop compute engines (AI/ML), processors (RISC-V), Audio and Video subsystems, accelerators, peripherals, bus fabric and internal communication systems, and system IP. We develop IC architectures for multi-core, multithreaded SoCs with an energy-efficient compute backbone for IoT connectivity, security, and sensing subsystems. Our activities include advanced research and development, high-level modeling, and architecture definition. We value innovation, simplicity, quality, and smart development processes within a highly collaborative and learning-driven team.

The Staff Level Digital Architect will be responsible for designing and implementing robust digital architectures that support our business objectives of providing power efficient, computation intensive solutions for low power embedded wireless devices. This role requires a deep understanding of digital technologies, strong analytical skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. You will be working closely with IC and IP design, modeling, software, application, and marketing teams. IPs include accelerators, peripherals, system IP, advanced I/O, and processors.
 

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop scalable and innovative digital architectures that align with business goals
• Lead the evaluation and selection of digital technologies and platforms
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Ensure the security, performance, and reliability of digital systems
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to developers, modelling team members, and junior architects
• Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation
• Cleary document and communicate architectural solutions
   

Skills You Will Need

Minimum qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in defining and designing high-complexity designs (accelerators, processors, bus-fabric, DMA, complex I/O peripherals, etc.)
• Excellent understanding of embedded systems, their hardware-software partitioning, performance and power tradeoffs, and features
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Good understanding of:
  • Low power design, architectures, and strategies
  • HDL-based RTL logic design
  • Front-end design tools, methodologies, and flows
  • Debug in simulation, FPGA, and silicon environments
  • Design for Test and Manufacturing
     

The following qualifications will be considered a plus:

• Experience in design of microprocessors (pipeline, execution units, buses, etc.)
• Experience in design of math-centric designs (security primitives, DSP units, AI/ML, etc.)
• Experience in high-level software languages for modeling (Python, C++, SystemC, etc.)
• Scripting skills (BASH, UNIX commands, Python, Perl, etc.)
• FPGA emulation
   

Benefits & Perks

You can look forward to the following benefits:

• Great medical (Choice of PPO or Consumer Driven Health Plan with HSA), dental and vision plans

• Highly competitive salary

• 401k plan with match and Roth plan option

• Equity rewards (RSUs)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

• Life/AD&D and disability coverage

• Flexible spending accounts