Ambiq Micro, Inc.

Ambiq Micro, Inc.

Sr. Director, SoC Architecture

Austin, Texas, United States · Director

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About the role

  • If that's you, join us - the intelligence everywhere revolution starts here.
  • Ambiq is looking for a Senior Director of SOC System Architecture to help define the next generation of ultra-low-power AI SoCs powering wearables, intelligent edge devices, IoT, and other battery-constrained products.
  • This is a highly influential technical leadership role with broad ownership of SoC architecture-from early product concepts and architectural tradeoffs through implementation, silicon validation, and production.

Responsibilities

  • Lead architecture definition for Ambiq's next-generation ultra-low-power AI SoCs from concept through production
  • Drive power, performance, area, and system-level tradeoffs for highly constrained embedded devices
  • Develop architecture and microarchitecture specifications, system dataflows, and power/performance models
  • Partner with design, verification, FPGA, physical design, and software teams to translate architecture into working silicon
  • Support pre-silicon development, silicon bring-up, post-silicon analysis, and production readiness
  • Built on our proprietary sub- and near-threshold technology, our chips deliver multi-fold improvements in energy efficiency without costly process scaling.
  • Our cross-functional teams span design, research, development, production, marketing, sales, and operations across Austin, Hsinchu, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Singapore.
  • We move fast, tackle hard problems, and create space for people to grow through complex, meaningful work that shapes the future of technology.
  • How do we deliver significantly more intelligence and performance at the edge while consuming dramatically less power?

Requirements

  • 15+ years of SoC, processor, microcontroller, or related system architecture experience
  • Proven experience defining and delivering complex SoC architectures from concept through silicon
  • Experience creating architecture and/or microarchitecture specifications used by hardware and software engineering teams
  • Strong cross-functional technical leadership and the ability to influence across engineering disciplines
  • Strong knowledge of SoC architecture, including:
  • Even Better If You Have
  • Experience with AI/ML accelerators, NPUs, DSPs, GPUs, or heterogeneous compute
  • Knowledge of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC, GPS, or other wireless technologies
  • Experience with advanced semiconductor process nodes
  • Experience with FPGA prototyping and post-silicon validation

Benefits

  • Since 2010, we've shipped over 300 million units to customers building smarter wearables, medical devices, IoT products, and AI-powered edge applications.

Company info

  • We're looking for self-motivated, creative problem-solvers who are eager to push technological limits and make a real impact in energy efficiency.
  • At Ambiq, we live by five values: Innovate.
  • Work with customers and product teams to understand critical use cases and translate them into future SoC capabilities
  • What We're Looking For
  • Ambiq is on a mission to enable intelligence everywhere - powering the AI edge revolution with the world's lowest-power semiconductor solutions.
  • At Ambiq, we live by five values:

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
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