Senior SoC System Architect – Digital IC & Embedded Platforms

Some engineers build circuits. Others architect the systems those circuits live inside. At Texas Instruments, we're looking for the rare mind that can hold the entire blueprint in their head — from market requirement to silicon reality — and make every design decision matter. If that sounds like you, your next chapter starts here.

📌 About the Role

Texas Instruments is seeking a Senior SoC System Architect to join our semiconductor R&D organization — one of the most technically demanding and rewarding environments in the global chip industry.

As an Architect at TI, you won't just review designs — you'll define them. You'll establish the high-level frameworks, system-level specifications, and design methodologies that shape how digital electronic devices and integrated circuits come to life. From the earliest concept stage through mass production, your architectural decisions will leave a fingerprint on products shipped to industries worldwide.

You'll collaborate with designers, system engineers, and cross-functional R&D teams — translating market requirements and product visions into concrete, implementable architectural solutions. If you thrive at the intersection of hardware, software, strategy, and silicon — this is your role.

🛠️ Key Responsibilities

Define high-level architectural frameworks and system-level specifications for digital devices and ICsDevelop system partitioning strategies and interface specifications that guide the full product development lifecycleConduct rigorous architectural trade-off analyses balancing performance, power, area, and cost (PPAC)Perform system-level modeling and simulation using estimation tools (simulators, Python, MATLAB, spreadsheets)Translate market-level requirements into hardware and/or software features with clear cost, power, security, and safety implicationsEvaluate end-to-end solutions and derive actionable system requirements from high-level inputsPerform "what-if" analyses to ensure IP/SoC definitions capture every opportunity and stay ahead of the curveCollaborate cross-functionally with design, verification, software, and manufacturing teams to ensure architectural intent is realized

✅ Required Skills

5+ years of relevant experience in system architecture or digital designDeep expertise in ARM Cortex processor architectures and embedded system designThorough knowledge of SoC architecture and subsystem integration methodologiesSolid foundation in digital design principles and hardware/software interface designStrong analytical thinking with the ability to make sound judgments from early or partial dataProficiency with architecture and estimation tools: simulators, Python, MATLAB, XML, waveform toolsSelf-directed with strong problem-solving skills for complex, multi-disciplinary system challenges

🌟 Preferred Qualifications

Proven track record of translating system requirements into implementable architectural specsHands-on experience with ARM Cortex-M families and their broader ecosystemDemonstrated expertise in architecture trade-off analysis across real product programsExperience assessing high-level market requirements for cost, power, security, and functional safetyStrong cross-functional collaboration skills — comfortable working across design, software, product, and business teamsAgility to adapt quickly to evolving requirements in a fast-paced semiconductor environmentExcellent verbal and written communication skills — able to articulate complex architecture decisions clearly

🚀 Why Join Texas Instruments?

📐 Blueprint-Level Impact Your architectural decisions don't sit in a document — they ship in silicon. At TI, architects directly influence products that power industrial systems, automotive platforms, personal electronics, and more.

🧠 Intellectual Depth Without Limits TI's scale means you'll encounter problems that don't have existing answers. This is a place where curiosity is a career accelerator.

🤝 Collaborative, High-Caliber Teams Work alongside some of the most experienced semiconductor engineers in the world — in a culture that values rigor, depth, and constructive challenge.

📈 Defined Growth Pathways Whether you want to grow into a Principal Architect, Technical Fellow, or Engineering Manager — TI has structured tracks that reward excellence.

💰 Competitive Compensation & Benefits Market-leading salary, long-term incentives, comprehensive benefits, and the stability of a global Fortune 500 semiconductor leader.

🌍 Global Influence, Local Execution Your work at TI shapes global product portfolios — with the agility and ownership of an innovation-driven engineering team.

📣 Call to Action

Architecture is the difference between a chip that works and one that leads.

If you're ready to define the blueprint for next-generation silicon at one of the world's most respected semiconductor companies — Apply now