This is a highly visible impact role for a technically exceptional SoC product solutions architect. Requires expertise across digital systems, industrial motion control, ethernet protocols, vision processing and analog mixed-signal integration. Cross-functional collaboration to define differentiated SoC architectures that power intelligent edge devices in factory automation, robotics, and precision control systems.

You will: Collaborate with strategic customers and partners … Define and drive SoC architecture … Stay ahead of emerging trends in robotics, industrial connectivity, edge compute, and cybersecurity to guide future roadmaps.

Title:  Lead Engineer - Principal Architect 

Location: Boston, MASS, USA. Hybrid on-site 3 days weekly. Citizens of the EU are welcome to apply for similar roles in the Ireland or Italy. Comprehensive relocation package available.

Compensation: Base salary ~$250,000+ DOE with significant upside that includes bonus and RSUs.

Skills and experience that will get our attention:

• PhD/MS highly skilled in digital IC design and SoC architecture

• Proven track record in commercializing complex SoCs.

• EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET and TSN field protocols.

• Secure boot, trusted execution, and cryptographic accelerators. 
• Modeling (MATLAB, SystemC), and simulation.
• RTL design (Verilog/SystemVerilog)
• Embedded security and secure firmware.
• Analog-digital partitioning.
   
  Highly desirable:
• Vision Processing Units architecture.
• Tactile sensing systems, haptics, or robotic feedback.
• Able to operate across industrial and automotive‑influenced requirements.
• Safety and cybersecurity certification processes and tools.
• System-level modeling and verification.
• Motion Control & Functional Safety. IEC 61508, SIL2/3.
• Cybersecurity & Compliance. 
   

• Vision Processing Units architecture
• TensorFlow Federated, PySyft frameworks for federated learning protecting user privacy.
• IEC 62443
• EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).