This role emphasizes SoC creation, compute + control integration, and scalable IP-based development, enabling smart sensing platforms for automotive and industrial markets. The analog/sensor content is treated as a system integration component, while the core leadership spans digital architecture, RTL design, and SoC integration.
Role Overview
The Design Manager ā Smart Analog & Sensors will lead the architecture, design, and execution of complex mixed-signal SoCs, with primary focus on digital subsystem design, IP integration, and end-to-end SoC realization for sensing-driven applications.
This role emphasizes SoC creation, compute + control integration, and scalable IP-based development, enabling smart sensing platforms for automotive and industrial markets. The analog/sensor content is treated as a system integration component, while the core leadership spans digital architecture, RTL design, and SoC integration.
Key Responsibilities
1. SoC Architecture & Digital Design Leadership
Define and drive SoC architecture for Smart Sensor platforms:
Compute subsystems (MCU / DSP / AI accelerators)
Interconnects (NoC, bus fabrics)
Memory subsystems and hierarchy
Control, security, and safety islands
Lead top-level SoC integration, partitioning functionality across digital, analog, and software domains
Drive hardware/software co-design, aligning system architecture with firmware and application requirements
2. IP Strategy & Integration
Own development, selection, and integration of internal and 3rd-party IP, including:
Processor cores (e.g., RISC-V / MCU-class cores)
DSP / ML accelerators
Peripherals and connectivity IP
Define IP reuse strategy and platformization across multiple programs
Ensure robust IP qualification, integration methodology, and interoperability verification
3. RTL Execution & Design Quality
Lead teams responsible for:
RTL micro-architecture and implementation
Subsystem integration and top-level assembly
Drive design best practices:
Lint, CDC, RDC, low-power intent (UPF)
Synthesis and timing closure alignment with PD
Ensure high-quality handoff to DV, DFT, and Physical Design teams
4. End-to-End SoC Program Execution
Own delivery from specification ā RTL ā integration ā tapeout ā silicon bring-up
Partner closely with:
Design Verification, DFT, PD, and product engineering
System architecture and applications teams
Drive closure on:
Functional correctness and coverage
PPA (power, performance, area)
Silicon bring-up readiness and debug strategy
Align execution with system-level modeling and requirements definition flows
5. Smart Sensor System Integration
Integrate analog/sensor subsystems (AFE, RF, data converters) into digital SoC framework
Drive system-level tradeoffs:
Data path partitioning (analog vs digital vs software)
Latency, power, and accuracy optimization
Ensure seamless interaction between sensor front-end, compute, and software stack
Expected Salary Range
$166,500.00 - $290,000.00The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.
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