System Architecture Director MPU& MCU

As a System Architect you will be responsible for system/product architecture development for microprocessor & microcontroller portfolio. You will work across hardware and software engineering teams to design robust solutions that meet the demanding requirements of power-efficient heterogenous computing media processing and communication in industrial and automotive segments. This role requires a deep technical understanding of MPU and MCU System SW & HW architecture Applications/Solutions Engineering and system integration.

Responsibilities:

• Drive the definition and development of MPU & MCU system architecture ensuring alignment with market trends and industry standards.
• Work with product marketing to understand customer requirements and use cases and translate them into detailed specification for Industrial IOT Secure Connected EDGE Computing and Automotive products.
• Define scalable and efficient computing architectures including multi-core processing and memory hierarchy.
• Own key performance indicators for programs and drive optimization.
• Design and integrate security mechanisms including secure boot cryptographic accelerators and trusted execution environments.
• Collaborate with software hardware and firmware teams to ensure seamless system-level integration of MCU components.
• Develop strategies to optimize performance energy efficiency and thermal management while maintaining reliability and scalability.
• Contribute to industry standards and drive innovation in MPU and MCU architectures.
• Define architectural guidelines best practices and documentation to guide product development teams.

Requirements:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or related field with 10 years or more relevant experience.
• Experience with use-case analysis and decomposition.
• Proven experience in microprocessor and microcontroller architecture Software SoC Architecture and system-level integration.
• Strong understanding of microprocessor and microcontroller architectures including CPU cores DSP memory management and peripheral integration.
• Experience with system performance optimization low-power design and real-time processing.
• Familiarity with Linux Zephyr Free RTOS or any similar operating systems.
• Familiarity with high-speed interconnects (e.g. AXI) memory architectures and bus protocols.
• Strong collaboration skills to work across multidisciplinary teams including silicon software firmware and board design engineers.
• Strong multi-national collaboration capability.
• Experience in product development processes.

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