Sr. Director, SoC Architecture

Location: Austin, Texas, United States. Candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

Company

hirify.global develops ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions for wearables, medical devices, IoT products, and AI-powered edge applications.

What you will do

• Lead architecture definition for next-generation ultra-low-power AI SoCs from concept through production.
• Define system architecture across processors, memory, interconnect, clocking, power management, and hardware accelerators.
• Drive power, performance, area, and system-level tradeoffs for constrained embedded devices.
• Develop architecture and microarchitecture specifications, system dataflows, and power/performance models.
• Make hardware/software partitioning decisions and evaluate internal and third-party IP, including AI/ML accelerators.
• Partner with design, verification, FPGA, physical design, software, product, and customer-facing teams through silicon bring-up, validation, and production readiness.

Requirements

• 15+ years of SoC, processor, microcontroller, or related system architecture experience.
• Proven experience delivering complex SoC architectures from concept through silicon.
• Deep knowledge of low-power embedded systems and SoC architecture, including CPU/MCU subsystems, memory, interconnect, clocking, power management, and modeling.
• Experience creating architecture or microarchitecture specifications used by hardware and software teams.
• Strong cross-functional technical leadership, communication, and mentoring skills.
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field; US work authorization for any employer is required.

Nice to have

• MS or PhD.
• Experience with AI/ML accelerators, NPUs, DSPs, GPUs, or heterogeneous compute.
• Experience with graphics, display, video, imaging, or computer vision architectures.
• Knowledge of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC, GPS, or other wireless technologies.
• Experience with advanced semiconductor process nodes, FPGA prototyping, or post-silicon validation.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on ultra-low-power technology for intelligent edge devices and battery-constrained products.
• Collaborate across architecture, advanced development, hardware, software, marketing, sales, operations, and customer-facing functions.
• Influence future SoC architecture and the long-term technology roadmap.
• Work alongside senior technical and business leadership on complex semiconductor products.