Senior System Hardware Architect (Automotive)

Location: Jerusalem, Israel; on-site

Company

Develops EyeQ-based automotive compute platforms for ADAS, autonomous driving, and Robotaxi applications.

What you will do

• Define system hardware architectures for EyeQ-based automotive compute platforms, reference systems, and customer configurations.
• Architect the integration of EyeQ SoCs with MCUs, memories, cameras, radars, lidars, SerDes devices, Ethernet switches, and other platform components.
• Lead decisions involving system topology, connectivity, inter-SoC communication, power flows, logging, debugging, and service interfaces.
• Translate product and customer needs into system requirements, interface specifications, design guidelines, and reference designs.
• Drive trade-offs across performance, bandwidth, power, thermal limits, PCB area, cost, scalability, safety, and security.
• Collaborate with hardware, SoC, software, safety, cybersecurity, validation, product, business, OEM, Tier 1, and semiconductor partner teams.

Requirements

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in system hardware architecture, automotive electronics, embedded systems, semiconductor platforms, or complex SoC-based products.
• Proven experience defining complex board-level and system-level hardware architectures.
• Strong knowledge of MCUs, memories, PCIe, Ethernet, CAN/CAN-FD, MIPI, camera connectivity, and automotive SerDes.
• Experience with system block diagrams, interface specifications, product requirements, and reference designs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Nice to have

• Experience with ADAS, autonomous-driving platforms, automotive compute systems, or domain controllers.
• Experience with automotive SoCs, sensors, high-speed interfaces, evaluation boards, or customer platform integration.
• Knowledge of functional safety and ISO 26262.
• Knowledge of automotive cybersecurity and secure system architectures.
• Familiarity with AEC-Q100, ASPICE, FMEA, and collaboration with OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, semiconductor vendors, or technology partners.

Culture & Benefits

• On-site work within the R&D Hardware department.
• Exposure to next-generation automotive compute platforms and EyeQ SoCs.
• Cross-disciplinary collaboration with hardware, software, safety, security, product, and business specialists.
• Technical engagements with OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, semiconductor vendors, and technology partners.