Principal SoC RTL Engineer

Ambiq

Principal SoC RTL Engineer

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Austin TX USA

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Hardware • Internet of Things • Software • Wearables • Semiconductor

Enabling all battery-powered mobile and portable IoT endpoint devices to be intelligent and energy-efficient.

The Role

The Principal Engineer - RTL will oversee pre-tape out quality for digital SoC modules lead architecture and micro-architecture development and manage RTL development. Responsibilities include IP integration collaboration with verification teams and assisting in silicon validation.

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Company Overview

Ambiq is on a mission to enable intelligence everywhere — powering the AI edge revolution with the world's lowest-power semiconductor solutions.

Built on our proprietary sub- and near-threshold technology our chips deliver multi-fold improvements in energy efficiency without costly process scaling. Since 2010 we've shipped over 290 million units to customers building smarter wearables medical devices IoT products and AI-powered edge applications.

Our cross-functional teams span design research development production marketing sales and operations across Austin Hsinchu Shanghai Shenzhen and Singapore. We move fast tackle hard problems and create space for people to grow through complex meaningful work that shapes the future of technology.

We're looking for self-motivated creative problem-solvers who are eager to push technological limits and make a real impact in energy efficiency.

At Ambiq we live by five values: Innovate. Collaborate. Focus. Learn. Achieve.

If that's you join us — the intelligence everywhere revolution starts here.

We’re looking for a Principal RTL Engineer to own pre-tapeout quality for digital SoC modules on our MCU platforms and drive architecture microarchitecture and RTL development for next-generation silicon.

In this role you’ll develop Verilog/SystemVerilog RTL for complex IPs and SoCs evaluate and integrate 3rd-party IP partner closely with verification and FPGA teams on test planning and debug collaborate with physical design to hit timing and power targets and drive LINT CDC RDC silicon bring-up and validation quality.

This is a hands-on principal IC role for an engineer who has built and debugged complex SoCs knows how to raise quality before tapeout and wants direct impact on production silicon.

Responsibilities

Own and be responsible for pre-tape out quality for digital SOC modules on the MCU
Explore architecture and develop micro-architecture.
RTL development for IPs and SOCs using Verilog
3rd party IP identification selection and integration
Collaboration with verification and FPGA teams in test plan development and debug
Collaborate with the Physical Design team to close the design on timing and power targets
Assist in silicon bring-up and validation;
Run tool for quality checks (LINT CDC and RDC) and fix/waive the issues

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering Electrical Engineering Instrumentation & Control Engineering or a related field plus 20 years of experience.
Possess deep and broad knowledge of current and emerging SOC design technologies.
Have expert knowledge in designing implementing and troubleshooting IPs and SOC
Demonstrate a deep understanding of customer needs and the competitive landscape.
Ability to estimate the impact of and help plan and lead the implementations and have a positive impact on the entire output
Can architect and guide programs across the full range of technical areas.

What you need

We're seeking passionate technologists who thrive on pushing the boundaries solving complex challenges and driving transformative solutions.

At Ambiq you'll collaborate with a dynamic team that values relentless innovation customer-centric thinking and continuous learning. If you're a self-motivated creative problem-solver eager to push technological limits and make a meaningful impact in energy efficiency this is your opportunity to grow excel and turn groundbreaking ideas into reality.

Most importantly the successful candidate will be able to live the Ambiq Shared Values:

Innovate: We tenaciously find ways to break down the barriers to possible solutions
Collaborate: We proactively communicate and encourage each other to be better.
Focus: We keep the voice of the customer at the center of everything we do.
Learn: We strive for continuous improvement and are always curious.
Achieve: We execute on quality and follow through on our commitments.

Skills Required

Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering Electrical Engineering Instrumentation & Control Engineering or a related field
20 years of experience in SoC design technologies
Expert knowledge in designing implementing and troubleshooting IPs and SoCs

Ambiq Compensation & Benefits Highlights

Healthcare Strength—Health coverage is characterized as strong with medical dental and vision included and plan quality described favorably. Additional supports such as FSA and related wellness-oriented perks are referenced reinforcing overall healthcare breadth.
Fair & Transparent Compensation—Pay is considered decent-to-good and roughly market-aligned overall with certain roles described as competitive within the market. Total rewards span base bonus and equity supporting a perception of balanced compensation.
Leave & Time Off Breadth—Paid time off is part of the core package and generous parental leave is referenced by external profiles. Together these elements indicate a reasonably comprehensive time-off offering.

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The Company

220 Employees

Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

Ambiq makes unprecedented energy-efficient SoCs and ultra-low power platform solutions that enable edge AI on billions of battery-powered devices. Our mission is to put intelligence everywhere by delivering the lowest-power semiconductor solutions on the planet. With SPOT® technology and the Apollo SoC family Ambiq empowers innovators to build smarter longer-lasting wearables IoT smart home healthcare and industrial devices.Ambiq has helped leading manufacturers worldwide develop products that last weeks on a single charge (rather than days) while delivering a maximum feature set in compact industrial designs. Ambiq's goal is to take Artificial Intelligence (AI) where it has never gone before in mobile and portable devices using Ambiq's advanced ultra-low power system on chip (SoC) solutions. Ambiq has shipped more than 200 million units as of March 2023. The next generation of AI will not depend on constant cloud connectivity.It will run directly on ultra-low-power silicon in wearables sensors and embedded systems.At Ambiq we design and ship production silicon that enables:Real-time inference on constrained devicesModels optimized to run in tens of KBExtreme power efficiency for battery-operated systemsDeep hardware/software co-designThis is not research. It’s deployed technology.

Why Work With Us

Direct influence on silicon architectureSmaller high-impact teamsHardware/software co-design in real timeFaster technical decision cyclesVisible ownership at Staff & Director levelAustin-based collaboration culture

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Building silicon and embedded AI systems requires tight collaboration across firmware hardware validation and architecture teams.We believe the hardest engineering problems are solved through direct daily collaboration.

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