Principal Soc Architect- 15yrs

Principal Engineer - SOC Architect
Hyderabad, Telangana                          Job Description

Drive Architecture that will define the SOC/MCU architecture and detailed technical specifications from product requirements provided by business and product marketing organizations.
Collaborate closely with product and software architects to define and refine SoC-level architecture
Play a key role in shaping the microarchitecture of complex IP blocks and SoC subsystems
Work closely with functional verification teams on test-plan development and reviews
Collaborate with other functional teams including Design, Validation, DFT, physical design and emulation teams to achieve architectural goals and performance targets
Provide support to functional validation teams in post silicon debug
IP selection and make/buy decisions are a key factor for this role

Qualifications

Strong communication skills (written and verbal), problem solving, teamwork, attention to detail, commitment to task, and quality focus
BTech/MTech in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science with hardware engineering experience of 15+ years
Can – do attitude, openness to new environment, people and culture
Experience in Microcontroller and Microprocessor architecture, Interconnect, Cache Coherency
Experience with benchmarking IP/SoC performance and tuning IP/SoC architecture
Experience in protocols like AHB/AXI/CHI, Memory (ROM, RAM, Flash, LPDDR/DDR3/4) and memory controllers.
Strong domain knowledge of clocking, system modes, power management, debug, security and other architectures is a must
Any of following experience would be a plus: High Speed Peripherals like DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, GPU, VPU (Video Processing Unit); NIC/FlexNOC interconnect; Flash memory subsystems.
Experience in using Virtual Prototype tools (ARM Fast Models, Synopsys Virtualizer, Windriver SIMICS etc..) is a plus