Senior Silicon Systems Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Silicon Systems Engineer to bridge the gap between custom silicon and highly complex hardware integration within Atom’s research and product development programs. This role would be responsible for defining system requirements, architecture design, and system level testing across the chip, PCBs, and auxiliary hardware subsystems.

The ideal candidate can translate requirements into a coherent system architecture and has experience applying systems engineering best practices to emerging technologies.

Job Responsibilities

Architecture & Design Integration

• Develop and document system architecture, including subsystem interactions
• Produce system-level design documentation and interface control documents (ICDs), including the chip–PCB–controller boundaries
• Lead chip-level system specs with ASIC designers, analyzing trade-offs across silicon, PCB, and software

System Definition & Requirements Management

• Develop specifications for ASICs, PCBs, controllers, and supporting hardware based on research goals maintaining clear traceability to system-level requirements.
• Work with engineers to translate measured performance, limitations, and operational experience into requirements for PCBs, controllers, RF/analog electronics, and auxiliary hardware.
• Manage change control processes for evolving architectures and requirements.

Risk Management & Technical Planning

• Identify, quantify, and track technical risks, opportunities, and mitigations
• Engage in ASIC architectural reviews and tape-out readiness milestones, evaluating system-level implications of engineering modifications alongside silicon risks including respins, IP integration, and schedule impact.

Integration, Verification, and Validation (IV&V)

• Link pre-silicon verification coverage and post-silicon bring-up and characterization results back to system-level requirements
• Plan system-level integration of the ASIC into PCBs and auxiliary hardware, including bring-up sequencing

Collaboration & Communication

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