Automotive MCU Chip Architect

Required Technical Expertise

MCU / SoC Architecture

Deep understanding of real-time MCU architectures, CPU subsystems, memories, peripheral integration, low-power design, product-family scalability, and silicon implementation constraints.

Automotive Functional Safety

Practical ISO 26262 expertise including ASIL concepts, safety goals, technical safety requirements, FMEDA/DFA/FTA awareness, and definition of safety mechanisms at system and subsystem level.

Automotive Cybersecurity

Understanding of secure boot, hardware root of trust, HSM integration, cryptographic accelerators, key management, lifecycle states, secure debug, and ISO/SAE 21434 concepts.

Digital Design and Implementation Awareness

Ability to reason about RTL feasibility, timing, area, power, DFT, backend constraints, IP integration, verification closure, and bring-up observability.

Embedded Software Awareness

Working knowledge of startup software, boot flows, drivers, AUTOSAR concepts, RTOS use, interrupts, memory protection, debug, and software-visible register behavior.

Required Experience

10+ years in semiconductor, MCU, SoC, or embedded systems development.

Several years in system architecture, subsystem architecture, or senior technical leadership.

Hands-on experience with automotive MCU or automotive SoC products.

Experience across concept definition, architecture specification, design support, verification support, silicon bring-up, qualification, and customer support.

Proven ability to work with international and cross-functional engineering teams.