Sr Principal Engineer, PD Expert (MCU and derivative devices)

Austin, TX

Engineering – Software Engineer / Full-Time / On-Site

We're hiring a Sr Principal Engineer, PD Expert (MCU and derivative devices) for a global semiconductor company developing flagship automotive SoCs — large-scale chips integrating CPU, cache, memory, high-speed interfaces, AI, video, functional safety, and security — powering the intelligence and electrification of next-generation vehicles.

About the role

This role is a senior technical authority responsible for defining, aligning, and governing Physical Design Architecture, Technology aspects, Foundry selection & PPA. The technologist serves as the primary interface between the internal SoC Physical Design organization and the foundry and systems team, & ensure competitive edge.

Responsibilities

Foundry (TSMC) Interface & Ownership:

Primary technical point of contact with TSMC for Physical Design.
Technical discussions with foundry team internal and external with regards to foundry selection
Work with foundry & technology to define requirements for signoff & collaterals.

AI Initiatives:

Lead an AI initiative focusing cost reduction of MCU development
Drive the AI strategy of Physical team in conjunction with methodology teams and external vendors.
Pilot AI initiatives within organization including scoping, definition & implementation.

Physical Design Architecture Definition and Feasibility:

Work with system architects, Architecture team & Chip leads to ensure physically realizable architecture for MCU designs
Drive Physical Partitioning, latency, pipeline planning, IO & AC requirement with leads.
Align Die-size & PPA targets & KPI for SoC/MCUs

Qualifications

Master’s degree in electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering.
18-20+ years of experience in Physical Design with multiple -node tapeouts.
Experience handling MCU designs, Familiarity with Architecture & Design

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