[Hiring] Senior SoC Architect @Black Semiconductor GmbH

Role Description

We are seeking a skilled Senior SoC Architect at Black Semiconductor to drive the architecture of our entire Electronics-Photonics IC (EPIC) SoC, translating the Marketing Requirement Document (MRD) into a complete, internally consistent, and implementable Product Requirement Document (PRD) covering digital, analog, I/O, and memory subsystems.

• Own the overall EPIC SoC technical leadership from initial concept through production.
• Drive cross-functional technical alignment across photonics, analog, digital, technology, and product teams.
• Build and document the overall product architecture, translating the MRD into a complete PRD.
• Ensure architectural decisions, technical requirements, dependencies, and trade-offs are consistently aligned across teams.
• Own the digital subsystem architecture, including core logic, on-chip interconnect fabric, and subsystem partitioning.
• Own the high-speed I/O subsystem architecture, with particular depth in high-speed SerDes and protocol digital logic for UCIe, PCIe, and Ethernet.
• Partner with the Analog/RF System Architect, Photonics System Architect, Package Electrical/SI Architect, and memory subsystem owner to integrate their architectures.
• Drive full-chip performance, power, and area (PPA) trade-off analysis.
• Partner with external vendors/3rd-party IP providers on full-chip validation and characterization teams.
• Present the integrated architecture and PRD to product management and engineering leadership and own it through to sign-off.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in SoC or product architecture roles.
• Proven SoC/product architecture ownership and experience taking a product from MRD-level requirements through a complete, implementable PRD-level architecture.
• Deep, hands-on high-speed I/O subsystem expertise, particularly high-speed SerDes and protocol digital logic for UCIe, PCIe, and Ethernet.
• Strong digital subsystem and interconnect fabric architecture experience.
• Strong cross-domain integration skills.
• Experience translating marketing/product-level requirements into precise, engineering-actionable architecture specifications.
• Experience with 3rd-party IP vendors, including evaluating and selecting external IPs.
• Experience with architecture specification and requirements management tooling.

Requirements

• Experience with architecture and performance modeling tools.
• Proficiency in Python / C++ for modeling, scripting, and analysis.
• Experience with collaboration and documentation platforms.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package with outstanding insurance.
• Pension and virtual stock options for mental, physical, and financial health.
• Focus on work-life harmony and continuous learning.
• Opportunities for professional and personal development.