Principal Systems Engineering Architect

MaxLinear, Inc.•San Jose, CA

4d•$164,000 - $215,000

About The Position

MaxLinear is seeking a Principal Systems Engineering Architect to join our Analog Mixed Signal (AMS) group. The AMS team develops a broad portfolio of integrated solutions spanning high speed and embedded connectivity interfaces (bridges, serial transceivers, isolators) and power management, supporting data center, industrial, and embedded platforms. In this role, you will focus on driving end-to-end systems definition across silicon architecture, firmware, software drivers, and hardware integration, working closely with design, applications, product management, and customers to deliver differentiated, production ready solutions. You will define and own systems level architecture for connectivity and interface products, including USB based connectivity, PCIe based interfaces, and serial and control protocols (UART, I²C, SPI, GPIO, and related interfaces). You will lead architectural decisions across protocol partitioning and system integration, performance, latency, power, and scalability trade offs, and register maps, configurability, and extensibility. You will partner with Product Management on product definition, roadmap planning, competitive and system level differentiation, and engage directly with customers to capture system level requirements and support complex technical discussions and escalations. You will drive cross functional alignment across analog, digital, firmware, software, package, test, and applications teams, and own system requirements, architecture documents, and design reviews. You will guide products through concept, feasibility, silicon bring up, characterization, qualification, and production. Additionally, you will mentor engineers and act as a technical authority within the connectivity domain.

Requirements

Strong systems level understanding of USB and PCIe architectures as well as serial and peripheral interfaces (UART, I²C, SPI, GPIO)
Experience defining architectures spanning silicon, firmware, drivers, and hardware
Ability to lead technically across multiple disciplines and global teams
Track record of delivering products from architecture definition through high volume production
BS in Electrical Engineering or related + 9 years of experience, or MS + 7 years of experience, or Ph.D. + 4 years of experience

Responsibilities

Drive end-to-end systems definition across silicon architecture, firmware, software drivers, and hardware integration, working closely with design, applications, product management, and customers to deliver differentiated, production ready solutions
Define and own systems level architecture for connectivity and interface products, including USB based connectivity, PCIe based interfaces, and serial and control protocols (UART, I²C, SPI, GPIO, and related interfaces)
Lead architectural decisions across protocol partitioning and system integration, performance, latency, power, and scalability trade offs, and register maps, configurability, and extensibility
Partner with Product Management on product definition, roadmap planning, competitive and system level differentiation
Engage directly with customers to capture system level requirements and support complex technical discussions and escalations
Drive cross functional alignment across analog, digital, firmware, software, package, test, and applications teams
Own system requirements, architecture documents, and design reviews
Guide products through concept, feasibility, silicon bring up, characterization, qualification, and production
Mentor engineers and act as a technical authority within the connectivity domain