System Architect, Synchronization & Timing

SiTime Corporation•Santa Clara, CA

7d•$138,800 - $190,850

About The Position

As a Principal or Sr. Principal Systems Architect, you will provide technical and architectural leadership for the Mobile, IoT, and Consumer applications business unit. You will work closely with key customers to understand system-level requirements, identify emerging technology needs, and develop compelling product value propositions. You will translate customer, application, and market insights into inputs for new product definition, roadmap development, and product strategy. You will establish and sustain strategic technical relationships with key customers and serve as a recognized product and systems expert, partnering with Product Marketing and Sales to influence customer architectures, drive design wins, and enable revenue growth. SiTime is the Precision Timing company. Its semiconductor MEMS programmable solutions support performance, smaller size, lower power, and reliability across applications including AI datacenters, automated driving, industrial and humanoid robots, wearables, and IoT. SiTime reports that more than 4 billion devices have shipped.

Requirements

BSEE or a bachelor’s degree in a technical field.
At least 10 years of system, subsystem, or electrical engineering experience in consumer, wearables, mobile, IoT, or telecom, either as a timing architect or system engineer.
Deep understanding of design tradeoffs in applications such as mobile phones and wearables, including AR/VR and smart glasses.
Ability to engage in deep technical and architectural discussions with system architects and designers at key telecom equipment suppliers and operators.
Excellent communication skills, a thoughtful approach, and a creative mindset.
English proficiency, including the ability to effectively communicate, collaborate, and perform job responsibilities in a professional business environment.

Nice To Haves

MSE or PhD.
Knowledge of or experience with wireless standards.
Cross-disciplinary experience, including system integration or coexistence.
Signal and power integrity experience.

Responsibilities

Establish deep technical relationships with key customers, including system architects and technical management, and serve as a trusted advisor on timing.
Drive clock tree and architectural discussions within key application areas to benefit customers at the system level.
Synthesize customer feedback and industry trends into solutions and strategies for winning at the architectural level.
Work with Marketing to drive the SiTime roadmap.
Lead SiTime industry initiatives and standards activities in time synchronization.
Serve as the technical and product advocate in support of strategic account and reference design partner development.
Develop customer-focused technical materials that raise SiTime’s profile as the timing expert.