Lead design architect - architecture

GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. The Custom Silicon Lead Architect is responsible for defining and driving the architecture of next-generation custom silicon solutions, including complex ASICs and SoCs. This role requires cross-disciplinary collaboration with design, verification, hardware, firmware, and software teams to deliver high-performance, innovative, and reliable custom silicon products.

Define and own the architecture and technical specifications for custom silicon products from concept through tape-out.

Lead requirement gathering, trade-off analysis, partitioning, and high-level design, optimizing for performance, power, area, scalability, and cost.

Collaborate with stakeholders (systems, product management, software, and firmware) to align architectural vision and feature sets with market and product needs.

Investigate, evaluate, and integrate third-party IP and develop strategies for architecture validation, bring-up, and post-silicon debug.

Present technical concepts and progress to internal teams, management, and external partners.

Ensure security, safety, and system-level design compliance in architecture, adhering to relevant standards (e.g., Deep experience architecting custom silicon, ASIC, or SoC designs (digital/ mixed-signal ).

Expertise in hardware system partitioning, IP integration, interconnect protocols, memory hierarchies, and clock/power domain management.

Bachelor ’s Degree in Electrical Engineering , Computer Engineering or related field

Strong knowledge of top-down architecture flows, performance modeling, EDA tools, and verification strategies.

Familiarity with multi- discipline integration, including analog, RF, and software/firmware/hardware interfaces.

Strong communication , technical writing, and project leadership skills.

15+ years of experience in custom silicon, ASIC, or SoC development with a track record of leading Architecture.

• Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering , Computer Engineering or related field
• Demonstrated project leadership in multi-site or cross-disciplinary environments.
• Experience in domains such as Physical AI, automotive, networking, storage, security, or advanced compute .
• Involvement in strategic planning, IP/vendor evaluations, and cross-functional technical reviews.
• GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law