Automotive MCU Chip Architect

<div>We are looking for an experienced Automotive MCU Chip Architect to define the system and subsystem&nbsp;architecture of next-generation automotive microcontrollers. The role includes ownership of chip-level architecture concepts, subsystem partitioning, compute and memory architecture, interconnect strategy, safety and security integration, power/reset/clock concepts, and hardware/software interface definition. The successful candidate will work closely with product management, safety, security, design, verification, software, and implementation teams to ensure the MCU architecture meets demanding automotive<br>requirements for real-time performance, functional safety, cybersecurity, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency.</div><br><strong>What you'll do</strong><br><p>Key Responsibilities</p> <div>System Architecture Definition</div> <li>Define the overall automotive MCU architecture from product, customer, and market requirements.</li> <li>Translate use cases into chip-level requirements covering performance, safety, security, power, cost, and<br>scalability.</li> <li>Drive system partitioning across CPUs, memories, interconnects, peripherals, safety/security functions,<br>debug, test, and power domains.</li> <li>Own architecture trade-offs and document decision rationale for reuse across MCU families and<br>derivatives.</li> <p>Subsystem Architecture Ownership</p> <li>Align subsystem concepts and interfaces across compute, memory, bus/interconnect, peripheral, safety,<br>security, power/reset/clock, debug/trace, and DFT/test domains.</li> <li>Ensure subsystem requirements are implementation-feasible and verifiable at RTL, subsystem, chip,<br>silicon, and software levels.</li> <li>Define hardware/software-visible architecture elements such as memory maps, register model<br>principles, interrupts, DMA, boot flow, and access-control concepts.</li> <p>Cross-Functional Technical Leadership</p> <li>Lead architecture reviews and resolve trade-offs between product management, system engineering,<br>safety, security, design, verification, software, backend, test, and validation teams.</li> <li>Provide technical guidance during concept, design, verification, silicon bring-up, qualification, and<br>customer support phases.</li> <li>Ensure architectural consistency, requirement traceability, and risk closure across global engineering<br>teams.</li> <br><strong>What we require</strong><br><div>Required Technical Expertise</div> <div><br>MCU / SoC Architecture</div> <li>Deep understanding of real-time MCU architectures, CPU subsystems, memories, peripheral integration,<br>low-power design, product-family scalability, and silicon implementation constraints.</li> <div><br>Automotive Functional Safety</div> <li>Practical ISO 26262 expertise including ASIL concepts, safety goals, technical safety requirements,<br>FMEDA/DFA/FTA awareness, and definition of safety mechanisms at system and subsystem level.</li> <div><br>Automotive Cybersecurity</div> <li>Understanding of secure boot, hardware root of trust, HSM integration, cryptographic accelerators, key<br>management, lifecycle states, secure debug, and ISO/SAE 21434 concepts.</li> <div><br>Digital Design and Implementation Awareness</div> <li>Ability to reason about RTL feasibility, timing, area, power, DFT, backend constraints, IP integration,<br>verification closure, and bring-up observability.</li> <div><br>Embedded Software Awareness</div> <li>Working knowledge of startup software, boot flows, drivers, AUTOSAR concepts, RTOS use, interrupts,<br>memory protection, debug, and software-visible register behavior.</li> <div><br>Required Experience</div> <li>10+ years in semiconductor, MCU, SoC, or embedded systems development.</li> <li>Several years in system architecture, subsystem architecture, or senior technical leadership.</li> <li>Hands-on experience with automotive MCU or automotive SoC products.</li> <li>Experience across concept definition, architecture specification, design support, verification support,<br>silicon bring-up, qualification, and customer support.</li> <li>Proven ability to work with international and cross-functional engineering teams.</li> <p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>