SMTS System Architect - Analog & Mixed Signal Products - Richardson, Texas, United States of America, United States
$153,000 - $265,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 11 August 2026 by the employer.
Define long-term product and technology strategy for Analog ASSP product families.
About the role
As a SMTS for Systems Architect, Analog ASSP, you will serve as the technical leader and chief architect for strategic Analog ASSP product families. This role requires deep expertise in analog and mixed-signal system architecture.
What you'll do
- Define and drive long-term product and technology roadmaps for Analog ASSP solutions.
- Lead system architecture development for PMICs, motor drivers, protection, and battery management.
- Own system-level tradeoffs across performance, power, cost, reliability, manufacturability, and functional safety.
- Lead cross-functional teams across design, validation, product engineering, manufacturing, and applications.
- Drive product differentiation through innovation, competitive benchmarking, and technology assessments.
- Act as senior technical interface for strategic customers and partners.
What you'll need
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- 8+ years of relevant semiconductor industry experience.
- Track record of leading complex product developments and driving business impact through technical innovation.
- Expert knowledge of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor systems.
- Strong background in power management, sensing, signal conditioning, and data conversion.
- Technology roadmap development and strategic product definition.
- Proven technical leadership of complex cross-functional programs.
- Customer-facing architecture leadership and executive-level communication.
- Demonstrated innovation, IP generation, and influence without authority.
Skills: system architecture, PMICs, motor drivers, power management, analog and mixed-signal
This role has been open 67 days — well below the 78-day median for SoC/Chip Architecture roles.
SoC/Chip Architecture · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
474
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Median days open
78 d
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Median salary
$238k
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| Metric | GlobalFoundries | All employers we track in this specialty (474 roles · 65 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 474 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 42 | 3202 · 115 employers |
| Median days open | 78 d | 78 d (same as this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $238k |
Skills observed across this category: system architecture, PMICs, motor drivers, power management, analog and mixed-signal
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 75 open roles · median 85 d
- NVIDIA · 56 open roles · median 70 d
- Apple · 36 open roles · median 11 d
- AMD · 34 open roles · median 59 d
- Arm Holdings · 27 open roles · median 114 d
- Micron Technology · 22 open roles · median 106 d
How we counted: 474 open SoC/Chip Architecture (SOC Architecture) roles from 65 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.