Principal Microelectronics Architect in United States at Jobgether

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Principal Microelectronics Architect based in the United States.

This role sits at the intersection of advanced semiconductor design, systems architecture, and national-level microelectronics strategy. You will act as a technical authority guiding the evolution of secure, scalable, and collaborative microelectronics design environments supporting next-generation innovation. The position involves shaping architecture standards, optimizing silicon design workflows, and enabling efficient reuse of intellectual property across complex engineering ecosystems. You will collaborate with government stakeholders, industry partners, and engineering teams to define long-term technical direction and ensure interoperability across tools, platforms, and design flows. This is a highly influential role where your expertise directly impacts semiconductor modernization initiatives at scale. You will also contribute to strategic roadmaps, technical governance models, and ecosystem-wide design improvements. The environment is deeply technical, highly collaborative, and mission-driven, with long-term visibility and impact.

• Provide senior technical leadership for microelectronics architecture, guiding secure, scalable, and cloud-enabled semiconductor design environments across a national-level initiative.
• Define and evolve standards for silicon IP reuse, integration, validation, and lifecycle management across government and industry ecosystems.
• Evaluate and optimize semiconductor design workflows, including EDA toolchains, SoC architectures, FPGA systems, and advanced packaging technologies.
• Support governance models for intellectual property management, ensuring compliance, security, and efficient reuse of design assets.
• Conduct technical assessments and produce architecture recommendations, contributing to program milestones, roadmaps, and executive-level briefings.
• Drive interoperability across vendors, platforms, and foundry ecosystems to improve engineering productivity and design efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across government, academia, and industry to align on technical strategy and standards.

• 10+ years of experience in microelectronics design, semiconductor engineering, FPGA development, or System-on-Chip (SoC) architecture.
• Deep expertise in silicon IP development, integration, reuse methodologies, and semiconductor design lifecycles.
• Strong experience working with industry-standard EDA tools such as Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens EDA.
• Proven ability to architect and evaluate complex semiconductor systems, including modern fabrication and design flows.
• Experience working with cloud-enabled engineering environments and collaborative hardware development workflows.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate highly complex technical concepts for both engineering and executive audiences.
• U.S. citizenship required with eligibility to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

• Highly competitive compensation aligned with senior-level architecture and defense engineering roles
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage (varies by provider options)
• Retirement benefits including employer contributions and potential profit-sharing structures
• Generous paid time off and federal holiday schedule
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development support for certifications and advanced degrees
• Wellness programs, employee assistance resources, and work-life balance initiatives
• Performance-based bonuses and recognition programs
• Access to advanced technical environments and long-term strategic engineering initiatives