Analog Devices
semiconductor
PrincipalSystemSoftwareArchitect
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“Principal System Software Architect at Analog Devices. Skills: System software architecture, Hardware/software co-design, Virtual platforms. Drive hardware/software tradeoff analysis. Assess system designs from software perspective”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure design decisions account for software developer experience; Ensure products are high-performing, debuggable, and straightforward to integrate; Achieve best-possible system performance; Deliver on original promise of end product
Industry & Context.
Identify risks and opportunities; Debug integration issues; Re-evaluate and adapt decisions
10% travel
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
12+ years of experience in system software architecture, embedded systems, or SoC platform software, Demonstrated ability to work at the hardware/software boundary and influence hardware design decisions, In-depth experience with AMBA protocols, Experience with SystemC (TLM 2.0) for virtual platform development and early architecture exploration, Proficiency in C/C++ with experience writing firmware, drivers, or platform-level software, Experience with early-stage SoC or ASIC development workflows -- architecture definition through silicon bringup, understanding of computer architecture fundamentals: memory hierarchies, bus protocols (AXI/AHB/APB), DMA, interrupt architectures, and hardware accelerator integration, Ability to read and understand RTL (Verilog/SystemVerilog) sufficiently to evaluate hardware design intent and debug integration issues, Excellent communication skills -- able to present complex tradeoffs to both hardware engineers and customer software teams, Track record of building relationships with internal and external customers, especially their software/firmware organizations
Nice to Have
Familiarity with FPGA prototyping workflows and pre-silicon software development, Experience with hardware emulation platforms (Palladium, etc.), Knowledge of signal processing, data converter, or mixed-signal system architectures, Experience defining or influencing debug/trace infrastructure (e.g., CoreSight, JTAG, embedded trace), Background in performance modeling, system-level benchmarking, or workload characterization, Familiarity with RISC-V or Arm architecture and ecosystem tooling, Experience with Zephyr RTOS and/or Embedded Linux, Experience with DevOps practices for platform software (CI/CD, automated testing on virtual platforms)
What You'll Do.
Drive hardware/software tradeoff analysis
Assess system designs from software perspective
Act as customer voice for software teams
Co-define IP blocks and accelerators
Champion debuggability and software visibility
Build SystemC virtual platforms
Use simulation and profiling for decisions
Engage with customer technical experts
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work hand-in-hand with hardware architect; Collaborate with digital and analog hardware teams; Build relationships with internal and external customers; Present tradeoffs to hardware engineers; Work with customer software teams; Sit with hardware and design verification counterparts
Communication Scope
Excellent communication skills; Present complex tradeoffs; Build relationships
Full Job Description
**About Analog Devices** Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: _[ADI](http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ADI)_ ) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, and software technologies into solutions that help drive advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital healthcare, combat climate change, and reliably connect humans and the world. With revenue of more than $9 billion in FY24 and approximately 24,000 people globally, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible™. Learn more at _[www.analog.com](https://www.analog.com/)_ and on _[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/analog-devices/posts/?feedView=all)_ and _[Twitter (X)](https://x.com/adi_news)_. **Principal System Software Architect** **About the Role** We are looking for a Principal System Software Architect to join our HW/SW Co-Design team. This is not a role about drawing abstract boxes on slides -- it is about making real, data-driven architecture decisions early in the SoC and IP design cycle by writing code, building virtual platforms, and validating system designs before silicon exists. You will work hand-in-hand with a hardware architect counterpart from day one. Your mandate is to ensure that every major design decision -- from IP block selection to data flow topology to accelerator sizing -- accounts for the software developer experience, real-world performance, and customer usability. The systems we build ultimately ship to customers whose engineers interact with them through software. You will be the voice of those customers during architecture definition, ensuring that the products we deliver are not only high-performing but also debuggable, straightforward to integrate, have efficient hardware/software interfaces, and have adopted the right ISAs, configurations, and memory sizes. **Key Responsibilities** * **Hardware/Software Tradeoff Analysis:** Drive the right bala
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