Senior Principal Embedded Software Architect

Requirements

• Education & Experience: BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science with 15+ years of system software architecture, firmware development, and HW/SW co-design experience.
• Engineering Management: 3+ years of experience in direct engineering management or formal team leadership. (The team in question is very senior, generally self-organizing, and easy to manage day to day.) Embedded Software Expertise: Expert proficiency in C/C++ writing low-level embedded software, bootloaders, and device drivers within RTOS (e.g., Zephyr) and Embedded Linux environments.
• Computer Architecture: Demonstrable knowledge of memory hierarchies, bus interconnect protocols (AMBA AXI/AHB/APB), DMA engines, and RISC-V/ARM architecture fundamentals.
• Bring-up & Hardware Debug: Hands-on experience with post-silicon bring-up, JTAG debugging, and reading/evaluating RTL (Verilog/SystemVerilog) to verify hardware intent.
• Preferred Qualifications Experience scaling and structuring system architecture efforts within semiconductor or IP companies.
• Hands-on experience using SystemC (TLM 2.0) or transaction-level modeling for early architectural exploration and profiling.
• Familiarity with pre-silicon simulation platforms like Renode, Virtualizer, etc.
• Hands-on experience with hardware emulation platforms (e.g., Palladium, Zebu), FPGA prototyping, and continuous integration (CI/CD, Docker) for pre-silicon software workflows.
• Specialized knowledge in mixed-signal architectures, signal processing accelerators, dynamic power management, and DVFS strategies.
• Experience defining system-wide debug/trace infrastructure, logic analyzers, and performance modeling tools.
• Familiarity with hardware security architectures (TrustZone, secure boot, cryptography accelerators). #LI-CO1 For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S.
• Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S.
• Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
• As such, applicants for this position – except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – may have to go through an export licensing review process.
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• Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA): Analog Devices Canada Ltd. has a process in place and provides accommodations for employees with disabilities.
• To request an accommodation, please contact Connections HR Services at 781-937-2500 or at ConnectionsHRServices@analog.com .
• Job Req Type: Experienced Required Travel: Yes, 10% of the time