Senior Principal SoC Architect – Robotics & Industrial Automation

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: 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 and on LinkedIn and Twitter (X).

Senior Principal SoC Architect – Robotics & Industrial Automation

Location: Wilmington, MA
Job Type: Full-time, Regular
Travel Required: Yes, up to 10%

About the Role

Analog Devices is seeking a Senior Principal SoC Architect to lead the definition and development of next-generation mixed-signal System-on-Chip (SoC) platforms for robotics, industrial automation, motion control, and functional safety applications. This is a high-impact role for a technically exceptional architect with deep expertise in digital systems, industrial motion control, Ethernet protocols, vison and analog/mixed-signal integration.

You will work across cross-functional teams—digital, analog, firmware, software, and systems—to define differentiated SoC architectures that power intelligent edge devices in factory automation, robotics, and precision control systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Innovation & Strategy: Stay ahead of emerging trends in robotics, industrial connectivity, edge compute, and cybersecurity to guide long-term roadmap architectural decisions.
• Architectural Leadership: Define and drive SoC architecture for industrial-grade mixed-signal ICs, integrating digital accelerators, real-time control, and safety subsystems.
• Cybersecurity & Compliance: Embed hardware and software security features aligned with IEC 62443 and EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) requirements. Architect secure boot, trusted execution environments, and cryptographic accelerators.
• Federated Learning Enablement: Architect edge compute platforms capable of supporting federated learning for distributed sensing systems, enabling privacy-preserving AI across industrial nodes.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with analog, motion control, firmware, and system/software teams to ensure cohesive system-level design and integration, recommending partitioning tradeoffs to optimize constrained edge devices.
• Industrial Ethernet Expertise: Incorporate support for protocols such as EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET and upcoming TSN field protocols like OPC UA FX with standards compliant HW and secure communications stacks
• Motion Control & Functional Safety: Architect real-time control loops, motor control interfaces, and safety islands compliant with IEC 61508, SIL2/3 and emerging safety standards in the industrial and robotics space.
• Digital System Design: Specify and model digital subsystems including processor cores, memory hierarchies, bus fabrics, and signal processing blocks.
• Customer Engagement: Collaborate with strategic customers and ecosystem partners to define requirements and validate architectural decisions.

Required Qualifications

• MSEE or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in digital IC design and SoC architecture.
• Proven track record in delivering complex SoCs.
• Deep understanding of:
  • Digital signal processing and control systems
  • Industrial Ethernet protocols and networking stacks
  • Functional safety architectures and standards
  • Embedded security and secure firmware
  • Embedded firmware and hardware/software co-design
  • Analog-digital partitioning
• Proficiency in RTL design (Verilog/SystemVerilog), modeling (MATLAB, SystemC), and simulation.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with tactile sensing systems, haptics, or robotic feedback loops.
• Experience with Vision Processing Units architecture
• Familiarity with motion control systems, servo drives, and robotics.
• Familiarity with federated learning platforms (e.g., TensorFlow Federated, PySyft).
• Experience with system-level modeling and verification methodologies.
• Exposure to high-volume IC productization and manufacturing.
• Experience with safety and cybersecurity certification processes and tools.

Why Join Us?

This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of industrial automation and robotics through advanced SoC design. You’ll work with a passionate, multidisciplinary team on impactful technologies that bridge the physical and digital worlds. Our mission is to enable intelligent, safe, and connected industrial systems—and we’re looking for architects who share that vision.

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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• Actual wage offered may vary depending on work location, experience, education, training, external market data, internal pay equity, or other bona fide factors.

• This position qualifies for a discretionary performance-based bonus which is based on personal and company factors.

• This position includes medical, vision and dental coverage, 401k, paid vacation, holidays, and sick time, and other benefits.