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The System Architecture Lead joins the Multimedia Systems team to drive next-generation technologies for Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Smart Glasses, and Wearable AI SOCs. This role involves collaborating with product management and OEM partners to identify and document specific use cases for wearable AI and immersive technologies. The individual will translate these requirements into SoC specifications, perform system-level on-target profiling to inform future architecture, and conduct modeling to validate power and performance KPIs. Key responsibilities include executing hardware-software partitioning and feature analyses to optimize performance while defining forward-looking features for the product roadmap. The role requires expertise in systems engineering and architectural definition within the context of mobile, wearable, and XR platforms. Candidates must possess a relevant degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems along with several years of experience.
Computer Architecture
HW/SW Co-design
Low Power Design
Video Encoding
Image Processing
Computer Vision
SoC
Multimedia Systems
Hardware Engineering
Systems Engineering
System Architecture
C++
Python
Perl
Ruby
Performance Modeling
Power Management
Technical Debug
Validation Strategy
SoC
Data Collection
Modeling Frameworks