Principal HW System Architect

I'm working with a major global semiconductor company looking for a Hardware / SoC System Architect to join its connectivity team in the Netherlands.
The team develops connectivity SoCs used across embedded, IoT and industrial applications, supporting technologies including Bluetooth, BLE, Wi-Fi and sub-GHz.
This is a genuine system architecture role with influence over what gets built, rather than simply implementing an architecture that has already been decided.
You'll work at whole-chip level, looking at how IP, memory, interconnect, clocking and power come together across the SoC.
Your responsibilities will include:

Translating product and customer requirements into clear architecture and design specifications
Making system-level trade-offs around low power, latency, throughput and performance
Defining how IP blocks, memory and interconnect fit together
Evaluating new platform concepts and architectural options
Assessing bus, cache and overall system performance
Working closely with digital design, verification, software and product teams
Producing technical specifications and documentation used throughout development

What they're looking for
The hiring manager is open to two types of profile:

An experienced SoC / Hardware / System Architect
A strong Senior or Principal Digital IC Designer who is already working beyond individual RTL blocks and wants to move into architecture

The key is having a system-level mindset. Your experience should involve areas such as IP integration, interconnect, low power, memory architecture, latency or throughput rather than being focused purely on one RTL block.
Previous RF or wireless experience is not essential.
This is also a documentation-heavy role. A significant part of the job involves turning high-level requirements into detailed specifications for design teams, so you need to genuinely enjoy defining and communicating architecture.
Why consider it?

Join a large, established international semiconductor organisation
Work on commercially important connectivity products with global reach
Have genuine influence over future SoC architecture
Work across architecture, digital design, verification, software and product
Long-term product roadmaps and an established engineering environment
Strong semiconductor ecosystem around Eindhoven and 's-Hertogenbosch

Location: 's-Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsWorking pattern: 3 days per week onsite
Please contact Steph Hutchinson for more information.