Silicon Architect

Oura
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 180,200 - 233,000 annuallyFunction: Hardware, Embedded & Systems EngineeringSkills: ["Technical leadership","Cross-functional collaboration","Written communication","Verbal communication","Decision-making"]

Define and communicate custom-silicon architectures for next-generation wearable platforms, balancing performance, power, size, schedule, cost, and risk. Gather cross-functional requirements and translate them into silicon capabilities, interfaces, and targets. Partner with semiconductor vendors to assess architecture options and drive execution, leading technical trade-offs across compute, memory, connectivity, security, power, packaging, test, and manufacturing. Own validation and production-readiness planning while tracking emerging technologies.

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Silicon Architect

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Job Summary

Define and communicate custom-silicon architectures for next-generation wearable platforms, balancing performance, power, size, schedule, cost, and risk. Gather cross-functional requirements and translate them into silicon capabilities, interfaces, and targets. Partner with semiconductor vendors to assess architecture options and drive execution, leading technical trade-offs across compute, memory, connectivity, security, power, packaging, test, and manufacturing. Own validation and production-readiness planning while tracking emerging technologies.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and communicate custom-silicon architectures for future wearable platforms, balancing performance, power, size, schedule, cost, and risk.
  • •Gather requirements from product, hardware, firmware, software, algorithms, sensing, and operations teams and translate them into silicon capabilities, interfaces, and performance/power targets.
  • •Partner with silicon vendors to translate system requirements into silicon requirements, assess architecture options, and drive execution within product timelines.
  • •Lead technical discussions and trade-off decisions with vendors across compute, memory, connectivity, security, power, packaging, test, and manufacturing considerations.
  • •Work with internal engineering teams and vendors to define validation, characterization, bring-up, and production-readiness plans.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 180,200 - 233,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeavePaid HolidaysPaid SickParental LeaveEquity

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of experience in semiconductor definition and architecture, SoC or ASIC development, or system architecture for high-volume consumer electronics.
  • •Ability to gather cross-functional requirements and convert them into clear, measurable silicon and system specifications.
  • •Strong understanding of semiconductor development flows: architecture, RTL/design, verification, physical implementation, tape-out, bring-up, characterization, qualification, and production ramp.
  • •Experience working with semiconductor vendors, foundries, design houses, or other external technology partners.
  • •Deep knowledge of low-power design and system-level power trade-offs, including power modeling and power states.
Experience:Consumer electronicsSemiconductorsWearablesSoCASIC
Skills:Technical leadershipCross-functional collaborationWritten communicationVerbal communicationDecision-making
Tech Stack:SoCASICRTLVerificationTape-outBring-upCharacterizationQualificationProduction rampPower modelingPower statesCPUsNPUsDSPsInterfacesEmbedded connectivity

Company Brief

Oura
Designs and sells the Oura Ring, a wearable device that tracks sleep, activity, and physiological signals to provide personalized health, recovery, and readiness insights via a companion app and analytics platform.
Industry: Wearables
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: Oulu, Finland
Founded: 2013
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