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Systems Architect (EK-64000475)

Cirrus Logic
United States, Texas, Austin
800 West 6th Street (Show on map)
Mar 06, 2026
For over four decades, Cirrus Logic has been propelled by the top engineers in mixed-signal processing. Our rockstar team thrives on solving complex challenges with innovative end-user solutions for the world's top consumer brands. Cirrus Logic is also known for its award-winning culture, which was built on a foundation of inclusion and fairness, meaningful community engagement, and delivering enjoyable employee experiences at every turn. But we couldn't do it without our extraordinary workforce - and that's where you come in. Join our team and help us continue to make Cirrus Logic an exceptional place to grow your career! Cirrus Logic seeks a highly motivated, technically skilled System Architect to join our Systems Architecture team. Responsibility for defining and architect the next generation of Cirrus's market-leading Mixed signal audio, haptic, power management, precision sensing, and other solutions. You will be involved in the complete life-cycle of product development, starting with a strong focus on requirements capture, analysis, concept feasibility study, and solution definition, working directly with design teams on key architecture aspects. Responsibilities: Collaborate with tier one customers, marketing, design, software, and applications teams to define the next-generation solutions products for consumer, industrial and automotive electronics markets. Detail system and performance requirements generation for IC and accompanying firmware features. Determine hardware/software trade-off analysis for key features and requirements, defining the optimal system implementation. Establish architecture definition for complex IC/SoC designs involving a range of power converters, including charge pumps and switching power converters, as well as class AB/D amplifiers, DACs/ADCs, MCUs, and DSPs. Lead architecture reviews and participate in IC-level design reviews and board-level design reviews with design engineering, applications, validation and product test engineers. Work with Design Engineering, Advanced Technology, and IP teams on novel solutions to satisfy product and customer needs. Contribute significantly to business planning around the Analog and Mixed Signal technology function. Communicate ideas and specifications to technical audiences (internal and external customers). Be the technical voice of the customer back into the portfolio planning and product development processes. Understand finer details of customer architectures, road-maps, and likely evolution of said architectures and work with Marketing to propose the best technical solutions to enhance Customer products. Keep abreast of the competitive environment influencing the Customer. Required Skills and Qualifications: Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering and proven experience designing mixed-signal ICs and some experience performing IC architectural decisions Significant experience in architecting, specifying, and designing low-power, mixed-signal components for consumer, industrial, automotive or healthcare markets Good knowledge of analog and mixed-signal IC design techniques (audio circuit design, codec architectures, low-power design techniques, silicon processes, transducers, etc.) Broad system-level knowledge across the wider application space Strong analytical and modeling skills Excellent commercial awareness Preferred Skills and Qualifications: Innovative and creative problem solver Self-motivated and driven, with the ability to manage own workload Excellent attention to detail with a strong quality ethic #LI-Hybrid #LI-TM1 HOTT Export control restrictions based upon applicable laws and regulations would prohibit candidates who are nationals of certain embargoed countries from working in this position without Cirrus Logic first obtaining an export license. Candidates for this role must be able to access technical data without a requirement for an export license. We are unable to sponsor or obtain export licenses for this role. Cirrus Logic strives to select the best qualified applicant for any opening. Different approaches, ideas and points of view are both valued and respected. Employment decisions are made on the basis of job-related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law.