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# DescriptionPrincipal System Architect - AI, SOCs

- **Company:** Everforth CyberCoders
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $220,000.0 - $275,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Bash Shell, Computer Engineering, Microarchitecture, Data Centers, Linux, Device Drivers, Dynamic Random-Access Memory, Ethernet, Firmware, Hardware Security Module, Python (Programming Language), Linux Kernel, OrCAD, PCI Express, Schematic Capture, Signal Integrity, Systems Architecture, System on a Chip, System Programming, USB, Serial Peripheral Interface, Nvme
- **Published:** September 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/52d9f6c9-7791-4c7d-83f4-57f45cdda336/principal-systems-architect-ai-security-soc

## About the Role

* 10+ years of system architecture experience spanning SoC design, board-level hardware, and low-level software/firmware stacks.
 * Proven track record delivering production-grade silicon or server platform programs in a server, data center, or semiconductor environment.
 * Deep SoC knowledge: interconnects, memory hierarchies, and standard interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, DRAM, USB).
 * Hands-on board-level experience: schematic capture, lab bring-up, and use of oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
 * Strong communication skills - comfortable writing detailed specs independently and presenting to sophisticated enterprise customers and executive stakeholders.
 * Nice to have
 + Experience with OCP DC-SCM / DC-SCI standards and a network across hyperscaler and OEM partners.
 + Deep hardware security background: cryptographic accelerators, HSM, TPM, side-channel attack mitigations
 + BMC firmware architecture experience (OpenBMC) and familiarity with NVMe-MI, LTPI.
 + Active participation in open infrastructure communities such as the Open Compute Project (OCP).
 + Proficiency with Cadence OrCAD / Allegro; Python or Bash scripting in a Linux environment.
 + Ph.D. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related focus

## Description

* Own and author comprehensive system architecture specifications, micro-architectural docs, and platform requirement documents that engineering teams ship from.
 * Define hardware/software partition boundaries, register-level interfaces, and micro-architecture for high-security, AI-driven SoCs (AXI/AHB interconnects, PCIe, Ethernet, SPI, eSPI, I3C, LTPI).
 * Serve as primary technical point of contact for enterprise and hyperscaler customers - translating next-generation platform security needs into concrete architectural decisions.
 * Present our architecture roadmap and technical whitepapers to strategic partners and standards committees (OCP DC-SCM / DC-SCI).
 * Guide hardware and SI/PI engineers on signal integrity, power delivery, and thermal constraints for modular server platforms.
 * Specify secure boot flows, Root-of-Trust (RoT) architecture, and Platform Firmware Resiliency (PFR) frameworks.
 * Collaborate with firmware teams on BMC stacks (OpenBMC), Linux kernel interfaces, device drivers, and management protocols (MCTP, PLDM, Redfish).


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