Principal Hardware ASIC Architect engineer

Job Description Job Title: Principal Hardware ASIC Architect Engineer Hyderabad, India About the Role We are seeking an experienced Hardware Architect with strong expertise in SOC-architecture, Micro-architecture design, RTL coding and system-level performance/power analysis. The ideal candidate will have a track record of owning complex blocks or subsystems from concept through silicon, balancing performance, power, and area (PPA), and working closely with software, asic-design, asic-verification, asic-physicaldesign teams. it requires deep architectural insight and hands-on implementation understanding to help guide design trade-offs and drive the next generation of AI inference accelerators. This is what you are responsible for Architecture & Micro-Architecture Define product feature and capabilities and own the architecture for compute, memory, interconnect & high-speed interface subsystems in the AI inference chip. Collaborate with various software teams to co-optimize hardware features for AI workloads. Collaborate with RTL designers to identify complex technical issues/risks. Review and guide RTL implementation, ensuring consistency with architectural intent and timing/power goals Collaborate with Physical-design teams for Area/Floorplan refinement, Timing targets etc. Define and document interface specifications, control/status logic, and pipeline structures. Lead PPA analysis and trade-off discussions across RTL and architecture.