Omni Design Technologies

Licenses high-performance IP cores for SoCs

Principal / Lead Wireless Communications System Architect

Telecommunications EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMilpitas, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

A graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, or a related field is required.
At least 12 years of experience in wireless communications system architecture for advanced software-defined radio systems.
Demonstrated ownership of end-to-end communication signal chains, including cascaded error budgeting, quantization trade-offs, and performance modeling across radio-frequency, analog-to-digital converter/digital-to-analog converter, and digital signal processing blocks.
Expertise in multiple-input multiple-output and multi-user spatial processing architectures.
Expertise in channel estimation.
Expertise in signal-to-noise ratio and phase-noise budgets and mapping them into mixed-signal design requirements.
System-level modeling using MATLAB or Python.
Ability to articulate complex system decisions to internal engineering teams and senior-level customers.
Proven leadership in defining specifications consumed by register-transfer-level design, mixed-signal design, verification, and system validation teams.

Responsibilities

Define system architecture for next-generation multi-antenna and software-defined-radio communication platforms, influencing product strategy and long-term roadmap planning.
Lead technical engagement with strategic customers, represent system trade-offs, negotiate performance specifications, and align joint integration plans.
Architect and maintain MATLAB and analytical models of the full signal chain, including channel modeling, quantization noise allocation, signal-to-noise ratio budgeting, radio-frequency non-linearities, and digital signal processing algorithm design constraints.
Generate precise block-level specifications for digital baseband, calibration engines, channel processing, mixed-signal converters, and radio-frequency interfacing elements, and ensure internal teams understand their architectural rationale.
Drive alignment among digital architecture, signal processing algorithms, mixed-signal circuit selections, analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converter dynamic range decisions, local oscillator and subsystem noise considerations, and thermal and power constraints.
Collaborate with validation and silicon bring-up teams to ensure post-silicon results trace back to modeled assumptions; define measurement-level key performance indicators and debug methodologies when deviations arise.
Provide architectural guidance to system engineers, signal processing developers, and hardware design teams; develop reusable models, internal best practices, and system-level methodologies.
Participate in internal architecture reviews, contribute to core intellectual property innovation strategy, and represent the company in technical engagements, standards-relevant discussions, and key customer milestones.

Desired Qualifications

A PhD is strongly preferred.

Title: Principal / Lead Wireless Communications System Architect

Location: US, Europe

Job Type: Full-Time / Consultant

Industry: Wireless Communications, Software-Defined Radio (SDR), Semiconductor IP and Advanced SoC

About the Company:

Omni Design Technologies is a leading provider of high-performance, ultra-low power IP solutions across advanced CMOS nodes, enabling differentiated SoC architectures for 5G, optical networks, LiDAR, radar, automotive networking, AI acceleration, imaging, and related high-growth markets. We partner with market leaders globally and are scaling rapidly. We are seeking senior technical leadership talent to define and guide the next generation of adaptive, multi-antenna wireless platforms.

Job Description:

We are seeking a Principal / Lead Wireless Communications System Architect to own the definition and architectural direction of complex wireless and multi-antenna system platforms. This individual will serve as the primary technical interface with customer system teams, lead system modeling and performance analysis, drive architectural decisions across mixed-signal and digital subsystems, and define system-level specifications that translate into silicon implementations.

This is a senior leadership role with substantial influence across product definition, roadmap direction, and customer engagement. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of communications theory, system decomposition across analog/digital boundaries, quantization/error propagation, MIMO signal processing architectures, and end-to-end error budgeting strategies in SDR-based environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership and Direction: Define system architecture for next-generation multi-antenna and SDR-based communication platforms, influencing product strategy and long-term roadmap planning.

Customer Technical Ownership: Lead technical engagement with strategic customers, representing system trade-offs, negotiating performance specifications, and aligning joint integration plans.

End-to-End System Modeling: Architect and maintain MATLAB and analytical models capturing the full signal chain, including channel modeling, quantization noise allocation, SNR budgeting, interplay of RF non-linearities, and DSP algorithm design constraints.

Block-Level Specification Ownership: Generate precise block-level specifications for digital baseband, calibration engines, channel processing, mixed-signal converters, and RF interfacing elements; ensure internal teams understand the architectural rationale behind these specifications.

Cross-Domain Integration: Drive alignment between digital architecture, signal processing algorithms, mixed-signal circuit selections, ADC/DAC dynamic range decisions, LO/subsystem noise considerations, and thermal/power constraints.

System Verification Alignment: Collaborate with validation and silicon bring-up teams to ensure post-silicon results trace back to modeled assumptions; define measurement-level KPIs and debug methodologies when deviations arise.

Mentorship & Team Development: Provide architectural guidance to system engineers, signal processing developers, and hardware design teams; develop reusable models, internal best practices, and system-level methodologies.

Thought Leadership: Participate in internal architecture reviews, contribute to core IP innovation strategy, and represent the company in technical engagements, standards-relevant discussions, and key customer milestones.

Qualifications:

Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, or related field; PhD strongly preferred.

12+years of experience in wireless communications system architecture for advanced SDR systems.

Demonstrated ownership of end-to-end communication signal chains, including cascaded error budgeting, quantization trade-offs, and performance modeling across RF, ADC/DAC, and DSP blocks.

Deep expertise in:

MIMO and multi-user spatial processing architectures,

Channel estimation,

SNR/phase-noise budgets and their mapping into mixed-signal design requirements

System-level modeling using MATLAB or Python,

Ability to articulate complex system decisions to both internal engineering teams and senior-level customers.

Proven leadership in defining specifications consumed by RTL design, mixed-signal design, verification, and system validation teams.

Strong customer communication skills and comfort presenting architectural trade-offs to VP- and CTO-level stakeholders.

What We Offer:

Highly competitive compensation, performance incentives, and substantial technical influence.

Direct ownership of architecture direction for multiple next-generation communication product lines.

Opportunity to shape strategic relationships with top-tier global customers.

A technical culture that values rigor, clarity, and architectural craftsmanship.

About the Company

Omni Design Technologies

Licenses high-performance IP cores for SoCs

Omni Design Technologies delivers high-performance, ultra-low power IP cores for mixed-signal SoCs that power devices across 5G, LiDAR, automotive networks, AI, image sensing, and IoT. It develops and validates IP blocks and licenses them to chip makers, offering customization and support to ensure seamless integration into customer designs. The cores are designed to work on FinFET processes down to 28nm, with proven silicon such as gigasample low-power ADCs and DACs on TSMC 28nm. The company differentiates itself through validated, silicon-proven IP, deep collaboration with customers and partners (e.g., LeddarTech, MegaChips), and a global design footprint (new Fort Collins design center). Its goal is to enable customers to build sophisticated, power-efficient, mixed-signal SoCs quickly by providing ready-to-license IP plus engineering services that fit their specific needs.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Series A
Total funding: $35M
Headquarters: Milpitas, CA
Founded: 2015

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