ACARA Jobs
Senior Technical Staff Engineer (Design and Architecture)
Apply- ID: 559229
- Posted: 4/16/2026
- Location: Chandler, AZ
- Category: Pro - Engineering
- Job Type: Direct Placement
- Duration: Direct Placement
Description
Acara Solutions is looking for a Senior Technical Staff Engineer - SOC Lead (Design & Architecture) for one of our clients in Chandler, AZ. This is a direct hire position.
Total salary range of $180 K per year (including base, bonus, and RSU).
Job Description:
The Wireless Solutions Group is seeking for an experienced Engineer to lead our portfolio of 32-bit microcontroller-based Bluetooth and Wi-Fi products. In this position, you will drive next-generation Wireless SOC solutions that combine high-performance and low-power requirements. You will provide technical leadership and collaborate closely with teams across different functions - such as architecture, RTL design, verification, and implementation teams. A successful candidate requires strong collaboration across sites and functions, excellent communication, and the ability to excel in a fast-moving and dynamic environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to SOC design from concept through tape-out by partnering with the Architecture, RTL design, and implementation teams.
- Create detailed microarchitectural specifications that clearly represent design objectives, technical requirements and proposed solutions.
- Drive SOC designs based on microarchitecture specifications and design documentation; support verification plans to ensure IC qualification meets required standards.
- Work closely with software, analog, post-silicon validation, and test teams to optimize development cycle times.
- Collaborate with marketing, architecture, and applications teams to define next-generation low-power wireless products.
- Implement AI-driven and automation techniques to enhance design quality, methodologies, and efficiency, ensuring rapid cycle times and successful first-silicon-success tape-outs.
- Work with firmware teams to enable robust software support for wireless products.
- Coordinate with IP vendors and internal stakeholders to align on technical needs and project roadmaps.
- Mentor engineers to build deep subject-matter expertise within the team.
- Promote teamwork, cooperation across geographies, and a positive, inclusive workplace culture.
Job Requirements
Required Skills / Qualifications:
Requirements/Qualifications:
- 15+ years of hands-on experience with SOC design (Verilog/SystemVerilog), architecture and functional verification (UVM, assertions, coverage).
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
- Proven expertise in microarchitecture, microcontroller development and wireless product implementation.
- Knowledge of Bluetooth/BLE/Wi-Fi communication principles and standards.
- Strong understanding of low-power design, and power/analog subsystems.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the microcontroller development lifecycle, including marketing requirements, pre-silicon and post-silicon validation, and production testing.
- Proven track record leading tape-outs with distributed cross-geography teams.
- Familiarity of Functional Safety (FuSa) and cybersecurity standards for embedded products.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Master's degree in omputer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field.
- Experience with industry-leading SoC EDA tools and flows.
- Knowledge of security features and related design principles.
- Background in validation methodologies, including debugging on FPGA and silicon IC boards.
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Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.