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Since 2010, we've shipped over 300 million units to customers building smarter wearables, medical devices, IoT products, and AI-powered edge applications.\nOur cross-functional teams span design, research, development, production, marketing, sales, and operations across Austin, Hsinchu, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Singapore. We move fast, tackle hard problems, and create space for people to grow through complex, meaningful work that shapes the future of technology.\nWe're looking for self-motivated, creative problem-solvers who are eager to push technological limits and make a real impact in energy efficiency.\nAt Ambiq, we live by five values: Innovate. Collaborate. Focus. Learn. Achieve.\nIf that's you, join us - the intelligence everywhere revolution starts here.\nHelp Build the Digital Hardware Behind Ultra-Low-Power Edge Intelligence\nAmbiq is on a mission to enable intelligence everywhere by delivering some of the world’s most energy-efficient semiconductor solutions.\nOur ultra-low-power MCUs and SoCs power smart wearables, medical devices, connected sensors, and intelligent edge products where performance matters-but every microwatt counts.\nWe are looking for a Senior Staff SoC RTL Engineer to help architect, design, and deliver the digital hardware inside our next-generation products.\nThis is a hands-on individual contributor role for an experienced RTL engineer who wants meaningful ownership across the full silicon lifecycle-from microarchitecture and RTL development through design closure, tapeout, and silicon bring-up.\nWhat You’ll Do\nDefine the microarchitecture of digital SoC modules and subsystems\nDevelop production-quality RTL using Verilog and SystemVerilog\nOwn complex blocks from specification through pre-tapeout signoff\nIntegrate internal and third-party IP into MCU and SoC platforms\nWork with ARM-based CPU subsystems and AMBA-based interconnects such as AHB, APB, or AXI\nPartner with verification engineers on test planning, debug, and coverage closure\nCollaborate with Physical Design teams to resolve timing, power, area, and implementation issues\nRun, analyze, and resolve LINT, CDC, and RDC violations\nSupport FPGA prototyping, silicon bring-up, and post-silicon debug\nContribute to low-power design through clock gating, power management, and efficient data movement\nMentor less-experienced engineers and contribute to technical decisions across teams\nWhat We’re Looking For\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field\n 8+ years of hands-on ASIC or SoC RTL design experience\nStrong Verilog and/or SystemVerilog development skills\nDemonstrated ownership of complex digital blocks, IPs, or subsystems\nExperience creating or contributing to architecture and microarchitecture specifications\nUnderstanding of front-end ASIC development, including synthesis, timing, LINT, CDC, and RDC\nExperience working with verification and Physical Design teams through design closure\nFamiliarity with ARM-based SoCs, CPU subsystems, or AMBA protocols such as AHB, APB, or AXI\nExperience supporting tapeout, silicon bring-up, or post-silicon debug\nAbility to explain design decisions, tradeoffs, and technical risks clearly\nStrong problem-solving skills and a willingness to remain hands-on\nExperience That Would Be Especially Valuable\nARM Cortex-M or embedded CPU subsystem integration\nMCU architecture and peripheral integration\nAMBA interconnect, memory maps, DMA, interrupt controllers, or bus arbitration\nLow-power SoC design, including UPF, power gating, clock gating, retention, or multi-voltage domains\nMemory controllers, DSPs, hardware accelerators, security blocks, or AI-related IP\nFPGA prototyping or emulation\nThird-party IP evaluation and integration\nMultiple successful production tapeouts\nWhy Ambiq?\nAt Ambiq, you will not disappear into one narrow corner of a massive organization.\nYou will have the opportunity to:\nOwn meaningful portions of real products\nInfluence architecture before designs are locked\nWork across the full silicon lifecycle\nCollaborate directly with senior technical leaders\nSee your work ship in high-volume customer products\nHelp solve some of the hardest power and performance challenges in edge computing\nThis role is based at Ambiq’s Austin headquarters and requires working onsite five days per week. 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