Teradar · 8 hours ago
SoC Expert
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expTeradar is seeking a seasoned SoC Expert to work on their custom automotive SoC across the full lifecycle. The role involves providing technical leadership, optimizing performance and power management, and ensuring compliance with functional safety standards for high-performance sensor systems.
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Hiring Manager
Ben Hall
Responsibilities
Evaluate and optimize the SoC across the full lifecycle: architecture, design, RTL design/verification, synthesis, physical implementation, tapeout, and post-silicon validation
Drive power management strategies, including dynamic voltage/frequency scaling, leakage reduction, and low-power design techniques
Lead post-silicon debug and corrective tapeouts, ensuring timely resolution of errata and design issues
Contribute to platform evolution, enabling next-generation SoC iterations with enhanced performance, efficiency, and safety features
Collaborate with external design houses, foundries, and IP vendors to execute tapeout and silicon bring-up activities
Perform functional safety analysis (ISO 26262) and ensure compliance with automotive industry standards (ASIL, AEC-Q100)
Support DFT (Design for Testability) and DFM (Design for Manufacturability) strategies for reliable production
Conduct microarchitectural analysis and workload characterization to optimize performance/power trade-offs
Document and communicate findings to cross-functional teams, enabling informed design decisions
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in SoC design and evaluation, with proven expertise across the full lifecycle (architecture, RTL, synthesis, physical design, tapeout, post‑silicon validation)
Strong background in Arm/RISC CPU and DSP architectures for high‑performance, low‑power SoCs
Experience with functional safety standards (ISO 26262) and certification processes in automotive
Hands-on experience with EDA tools (Synopsys, Cadence, Mentor) for simulation, synthesis, and verification
Track record of successful tapeouts, including post‑silicon debug and corrective tapeouts
Demonstrated contributions to platform evolution in semiconductor programs
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across internal and external teams
Proven expertise across the SoC lifecycle: architecture modeling, RTL design/verification, synthesis, physical design, tapeout, and post-silicon validation
Strong analytical skills for microarchitectural analysis and workload characterization
Preferred
GPU experience is a plus for system‑level performance optimization
Experience with GPU architectures for parallel compute workloads
Knowledge of machine learning accelerators or AI-specific SoC design
Familiarity with hardware security features (secure boot, crypto accelerators)
Experience with multi-die packaging (chiplets, 2.5D/3D IC integration)
Exposure to automotive networking standards
Background in sensor signal processing (radar, lidar)
Prior leadership or mentoring experience in SoC design teams
Company
Teradar
TeraDAR offers 4D imaging sensors using Terahertz technology for high-resolution imaging in any weather.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$174.6MKey Investors
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2025-11-12Series B· $150M
2023-01-01Series A· $22M
2022-01-01Seed· $2.6M
Leadership Team
Matthew Carey
CEO and Co-Founder
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CTO and Co-Founder
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