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# Sr. Staff SoC RTL Engineer at Ambiq Micro, Inc.

- **Company:** Ambiq Micro, Inc.
- **Location:** Austin Texas, United States
- **Posted:** 2026-07-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ambiqmicroinc/jobs/4327329009

## Job description

Company Overview

Ambiq is on a mission to enable intelligence everywhere — powering the AI edge revolution with the world's lowest-power semiconductor solutions.

Built on our proprietary sub- and near-threshold technology, our chips deliver multi-fold improvements in energy efficiency without costly process scaling. Since 2010, we've shipped over 300 million units to customers building smarter wearables, medical devices, IoT products, and AI-powered edge applications.

Our 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.

We're looking for self-motivated, creative problem-solvers who are eager to push technological limits and make a real impact in energy efficiency.

At Ambiq, we live by five values: Innovate. Collaborate. Focus. Learn. Achieve.

If that's you, join us — the intelligence everywhere revolution starts here.

Help Build the Digital Hardware Behind Ultra-Low-Power Edge Intelligence

Ambiq is on a mission to enable intelligence everywhere by delivering some of the world’s most energy-efficient semiconductor solutions.

Our ultra-low-power MCUs and SoCs power smart wearables, medical devices, connected sensors, and intelligent edge products where performance matters—but every microwatt counts.

We are looking for a Senior Staff SoC RTL Engineer to help architect, design, and deliver the digital hardware inside our next-generation products.

This 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.

## What You’ll Do

- Define the microarchitecture of digital SoC modules and subsystems
- Develop production-quality RTL using Verilog and SystemVerilog
- Own complex blocks from specification through pre-tapeout signoff
- Integrate internal and third-party IP into MCU and SoC platforms
- Work with ARM-based CPU subsystems and AMBA-based interconnects such as AHB, APB, or AXI
- Partner with verification engineers on test planning, debug, and coverage closure
- Collaborate with Physical Design teams to resolve timing, power, area, and implementation issues
- Run, analyze, and resolve LINT, CDC, and RDC violations
- Support FPGA prototyping, silicon bring-up, and post-silicon debug
- Contribute to low-power design through clock gating, power management, and efficient data movement
- Mentor less-experienced engineers and contribute to technical decisions across teams

## What We’re Looking For

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- 8+ years of hands-on ASIC or SoC RTL design experience
- Strong Verilog and/or SystemVerilog development skills
- Demonstrated ownership of complex digital blocks, IPs, or subsystems
- Experience creating or contributing to architecture and microarchitecture specifications
- Understanding of front-end ASIC development, including synthesis, timing, LINT, CDC, and RDC
- Experience working with verification and Physical Design teams through design closure
- Familiarity with ARM-based SoCs, CPU subsystems, or AMBA protocols such as AHB, APB, or AXI
- Experience supporting tapeout, silicon bring-up, or post-silicon debug
- Ability to explain design decisions, tradeoffs, and technical risks clearly
- Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to remain hands-on

## Experience That Would Be Especially Valuable

- ARM Cortex-M or embedded CPU subsystem integration
- MCU architecture and peripheral integration
- AMBA interconnect, memory maps, DMA, interrupt controllers, or bus arbitration
- Low-power SoC design, including UPF, power gating, clock gating, retention, or multi-voltage domains
- Memory controllers, DSPs, hardware accelerators, security blocks, or AI-related IP
- FPGA prototyping or emulation
- Third-party IP evaluation and integration
- Multiple successful production tapeouts

Why Ambiq?

At Ambiq, you will not disappear into one narrow corner of a massive organization.

You will have the opportunity to:

- Own meaningful portions of real products
- Influence architecture before designs are locked
- Work across the full silicon lifecycle
- Collaborate directly with senior technical leaders
- See your work ship in high-volume customer products
- Help solve some of the hardest power and performance challenges in edge computing

This role is based at Ambiq’s Austin headquarters and requires working onsite five days per week.  Candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

## About Ambiq Micro, Inc.

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Ambiq develops ultra-low-power semiconductor platforms and system-on-chip (SoC) solutions that enable edge AI on battery-powered devices.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NYSE: $AMBQ, as of July 30, 2025)
- **Headquarters**: Austin, Texas, USA (with offices in Hsinchu, Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Singapore)
- **Founded**: 2010
- **Founders**: Dr. Scott Hanson (current CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Semiconductor / Ultra-Low-Power Integrated Circuits / Edge AI Hardware
- **Target customers**: B2B — OEMs and device manufacturers building wearables, smart glasses, smart home devices, healthcare monitors, industrial sensors, and IoT products
- **Mission statement**: To enable intelligence (AI and beyond) everywhere by delivering the lowest-power semiconductor solutions on the planet.

## Products & Services
- **SPOT® Platform**: Proprietary, patented Subthreshold Power Optimized Technology that operates below 1V, delivering a quadratic improvement in energy efficiency vs. traditional designs. This is the core differentiator enabling complex AI at the edge.
- **Apollo SoC Family**: System-on-Chip solutions now in their 5th generation. Flagship products include Apollo510, Apollo510B, ApolloD Lite, and Apollo330M Plus. Designed for wearables, smart glasses, smart home, healthcare, and industrial use.
- **Atomiq SoC Family**: Additional SoC offerings for edge AI applications.
- **Real-Time Clock (RTC) Products**: Standalone ultra-low-power timing solutions.
- **Developer Tools**: Evaluation boards, display kits, debugger tools, and accompanying software/AI developer solutions.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: $1 billion valuation (pre-IPO); Market cap post-IPO not publicly disclosed in available sources.
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of over $700 million raised prior to IPO; 290 million devices sold as of early 2026.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Raised over $700M in capital; led by CEO Fumihide Esaka who previously led Transphorm and NIEC. Specific institutional investors not detailed in available materials.
- **Growth Signals**: Went public on NYSE in July 2025; sold 290M devices (up from 270M at the start of 2025); won Embedded World Best in Show and AI Excellence Awards in 2025; IoT Semiconductor Company of the Year (3rd time).

## Competitive Advantages
- **SPOT® Technology Moat**: Proprietary subthreshold operation below 1V provides a fundamental physics-based power advantage that competitors cannot easily replicate — a 10x power reduction vs. competing MCU solutions.
- **Massive Installed Base**: 290 million devices shipped creates strong switching costs and ecosystem lock-in for customers.
- **Edge AI Leadership**: Enables always-on AI inference on battery-powered devices where thermal and power constraints make traditional chips unusable.
- **Patented Platform**: Extensive patent portfolio protecting the SPOT technology.

## Strategic Focus
- **Edge AI Expansion**: Continuing to push larger and more complex AI models onto battery-powered edge devices.
- **Market Diversification**: Growing beyond wearables into smart glasses, healthcare, smart home, and industrial IoT.
- **Public Company Growth**: Leveraging IPO capital (July 2025) to scale R&D, sales, and global operations.
- **Fifth-Generation SoCs**: Rolling out Apollo5 series with enhanced AI capabilities and broader customer adoption.

## Why Work Here
- **Cutting-Edge Technology**: Work on the frontier of ultra-low-power semiconductor design and edge AI — a niche with massive growth potential.
- **Collaborative Culture**: Company values emphasize innovation, collaboration, focus, learning, and achievement. Diverse, global team across Austin, Hsinchu, Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Singapore.
- **Growth & Learning**: Mentorship programs, continuous learning opportunities, and clear career development paths. Strong emphasis on hiring for a "learning mindset."
- **Benefits**: Medical, dental, vision, identity protection, 401K, and paid time off (varies by region).
- **Work Environment**: Mix of on-site and remote roles (e.g., Field Application Engineer roles list "Remote Employee" for Central and West Coast US). 33 open positions as of mid-2026 across hardware design, software, AI, embedded systems, sales, and operations.
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: Explicit commitment to creating an inclusive environment and hiring from diverse backgrounds.

## Sources
1. [ambiq.com](https://ambiq.com/)
2. [ambiq.com/about-us](https://www.ambiq.com/about-us/)
3. [ambiq.com/careers](https://ambiq.com/careers/)
4. [ir.ambiq.com](https://ir.ambiq.com/overview/default.aspx)
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/ambiqmicroinc](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ambiqmicroinc)

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