Principal Systems Architect

Role Overview JOB DESCRIPTION The Principal Systems Architect will serve as a technical expert and customer advocate for our Standard Products portfolio. This role combines hands-on technical support, product definition, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure successful integration and adoption of our Standard Products portfolio across automotive, industrial, and consumer markets.

Responsibilities System Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Own system‑level architectural positioning product solutions across automotive and industrial platforms, including:

• Zonal controllers and centralized compute.

• Power distribution (OBC, DC/DC, EPS, braking, ADAS).

• Front‑end protection and sensing architectures.

• Translate customer system requirements into actionable guidance for product definition, New Product Initiatives, and portfolio gaps.

• Lead cross‑product architectural alignment across:

• Power regulation (LDOs, DC/DC, ideal diodes).

• Current sensing and signal chain. (Amplifiers).

• Logic and interface (I²C/I3C, SPI, GPIO).

• Isolation devices. (Opto-Isolators, Digital Isolators).

• Data storage (EEPROM).

• Act as the technical arbiter in architectural tradeoffs (accuracy vs. cost, integration vs. flexibility, roadmap timing vs. customer urgency).

Customer Engagement & Communication (Primary Focus)

• Serve as lead system architect in customer discussions:

• Technical workshops.

• Architecture deep dives.

• Roadmap alignment meetings.

• Escalation support for complex design‑in issues.

• Drive system‑level credibility with Tier‑1s and OEMs (e.g., EPS, zonal, ADAS, powertrain, body electronics).

• Shape customer perception of onsemi as a system solution partner, not a component vendor.

• Support FAEs by providing system context, reference architecture, and competitive positioning guidance.

Product Strategy & Portfolio Influence

• Drive product roadmaps and New Product initiatives s by:

• Identifying system‑level gaps.

• Providing architecture‑driven justification for investment decisions.

• Partner with Product Line, Marketing, and Applications teams to ensure roadmaps align with evolving customer architectures, not just pin‑to‑pin replacements.

• Contribute to architecture‑led differentiation, emphasizing innovation over replication.

Qualifications Experience Requirements

• 10+ years experience in:

• Automotive or industrial semiconductor systems.

• Applications engineering, systems engineering, or architecture roles.

• Mixed signal circuit design and analysis.

• Demonstrated track record of:

• Leading system‑level customer engagements.

• Influencing product direction through architectural insight.

• Supporting multiple product lines simultaneously.

• Prior experience in Field Applications, Systems Engineering, or Technical Leadership roles.

• BS-EE Required, MS-EE plus.

About Us onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.

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