Overview
As Principal System Architect you will steer the architectural direction of 5G/4G NR communications products across software, FPGA and ASIC targets. You will align system requirements with engineering implementation, balancing performance, latency, power and verification. You’ll lead cross‑functional teams, mentor engineers, and engage customers to shape product direction and integration. This role offers influence over high‑impact IP used in commercial wireless systems and direct collaboration with customers and partners. You will drive architectural studies, trade‑offs, and long‑term technology planning to enable scalable, high‑performance solutions.
Pay / Benefits
- hybrid working
- bonus up to 20%
- EMI share options
- pension
- private health insurance
Responsibilities
- Lead architectural development of 5G/ modem and signal‑processing products across software, FPGA and ASIC deployments
- Define technical direction and evaluate trade‑offs on performance, throughput, latency, resource use and power
- Provide leadership across requirements definition, system decomposition, interface design, modelling and performance analysis
- Collaborate with algorithm, software, FPGA and ASIC teams to resolve complex challenges and maintain architectural consistency
- Lead technical discussions with customers/partners to understand requirements and guide IP integration approaches
- Evaluate implementation strategies and support architectural decisions through development and verification
- Contribute to product requirements, technology planning and long‑term architectural direction
- Provide technical guidance, architectural reviews and mentoring across multiple disciplines
Key requirements
- 5G NR or 4G LTE physical‑layer technologies knowledge and 3GPP RAN specifications
- Communications signal processing, modem architecture and radio systems engineering
- Defining and leading complex system architectures including requirements management and hardware/software partitioning
- Evaluating architectural and algorithmic trade‑offs across software/hardware
- FPGA and ASIC implementation considerations (performance, latency, resource use, power, verification)
- Cross‑functional technical leadership across multiple teams
- Direct collaboration with customers/partners on requirements and product integration
- cross‑functional collaboration
- customer engagement
- technical leadership
- FPGA/ASIC implementation
- performance/latency/resource optimisation
- architecture definition and interface design
Principal Systems Architect in Hampshire employer: Intellectual Capital Resources
Join a dynamic team where innovation meets collaboration, as we empower our Opto Mechanical Engineers to transform cutting-edge optical concepts into tangible products. Our supportive work culture fosters continuous learning and professional growth, with hands-on opportunities in a state-of-the-art laboratory environment. Located in a vibrant area, we offer competitive benefits and a chance to work alongside industry experts, making this an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment.
Contact Details:
Intellectual Capital Resources Recruitment Team
