SiTime
Sr. Principal, System Architect
$169K–$242K
California, Santa Clara · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum of 15 years; experience may be in datacenter, networking and/or telecom, working as a timing architect or system engineer.
- Education
- BSEE or bachelor’s degree in a technical field; PhD preferred.
About the job
Leads networking and datacenter timing architecture work, advising customers and shaping SiTime’s product roadmap, strategy, and design wins.
What you'll do
- Build trusted technical relationships with customers and lead timing, clock-tree, and system-architecture discussions.
- Turn customer feedback and industry trends into product strategies and roadmap priorities with marketing.
- Represent SiTime in industry initiatives, conferences, standards activities, and strategic account development.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a technical field.
- At least 15 years of datacenter, networking, and/or telecom experience as a timing architect or system engineer.
- In-depth knowledge of industry standards such as Ethernet, PCI Express, SyncE, UEC, or UALink.
- Deep understanding of networking architectures, timing measurement, and design or applications support for networking and timing products.
Nice to have
- PhD.
- Standards body experience, such as IEEE 802.3, OIF, PCI-SIG, or OCP.
Pay
$169,470 — $242,360 USD (base salary)
Tools
Ethernet, PCI Express, SyncE, UEC, UALink, IEEE 802.3, OIF, PCI-SIG
AI focus
Supports timing architecture for AI datacenter and AI infrastructure applications and communities.
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