Technical Marketing Engineer

About SiFive

As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications in the world. SiFive’s unrivaled compute platforms are continuing to enable leading technology companies around the world to innovate, optimize and deliver the most advanced solutions of tomorrow across every market segment of chip design, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, automotive, data center, mobile, and consumer. With SiFive, the future of RISC-V has no limits.

At SiFive, we are always excited to connect with talented individuals, who are just as passionate about driving innovation and changing the world as we are.

Our constant innovation and ongoing success is down to our amazing teams of incredibly talented people, who collaborate and support each other to come up with truly groundbreaking ideas and solutions. Solutions that will have a huge impact on people's lives; making the world a better place, one processor at a time.

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Job Description:

Summary

SiFive is seeking a hands-on, deeply technical Contract Technical Marketing Engineer (TME) to bridge the gap between CPU/AI architecture and customer-facing marketing collateral.

In this role, your core focus will be translating complex technical specifications, PPA (Power, Performance, Area) data, and microarchitectural concepts into clear, compelling NDA customer presentations and outbound marketing materials.

We prioritize a strong technical foundation above all else—we can teach high-impact marketing frameworks and collateral design, but deep technical literacy in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or CPU/AI hardware design is required.

The Role

As a Contract Technical Marketing Engineer, you will work closely with Product Managers, Architects, and Marketing Leads to produce technical deliverables that build customer confidence and drive adoption of SiFive RISC-V IP. You will act as a technical storyteller, turning raw architecture data into high-value NDA technical collateral, customer evaluation decks, product briefs, and outbound technical content.

Key Responsibilities

• Outbound Content Creation: Develop technical marketing assets for product launch and beyond, including but not limited to: product briefs, technical white papers, infographics and blog posts
• NDA Customer Collateral & Deep-Dives: Partner with Product Managers and Engineering to author detailed, NDA-level technical presentations, architecture comparison decks, and deep-dive evaluation guides for prospective customer engineering teams.
• Technical Spec & PPA Translation: Analyze benchmark data, PPA figures, and architectural specs, translating complex engineering details into clear, structured, and visually engaging content.
• Demos & Proofs of Concept: Assist in defining, building, or documenting technical demos and code/architecture showcases that demonstrate SiFive performance advantages in High performance CPU, AI acceleration, or Automotive/Embedded workloads.
• Creative Alignment: Collaborate with internal leads and graphic design to ensure technical concepts are accurately and professionally represented in visual graphics and collateral.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (EE), Computer Engineering (CE), Computer Science (CS), or a related technical discipline.
• Technical Experience: 2–5 years of experience in technical marketing, application engineering, technical support, systems engineering, or hardware design within the semiconductor industry.
• Core Technical Fluency: Solid understanding of processor architecture (CPU/GPU/DSP), SoC microarchitecture, memory hierarchies, or AI/ML hardware accelerators.
• Communication Skills: Ability to write clean, accurate technical marketing content and structure clear, visual presentation decks for engineering and technical management audiences.
• Mindset: High technical curiosity with a passion for learning new architectures rapidly. Strong analytical approach to problem-solving.

Nice to Haves

• Familiarity with RISC-V architecture, ARM/x86 ISAs, or semiconductors in general.
• Prior experience interfacing between R&D teams and outbound marketing functions.

Pay & Benefits

Consistent with SiFive values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the base pay range is a guideline, and our compensation range reflects the cost of labor in the U.S. geographic market based on the location of the role. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and relevant work experience.

For candidates who receive and offer, the starting salary will vary based on various factors including, but not limited to, such qualifications as, skill level, competencies, and work location. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee.

Base Pay Range

In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for variable/ incentive compensation and/ or equity. In addition, this role is eligible for a comprehensive, competitive benefits package which may include healthcare and retirement plans, paid time off, and more!

Additional Information:

This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in

United States of America

Any offer of employment for this position is also contingent on the Company verifying that you are a authorized for access to export-controlled technology under applicable export control laws or, if you are not already authorized, our ability to successfully obtain any necessary export license(s) or other approvals.

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