Principal Field Application Engineer - Edge AI

Arm; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 184,500 - 249,600; Full time

Job summary

Arm in San Jose is seeking a Principal FAE – Edge AI to support strategic partners in effectively integrating Arm technologies. You will serve as a trusted advisor and lead technical engagements to drive business growth.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of SoC architecture and experience with Arm-based systems. Responsibilities include building relationships with customers and providing system-level architectural guidance. A competitive salary range of $184,500–$249,600 is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
• Shown experience in semiconductor, SoC build, applications engineering, or engineering sales.
• Strong understanding of SoC architecture, system integration, and hardware/software interactions.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical advisor for strategic partner accounts.
• Lead technical engagements that support licensing opportunities.
• Provide system-level architectural guidance for Arm-based SoCs.

Skills

Strong understanding of SoC architecture

Experience with Arm-based systems

Technical consulting

Relationship-building skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Development tools

Job description

Job ID 2026-17473
Date posted 25/06/2026
Location San Jose, California
Category Sales

Job Overview

Arm is seeking a ‘Principal FAE – Edge AI’ to support strategic partners in the effective integration of Arm technologies, with a focus on Edge AI. As a senior technical leader within the Sales organization, you will serve as a trusted advisor, combining deep system architecture expertise with technical account leadership to drive design wins, business growth, and long‑term partner success. Working closely with Partner Managers, Product Management, and technical development groups, you will engage with customer architects and technical leaders, influence decision makers to adopt technology and accelerate development of Arm‑based solutions, lead complex technical engagements ranging from architecture to deployment, and provide market insights to inform product strategy.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical advisor for strategic partner accounts, building positive relationships with architects, engineering leaders, and key decision‑makers.
• Lead technical engagements that support licensing opportunities, build wins, and successful deployment related to Arm solutions.
• Develop a deep understanding of customer product roadmaps, business objectives, technical requirements, and drive challenges to identify growth opportunities.
• Provide system‑level architectural guidance for Arm‑based SoCs and platforms, including CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, compute subsystems, system IP, software tools, and Edge AI solutions.
• Guide customers in IP selection, configuration, integration, and optimization to meet power, performance, scalability, and time‑to‑market objectives.
• Support customers from architecture definition and design evaluation through implementation and deployment.
• Drive adoption of Arm technologies through technical presentations, workshops, demonstrations, and executive‑level discussions.
• Partner closely with Sales, Product Management, Engineering, and Applications Engineering teams to develop winning technical strategies and ensure successful customer outcomes.
• Lead resolution of complex multi‑functional and cross‑IP technical challenges by coordinating with Support AE, Arm product and engineering teams.
• Provide customer feedback, market insights, and competitive intelligence to influence product strategy, roadmap decisions, and future solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Shown experience in semiconductor, SoC build, applications engineering, system architecture, engineering sales, or related technical roles.
• Strong understanding of SoC architecture, system integration, and hardware/software interactions, including processors, memory subsystems, cache coherency, interconnects, and multi‑IP designs.
• Experience with Arm‑based systems, encompassing processors such as CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, compute modules, system IP, development tools, and SoC integration methodologies.
• Shown background in Field Applications Engineering, technical consulting, solutions engineering, technical sales, or similar customer‑facing technical roles.
• Experience leading technical discussions involving system architecture, efficiency, speed, scalability, and implementation trade‑offs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience with Arm Compute Subsystems (CSS), AI/ML accelerators, graphics technologies, system IP, or advanced SoC architectures.
• Experience developing or supporting Edge AI solutions, including AI/ML workloads on embedded and edge platforms.
• Prior experience in Field Applications Engineering, Technical Marketing, or Technical Sales within the semiconductor industry.
• Experience supporting one or more of the following markets: Edge AI, mobile, consumer, or IoT.
• Familiarity with semiconductor IP licensing models and ecosystem‑based solution development.
• Strong communication, presentation, and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business audiences.
• Ability to operate independently while collaborating effectively across multiple functions and organizations.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.
• Demonstrated ability to influence architecture decisions, technology adoption, and design wins with customer engineering teams and technical decision‑makers.

Salary Range

$184,500–$249,600 per year. Salary is only one component of Arm’s offering; the total reward package will be discussed during the recruitment and selection process.

Equal Opportunities

Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Accommodations

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.