Principal Product Engineer

Arm; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 249,900 - 338,100; Full time

Job summary

Arm invites applications for Principal System Level Product Engineer in Austin, Texas. You will collaborate across Architecture, SoC Design, Validation, Test, System, Software and Quality to guide manufacturability and own the manufacturing flow at SLT, including 2.5D/3DIC and sub-3nm nodes.

The role focuses on power, performance, cost and manufacturability, with up to 20% travel domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor, Master, or Ph.D. in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in system level product engineering, including manufacturing test and yield improvement.
• Experience with silicon characterization and system reliability qualification.
• Knowledge of CPU/GPU/SoC power and performance dependencies.
• Proficiency with IC data tools such as Silicon.da/Optimal+ and JMP.

Responsibilities

• Understand product requirements with line-of-business and architecture teams.
• Own cross-functional pre/post silicon operations with design, packaging, software, silicon validation, test and quality.
• Serve as central point of contact for Product Engineering with multi-functional collaborators.
• Work with partners to improve yield and characterization methodologies and mitigate yield issues.
• Own post-silicon manufacturing test flow, yield improvement, system-level qualification and SOC testing at SLT.
• Drive correlation of VF margins for SLT testing and implement shift-left strategies.
• Travel up to 20% domestically and internationally.

Skills

CPU/SOC bring-up

System level product engineering

Manufacturing test

Yield improvement

System-level reliability

Data analysis (JMP)

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor/Master/PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Silicon.da

Optimal+

JMP

Python

Job description

Job ID 2026-17727 Date posted 22/07/2026 Location Austin, Texas Category Engineering Operations

Job Overview

Arm has an exciting opportunity for a Principal System Level Product Engineer in our Product Engineering team. You will work with Architecture, SoC Design, Validation, Test, System, Software, and Quality teams throughout the company, to guide manufacturability of pioneering designs across foundry/assembly and own the manufacturing flow at SLT. You will play a key role in preparing Arm and our partners on how to introduce new products in areas such as 2.5D/3DIC and sub-3nm nodes. The role drives industry leading products from pre-si readiness through post-si bring-up. The role requires hardworking product engineering focus on power, performance, cost and manufacturability.

Responsibilities

• Work with line-of-business and architecture teams to understand product requirements.
• Own technical pre/post silicon operations cross product engineering aligning cross-functionally with design, packaging, software, silicon validation, test and quality.
• Be the point of contact for Product Engineering team for multi-functional collaborators.
• Work with partners on enhancing yield and characterization methodologies, using integrated sensor frameworks and yield mitigation strategies.
• Own post-silicon manufacturing test flow, yield improvement, system level qualification, failure debug and SOC testing at SLT.
• Drive correlation and validation of VF margins used for SLT testing, correlating functional failures to ATE and execute shift left strategies.
• Up to 20% travel within US and internationally for company and partner meetings.

Required Skills And Experience

• Bachelors, Masters, or Ph.D. degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, with a strong CPU, SOC or GPU silicon bring-up and product engineering background.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in system level product engineering, including manufacturing test, yield improvement, silicon characterization and system level reliability qualification.
• Broad expertise in bare metal testing and functional testing concepts for SOC testing (compute subsystem and high speed PHY's UCIE/PCIE/DDR) and SW diagnostics framework.
• Strong understanding of device physics, digital/mixed-signal design, foundry and assembly process and CPU/GPU/SoC power and performance dependencies.
• Proficiency in IC data tools such as Silicon.da/Optimal+ and analyzing data using JMP.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong initiative and open in engaging and learning new concepts and sharing with collaborators.

"Nice To Have" Skills And Experience

• Experience in System design and/or system architecture.
• Experience in system validation of high speed IO.
• Software scripting skills using Python.

Please note that no relocation package is available for this role.

Salary Range

$249,900-$338,100 per year

We value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm's offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.

Accommodations at Arm

At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email

Hybrid Working at Arm

Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.

Equal Opportunities at Arm

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.