SoC Architect

Arm; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 323,000 - 437,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm is seeking a SoC Architect in San Jose, CA to design scalable architectures for high‑volume silicon across mobile, automotive, datacenter, networking, and IoT. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver production‑quality IP, optimize performance and power, and shape the roadmap of next‑generation Arm platforms.

Join a fast‑paced team and influence architecture decisions, work with partners, and help accelerate silicon development from concept to tape‑out in a hybrid working

Qualifications

• Significant experience architecting scalable SoCs across multiple market segments.
• Expertise in heterogeneous compute architectures, power management, clocking, interconnect, PCIe/CXL, caching, memory hierarchies, security, virtualization, packaging, performance/power modeling.
• Excellent presentation, interpersonal and communication skills; able to present at executive level.
• 10 years of experience in a senior development or leadership position within the semiconductor industry.
• Ability to influence across engineering and business organizations internal and external to Arm.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Arm’s SoC architecture for best-in-class compute across market segments.
• Coordinate with architecture and core technology teams to roadmap platforms and features.
• Collaborate with a team of architects to deliver multiple engagements in parallel.
• Work with core, technology and software teams to optimize end-to-end platform solutions.
• Identify key use cases and workloads showcasing Arm IP/platform.
• Ensure on-time delivery of Arm IP into SoCs and shape future IP development.
• Drive innovation in SoC architecture and stay up-to-date with industry trends.
• Lead partner/customer architecture discussions to mature specifications for design and implementation.

Skills

heterogeneous compute architectures

power management

clocking

interconnect

PCIe/CXL

caching

profiling & debug

security & access control

virtualization

memory hierarchies

2.5D/3D packaging

modeling & estimation

real-time accelerators

DRAM technologies

presentation & communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Job description

Job Overview

At Arm, a SoC Architect is a technical role responsible for architecting and designing high‑volume, sophisticated SoC platforms on groundbreaking nodes across multiple market segments including mobile, automotive, datacenter, networking, and IoT.

Arm's SoC Architects play a meaningful role in the development of production‑quality silicon with outstanding performance and power efficiency, both in partnership with Arm partners and in producing Arm development silicon.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Arm’s SoC architecture based on Arm product IP and system architecture to meet the requirements of best‑in‑class compute across our market segments.
• Work proactively across Arm’s architecture and core technology teams to ensure a roadmap of architecture platforms and technology feature development supporting the needs of groundbreaking SoCs.
• Collaborate with a team of SoC architects with the expertise to leave no stone unturned in the quest to design world‑leading SoCs. Ability to scale across multiple partners and deliver multiple engagements in parallel.
• Collaborate with core, technology and software teams to optimize the end‑to‑end platform solutions.
• Participate in identifying the key use cases and workloads showcasing the best of Arm IP/platform.
• Work with engineering teams across Arm to coordinate on‑time delivery of Arm IP into SoCs, and work together to ensure that what we learn from SoC development shapes how we develop future IP.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement in SoC architecture staying up to date on industry trend and new technologies.
• Participate and drive partner/customer specific architecture discussions. Bring specifications to a mature stage allowing design and implementation teams to engage actively.

Required Skills and Experience

• Significant experience in architecting scalable SoCs on groundbreaking nodes across multiple market segments.
• Expertise in multiple of the following areas: heterogeneous compute architectures, power management, clocking, coherent and non‑coherent interconnect, PCIe/CXL, multi‑level caching architecture, functional profiling & debug, security and access control, virtualization, memory hierarchies, sophisticated 2.5D/3D packaging, performance / power modeling & estimation, soft real‑time accelerators, DRAM memory technologies.
• Excellent presentation, interpersonal and communication skills. Able to present at executive level inside and outside of Arm.
• Bachelor's or Master’s degrees in Electrical or Computer Engineering and 10 years of experience in a senior development or leadership position within the semiconductor industry.
• Ability to influence at all levels, across engineering and business organizations internal and external to Arm, in their peer group, across execution, strategy and change.

Nice To Have Skills and Experience

• Ability to work optimally in a fast‑paced environment with changing priorities and requirements.
• Prepared to challenge the status quo constructively at senior level.
• Proven track record of timely, to‑specification delivery of multiple sophisticated projects in parallel.

In Return

To join a newly forming Solution Engineering SoC architecture team with significant opportunities to impact the shape, definition, and culture of the team and help build our future success! This will be a fast paced and exciting environment with opportunities to demonstrate your strategic and innovative thinking while directly contributing to current projects.

Arm is proud to have a set of behaviors that reflect our culture and guide our decisions, defining how we work collaboratively to defy ordinary and shape extraordinary!

• Partner and customer focus
• Collaboration and communication
• Creativity and innovation
• Team and personal development
• Impact and influence
• Deliver on your promises

Our 10x mindset guides how we engineer, collaborate, and grow. Understand what it means and how to reflect 10x in your work: https://careers.arm.com/en/10x-mindset

Salary Range: $323,000-$437,000 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 [e-mail]. To note, by sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation or adjustment requests will be treated with confidentiality, and information concerning these requests will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation. Although this is not an exhaustive list, examples of support include breaks between interviews, having documents read aloud, or office accessibility.

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.