Principal Field Application Engineer, Edge AI

Arm Holdings

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$184,500–$249,600 / yr
Posted
77 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $217k
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This role pays more than 75% of similar roles. Most pay $169,550–$219,668 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $217k versus about $195k for comparable roles.

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About Arm Holdings

Arm Holdings plc is a leading British semiconductor and software design firm, established in 1990 and recognized for developing energy-efficient processor architectures that power nearly all smartphones and a vast range of IoT and computing devices.

Arm Holdings currently has 39 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $208,450–$282,050 across 38 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Field Application Engineer, Edge AI

Principal Field Application Engineer - Edge AI As a technical leader within the Sales organization, you will serve as a primary advisor for strategic partner accounts to facilitate the integration of Arm technologies with a specific focus on Edge AI. You will collaborate with internal product and engineering teams while engaging directly with customer architects to drive design wins and accelerate development. Your daily responsibilities include providing system-level architectural guidance for SoCs, including CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, and compute subsystems, while guiding customers through IP selection, configuration, and optimization for power and performance. You will leverage expertise in SoC architecture, memory subsystems, and hardware-software interactions to resolve complex multi-functional challenges. The role addresses the technical challenge of deploying AI/ML workloads on embedded and edge platforms by providing market insights and technical feedback to influence future product roadmaps and strategies.

What you'll do

  • Act as the primary technical advisor for strategic partner accounts to drive design wins and business growth.
  • Provide system-level architectural guidance for Arm-based SoCs, including CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, and Edge AI solutions.
  • Guide customers through IP selection, configuration, integration, and optimization to meet performance and power goals.
  • Support the full product lifecycle from initial architecture definition and design evaluation to implementation and deployment.
  • Drive technology adoption through technical presentations, workshops, demonstrations, and executive-level discussions.
  • Resolve complex multi-functional and cross-IP technical challenges by coordinating with internal engineering and support teams.
  • Provide market insights and competitive intelligence to influence Arm’s product strategy and roadmap decisions.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • Experience in semiconductor, SoC build, applications engineering, system architecture, or technical sales roles.
  • Strong understanding of SoC architecture, system integration, and hardware/software interactions including processors and memory subsystems.
  • Experience with Arm-based systems including CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, and SoC integration methodologies.
  • Background in Field Applications Engineering, technical consulting, or customer-facing technical roles.
  • Experience leading technical discussions regarding system architecture, performance, scalability, and implementation trade-offs.
  • Experience developing or supporting Edge AI solutions on embedded and edge platforms.

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