Principal SoC RAS Architect

Arm Holdings

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Austin, TX
Salary
$262,700–$355,400 / yr
Posted
130 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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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 113 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal SoC RAS Architect

The Principal SoC RAS Architect will join the Solution Engineering SoC architecture team to drive the reliability, availability, and serviceability strategy for next-generation SoCs. This role involves defining architectural specifications, setting goals, and developing roadmaps for SoCs targeting data center applications. The architect will build scalable solutions that balance power, performance, and area while leading implementation of reliability-aware design techniques such as ECC, parity, error logging, detection, and mitigation strategies. Key responsibilities include collaborating with design, verification, manufacturing, and product engineering teams to ensure compliance with data center-class standards. Required expertise includes SoC development, fault detection, and resiliency techniques for large-scale compute platforms. Candidates should possess deep knowledge of reliability modeling, stress and aging analysis, and silicon health monitoring for high-availability systems.

What you'll do

  • Define reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) requirements for next-generation SoCs.
  • Architect scalable RAS solutions that balance power, performance, and area (PPA).
  • Develop and guide the implementation of ECC, parity, error logging, and mitigation strategies.
  • Lead RAS efforts throughout the product lifecycle across front-end design, physical implementation, and verification.
  • Ensure compliance with data center-class reliability and availability standards.
  • Set RAS goals and develop long-term strategy and roadmaps for SoC products.

What we're looking for

  • Master’s degree or higher in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • 10+ years of experience in SoC development with a focus on RAS architecture.
  • Deep understanding of data center-class availability and reliability expectations.
  • Expertise in fault detection, error handling, and resiliency techniques for large-scale compute platforms.
  • Experience designing and deploying RAS strategies for Arm-based architectures (preferred).
  • Familiarity with reliability modeling, stress and aging analysis, and silicon health monitoring (preferred).
  • Understanding of firmware and software roles in RAS implementations (preferred).
  • Exposure to industry standards such as RAS for PCIe, CXL, or JEDEC memory (preferred).

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