Senior Director, SoC Power and Clocking Technology

Arm Holdings

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Location
Austin, TXSan Diego, CA
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$382,500–$517,500 / yr
Posted
100 days ago
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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.

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TL;DR · Senior Director, SoC Power and Clocking Technology

Senior Director, SoC Power and Clocking Technology leads a diverse team responsible for delivering architecture and verified designs for power and clocking systems. This leadership role involves gathering requirements, prototyping, and developing the SoC level clock, reset, power, and thermal management architecture to ensure efficient resource usage. The successful candidate will resolve complex issues from architectural exploration through post-silicon bring-up while collaborating with partners, OEMs, and internal software teams. Key technical competencies include managing power and thermal limits, DVFS, power gating, voltage regulation, digital clocking, and reset systems. Expertise in standards such as ARM PCSA, SCMI, ACPI, and BSA is required. The role focuses on the critical problem of delivering high-quality, power-efficient SoC products by synthesizing complex requirements into optimized solutions for various platforms including mobile, automotive, IoT, and infrastructure applications.

What you'll do

  • Lead a global multi-functional team to deliver SoC architecture and verified designs for power and clocking.
  • Gather requirements and develop SoC level clock, reset, power, and thermal management architectures.
  • Resolve complex technical issues from initial architectural exploration through implementation and post-silicon bring-up.
  • Manage the efficient use of system resources by designing optimized power and thermal solutions.
  • Coordinate with partners, OEMs, and internal software teams to resolve platform-level challenges.
  • Oversee the development of features including DVFS, Power Gating, Voltage Regulation, and Digital Clocking.
  • Ensure the delivery of high-quality, power-efficient SoC products to the market.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in science or engineering; Master's Degree (preferred).
  • 20+ years of experience in SoC architecture and Hardware design.
  • 5+ years of experience specifically architecting, developing, and delivering clock, reset, power, and thermal solutions.
  • Strong leadership skills to manage a global multi-functional team and external partners.
  • Ability to synthesize diverse requirements into optimized solutions for power, thermal, electrical limits, DVFS, and digital clocking.
  • Experience with standards such as ARM PCSA, SCMI, ACPI, and BSA (preferred).
  • Experience architecting or developing ARM or x86-based laptop products at SoC and system levels (preferred).
  • Experience in Automotive, IoT, Infrastructure, or mobile SoC and board-level power delivery (preferred).

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