SoC Architect

Arm Holdings

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Austin, TXChandler, AZ
Salary
$308,600–$417,500 / yr
Posted
117 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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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.

Listed pay typically runs $208,450–$282,050 across 112 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · SoC Architect

The SoC Architect joins the Solution Engineering SoC architecture team to design and develop high-volume, sophisticated SoC platforms on groundbreaking nodes. This role involves architecting platforms across mobile, automotive, datacenter, networking, and IoT segments to achieve best-in-class compute performance and power efficiency. Key responsibilities include collaborating with core technology and software teams to optimize end-to-end platform solutions, identifying key workloads, and driving innovation in architecture. The candidate must possess expertise in heterogeneous compute architectures, power management, clocking, coherent and non-coherent interconnects, PCIe/CXL, multi-level caching, functional profiling, security, virtualization, memory hierarchies, 2.5D/3D packaging, and performance modeling. This position solves complex technical problems by translating requirements into mature specifications for production-quality silicon, ensuring on-time delivery of Arm IP into diverse market-leading products.

What you'll do

  • Design and develop SoC architectures based on Arm product IP to meet market-specific compute requirements.
  • Coordinate with core technology teams to develop a roadmap of architecture platforms and features.
  • Optimize end-to-end platform solutions by collaborating with core, technology, and software teams.
  • Identify key use cases and workloads that showcase the best performance of Arm IP and platforms.
  • Coordinate with engineering teams to ensure the on-time delivery of Arm IP into SoCs.
  • Drive innovation in SoC architecture by staying updated on industry trends and new technologies.
  • Lead partner and customer-specific architecture discussions to bring specifications to a mature stage for implementation.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's or Master’s degrees in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
  • 10 years of experience in a senior development or leadership position within the semiconductor industry.
  • Significant experience in architecting scalable SoCs on groundbreaking nodes across multiple market segments.
  • Expertise in areas such as heterogeneous compute, power management, interconnects, PCIe/CXL, caching, security, or memory hierarchies.
  • Excellent presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills for executive-level engagement.
  • Ability to influence across engineering and business organizations regarding execution, strategy, and change.
  • Ability to work optimally in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities (preferred).
  • Proven track record of timely, to-specification delivery of multiple sophisticated projects in parallel (preferred).

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