SoC Architect

Arm Holdings

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Diego, CAAustin, TXChandler, AZ
Salary
$308,600–$417,500 / yr
Posted
117 days ago
Freshness
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.

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 for mobile, automotive, datacenter, networking, and IoT segments by leveraging Arm product IP and system architecture. Key responsibilities include collaborating with core technology and software teams to optimize end-to-end platform solutions, identifying key workloads, and driving innovation in SoC 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, performance modeling, soft real-time accelerators, and DRAM technologies. The position requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and ten years of semiconductor industry experience.

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 the on-time delivery of Arm IP into SoCs with various engineering teams.
  • Drive innovation and continuous improvement in SoC architecture by monitoring 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 multiple areas including heterogeneous compute, power management, interconnects, PCIe/CXL, caching, 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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