CPU Performance Architect at ARM in Austin, TX

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Arm is the industry's leading supplier of microprocessor technology, offering the widest range of microprocessor cores to address the performance, power and cost requirements for almost all application markets. Combining a vibrant ecosystem with more than 1,000 partners delivering silicon, development tools and software, and over 90 billion processors shipped, our technology is at the heart of a computing and connectivity revolution that is transforming the way people live and businesses operate.

In the role you are a part of the Austin-based CPU performance architecture team, which is part of Arm's worldwide CPU development group. This diverse engineering-centric team defines, designs, and validates Arm processor IP. Arm-based processors are the brains in billions of diverse electronic devices and we collaborate with the world's leading technology companies.

As an authority —think Senior/Staff/Principal type engineer-- on our team of about a dozen senior engineers, you tackle next-generation Arm Cortex-A class CPU microarchitecture design and performance analysis. You will be a part of a growing organization with a validated business model and a strong plan for continued future growth. Your team focuses on engineering using the latest tools and methodologies with an eye for innovation and creative problem solving.

What will I be accountable for?

As a CPU Performance Architect, you will contribute to the future:

You analyze CPU performance when integrated into a larger system and ensure model functionality and accuracy in that environment

You use core and system models containing CPUs to craft next-generation CPU microarchitecture and you also use your strong software engineering skills to enable CPU performance models to be cleanly encapsulated and integrated into system-level models

You interact technically with both internal engineering teams and external partners.

Together with our world-leading architects you will:

What skills, experience, and qualifications do I need?

• You bring a variety of skills, experience, and qualifications:
• MS (Masters) or BS (Bachelors) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
• Minimum of 7 years of software engineering experience relevant to workload analysis
• An authority with microarchitecture at the level of CPU, system, and SoC
• C/C++ and assembly-level programming
• The ability to travel occasionally for training and customer meetings

What would give you an edge?

If you bring experience building, configuring, and bringing up of Linux and Android on virtual environments along with specific Arm-architecture experience or if you have prior knowledge of SystemC or TLM2, then we want to talk with you. Likewise, if you love scripting in either Python or Perl, then that will help you during the interview process.

Desired behaviors for this role:

At Arm, we are guided by our core beliefs that reflect our rare culture and guide our decisions, defining how we work together to defy ordinary and shape extraordinary:

We, not I

Collaboration first, egos last.

•Start with long-term value to customers and partners, and work back from there.

•Collaborate, decide, commit, and bring people with you.

•Make the most of all the skills and knowledge across Arm; share information with those who need it.

•Care about the people around you.

Passion for progress

Innovation that enables our ecosystems, Arm and our people to thrive.

•Work with pace and judgement. Adapt to circumstances.

•Take risk in support of Arm's progress.

•Be accountable for the decisions you take. Learn from failure.

•Pursue innovation relentlessly.

Be your brilliant self

Skillful individuality, performance and fulfilment.

•Be authentic.

•Seek and embrace differences.

•Encourage curiosity and challenge.

•Give people trust and autonomy; show people they can trust you to do brilliant work in pursuit of Arm’s goals.