ARM

Principal Engineering Lead

ARM$262K — $355K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Relevant University degree or equivalent experience in a senior customer-facing technical role.
  • Deep understanding of complex SoC-based products at a system level.
  • Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
  • Experience collaborating with global teams and customers with exposure to Asia-based manufacturing ecosystems.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary technical interface between Arm and customers, fostering trust with senior engineers and leaders.
  • Lead the resolution of complex, system-level issues involving hardware, software, integration, and manufacturing.
  • Establish clear reporting and prioritization, providing technically grounded updates to senior management.
  • Build, mentor, and develop the Customer Engineering team, focusing on personal development and career progression.
  • Influence Arm's future product roadmap based on customer-driven insights.

Benefits

  • Career-defining opportunity in critical company initiatives.
  • Central role in influencing how Arm innovates and partners globally.
  • Emphasis on individual recognition and equitable compensation.
Full Job Description
Job Overview:

We are looking for a highly motivated Principal Engineer to build and lead a multi-disciplinary team to work onsite with customers, driving their success in integrating Arm technology.

The position is based in San Jose with significant time spent at customer sites in the Bay Area, as well as overseas.

Job Description:

The Principal Engineering Lead will be the primary point of contact for our customers' product engineering teams. Your team will assist the customer from prototyping to volume production, solving intricate, time-critical issues through teamwork and collaboration with the customer, and across Arm's Engineering organization.

Excellent technical communication skill will enable prompt and efficient resolution of issues, and reporting progress and challenges to key senior leadership and management.

Effective interpersonal skills will enable you to coach the team, emphasizing customer success, enabling maximum contribution from all, and of course enjoy great teamwork environment along the way!

You will bring experience of platforms built around complex SoCs, product implementation and a strong interest in deployment challenges for Edge AI applications.

Responsibilities:

  • Act as primary technical interface between Arm and the customer, building strong, trust-based relationships with senior engineers and leadership
  • Lead the timely resolution of complex, system-level issues spanning hardware, software, integration and manufacturing
  • Establish and maintain clear reporting and prioritization, providing clear and technically grounded updates to senior management
  • Build, mentor, and develop the Customer Engineering team, using experience to help the team with personal development and career progression.
  • Use customer driven insights to influence Arms future product roadmap


Required Skills and Experience :

  • Relevant University degree or equivalent experience, with experience in a senior customer-facing technical role
  • Deep system-level understanding of complex SoC-based products
  • Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
  • Experience working with global teams and customers, including exposure to Asia-based manufacturing ecosystems


"Nice To Have":

  • Experience within the Arm ecosystem or semiconductor/IP industry
  • Background in embedded systems, low-power design, or edge/AI-enabled consumer devices


In Return:

Joining Arm means stepping into a career-defining opportunity. You'll occupy a central role in the company's most critical initiatives. These initiatives build how Arm innovates, scales, and partners globally.

Additional Information

Please note this role does not meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship, and therefore the successful candidate must have the right to work in the US without relying on sponsorship by Arm.

Salary Range:

$262,700-$355,400 per year
We value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm's offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.

About ARM

ARM Holdings is a British multinational semiconductor and software design company, owned by SoftBank Group and its Vision Fund. With its headquarters in Cambridge, England, the company designs microprocessors, physical intellectual property (IP) and related technology and software, and sells development tools to deliver complete solutions for the digital world. ARM's technology is used in a wide range of applications, including automotive, consumer electronics, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The company was founded in 1990 and has grown to become one of the world's leading semiconductor IP companies.
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