ARM

Principal Quality & Safety Engineer

ARM$249K — $338K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong experience in semiconductor or SoC development within safety-critical industries.
  • Practical knowledge of ISO 26262, ASPICE, IEC 61508, or similar standards.
  • Experience supporting engineering teams in compliance, audit, and process improvement activities.
  • Experience with Functional Safety and/or cybersecurity assessments and work products.
  • Ability to work across technical and organizational boundaries in complex engineering environments.
  • Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

  • Enable Automotive and Robotics programs from development through certification.
  • Work with engineering teams to align development practices with industry standards and customer requirements.
  • Drive readiness for external assessments and conduct internal audits and reviews.
  • Help teams prepare compliance evidence, safety documentation, and assessment responses.
  • Establish process improvements, trainings, corrective actions, and best-in-class practices across SoC programs.
  • Contribute to internal and external safety readiness initiatives across Automotive, robotics, AI, and industrial domains.

Benefits

  • Hybrid working arrangements to support high performance and personal wellbeing.
Full Job Description
Job Overview:

Arm is looking for a Principal/Staff level Quality & Safety Engineer to join the Arm Global Standards and Compliance team.

This role will support automotive SoC programs across Functional Safety, Automotive Cybersecurity, and quality activities, working closely with engineering and business teams throughout development, assessment, and release of Physical AI products.

You will build practical, scalable compliance approaches for ISO 26262 and ISO/SAE 21434, improve development workflows, support external assessments, and deploy the best engineering practices across Arm's automotive and robotic products.

Responsibilities:

  • Enable Automotive and Robotics programs from development through certification.
  • Work with engineering teams to align development practices with industry standards and customer requirements.
  • Drive readiness for external assessments and conduct internal audits and reviews.
  • Help teams prepare compliance evidence, safety documentation, and assessment responses.
  • Establish process improvements, trainings, corrective actions, and best-in-class practices across SoC programs.
  • Contribute to internal and external safety readiness initiatives across Automotive, robotics, AI, and industrial domains.


Required Skills and Experience :

  • Strong experience in semiconductor or SoC development within safety-critical industries.
  • Practical knowledge of ISO 26262, ASPICE, IEC 61508, or similar standards.
  • Experience supporting engineering teams in compliance, audit, and process improvement activities.
  • Experience with Functional Safety and/or cybersecurity assessments and work products.
  • Ability to work across technical and organizational boundaries in complex engineering environments.
  • Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.


Nice to Have

  • Functional Safety auditor certification
  • Cybersecurity compliance experience (ISO/SAE 21434)

Please note that no relocation package is available for this role.

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Salary Range:

$249,900-$338,100 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.

Hybrid Working at Arm

Arm's approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team's needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.

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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