Arm
Principal FAE
$183K–$247K
San Jose, California · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years in SoC design, semiconductor IP, EDA tools, or customer-facing technical roles.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- The role does not meet eligibility requirements for sponsorship; the successful candidate must have the right to work in the US without relying on sponsorship by Arm.
About the job
Leads customer-facing technical engagements to help silicon partners design and integrate Arm IP and compute subsystems into SoCs, while providing feedback that informs Arm’s product direction.
What you'll do
- Advise silicon partners and guide IP selection, configuration, and system-level integration.
- Support Arm Compute Subsystems and platform-based designs; lead discussions on power, performance, scalability, and architecture.
- Resolve cross-IP technical issues and collaborate across Sales, Product Marketing, Support, and Engineering on design wins.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven system-integration understanding of CPU, GPU, NPU, and System IP; knowledge of memory hierarchy, cache coherency, and multi-IP SoC design.
- Strong customer-facing communication and presentation skills; ability to operate independently in a senior technical leadership role.
- Prior Field Applications Engineering or Technical Sales experience.
Pay
$182,800-$247,300 per year (USD, base salary)
Tools
Arm CPU, Mali GPU/ISP, Ethos NPU, CoreLink NoC/Mesh, CoreSight Debug/Trace, System IPs, Arm Compute Subsystems (CSS)
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