Soc Architect

Description:

Arm is seeking SoC Architects to join its newly forming Solution Engineering SoC architecture team in Toronto. This role is critical for architecting and designing high-volume, sophisticated SoC platforms on advanced nodes, spanning multiple market segments including mobile, automotive, datacenter, networking, and IoT. The position involves both strategic and hands-on responsibilities in designing production-quality silicon with outstanding performance and power efficiency, collaborating closely with internal teams and Arm partners.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop Arm’s SoC architecture based on Arm product IP and system architecture.

• Collaborate with architecture and core technology teams to support roadmap development for SoC platforms.

• Work with a team of SoC architects to deliver world-leading SoCs across multiple engagements.

• Coordinate with core, technology, and software teams to optimize end-to-end platform solutions.

• Participate in defining key use cases and workloads for Arm IP/platforms.

• Ensure on-time delivery of Arm IP into SoCs, leveraging insights to shape future IP development.

• Drive innovation and continuous improvement, staying current on industry trends and new technologies.

• Engage in partner/customer-specific architecture discussions, advancing specifications to design and implementation teams.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Significant experience architecting scalable SoCs on advanced nodes across multiple market segments.

• Expertise in heterogeneous compute architectures, power management, interconnects, multi-level caching, PCIe/CXL, functional profiling, security, virtualization, memory hierarchies, 2.5D/3D packaging, and performance/power modeling.

• Strong presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills, with executive-level engagement capability.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical or Computer Engineering.

• 10+ years in senior development or leadership roles within the semiconductor industry.

• Ability to influence across engineering and business organizations, internally and externally.

“Nice to Have” Skills:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

• Constructively challenge the status quo at senior levels.

• Proven track record of delivering multiple sophisticated projects on time and to specification.

Benefits & Work Culture:

• Join a high-impact, innovative SoC architecture team with opportunities to shape team culture and direction.

• Hybrid working environment promoting high performance and personal well-being.

• Arm is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, offering accommodations during the recruitment process as needed.