Principal System Architect

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

6/12/2025

Job ID 2024-13255 Date posted 19/05/2025 Location Cambridge, United Kingdom Category Architecture

Job Overview

The Central Technology Team within Arm develops key technologies which will form the foundation of future products. You will join a multinational dynamic, collaborative and highly motivated Systems team in Central Technology to help craft the direction of our world-leading products. You will need to have architecture and hardware/software development skills, in addition to being able to think creatively. In this role, you can expect to be a technology leader where your ideas will make a difference and enable you to make your mark delivering industry-leading IP!

Your job responsibilities will be diverse and may include architecture, technology research, hands-on prototyping, and experimental investigations. You will also work closely with product engineering teams, and likely take part in partner and customer engagements.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop systems architecture of the latest technologies for products in new and existing markets!
• Perform high-level performance modeling and analysis of hardware features, applications, benchmarks, and AI. Understand and analyze system-level architectural trade-offs (including hardware, memory systems, and system software).
• Collaborate with the Arm engineering teams to see your ideas delivered into products.
  
  

Required Skills And Experience

• BSEE or BSCS required. MS/PhD in EE or CS preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of system architecture and design experience. Experience should include memory systems and memory controllers knowledge.
• Experience in SoC design, and the challenges involved in integrating IP and analyzing system-level performance and behavior.
• Ability to quantify and make trade-offs between power, performance, and area appropriately to meet the requirements of the product.
• Knowledge of interconnect and network-on-chip technology principles.
  
  

“Nice To Have” Skills And Experience

• A strong history of thinking creatively with a practical, organized, and analytical approach to work.
• Works well in a collaborative environment
• Experience with Python scripting
• Experience with C/C++
  
  

In Return

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

Accommodations at Arm

At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email

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.

Equal Opportunities at Arm

Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.