Principal System Architect; Silent

Position: Principal System Architect (Silent)

Principal System Architect (Silent) at Arm

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Date posted: 19/11/2025 |
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. In this role you will be a technology leader in a multinational, dynamic and highly motivated Systems team, helping craft the direction of our world‑leading products. You will have architecture and hardware/software development skills and the ability to think creatively. Your ideas will make a difference and enable you to deliver industry‑leading IP.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop systems architecture for 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 Arm engineering teams to deliver your ideas 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, including memory systems and memory controller knowledge.
• Experience in SoC design and knowledge of integrating IP and analyzing system‑level performance.
• Ability to quantify and make trade‑offs between power, performance, and area to meet product requirements.
• Knowledge of interconnect and network‑on‑chip technology principles.

Nice To Have Skills And Experience

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

Accommodations

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

Hybrid Working

Arm’s approach to hybrid working supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We enable teams to determine their own hybrid patterns, depending on work and team needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases flexibility may be limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations and we will collaborate with you to find the best solution.

Equal Opportunities

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 and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Semiconductor Manufacturing, Software Development, Computer Hardware Manufacturing

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