Senior Power Analysis Software Engineer

Senior Power Analysis Software Engineer - Arm

Location:

San Diego, CA. Salary Range: $156,500–$211,700 per year.

Employment type:

Full‑time. Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior level. Job function:
Engineering and Information Technology. Industries:
Semiconductor Manufacturing, Software Development, and Computer Hardware Manufacturing.

Are you passionate about shaping the future of chip design? In the Solutions Engineering group at Arm, we offer the outstanding opportunity for an experienced Software Engineer to join our successful team in a dynamic and diverse role! Arm is establishing teams to develop new and best‑in‑class silicon platforms, addressing markets such as premium mobile, compute, IoT, AI/ML server, and automotive.

Arm’s ambition is to demonstrate efficient performance by architecting, implementing, and fabricating pioneering silicon using the latest SoC process nodes and packaging technologies. This is an exciting and unique initiative, where we are driving how the next generation of leading compute devices are built across the industry. Join Arm to be part of the solution.

• Architecting and implementing the group's future direction for software development, maintenance, continuous integration, and test.
• Developing innovative Software applications for Arm SoCs to be used as workloads for power analysis in modelling, simulation, emulation and silicon platforms.
• Developing software microbenchmarks to model Linux/Android applications.
• Close collaboration with analysis and hardware engineers to investigate issues and understand the software and hardware behaviour to deliver power optimisations.

• Proven experience in software development for SoC platforms.
• A background developing low‑level embedded system firmware, boot loaders, RTOS, device drivers.
• Familiarity working with operating system environments (Linux).
• Experience in architecting software stacks written preferably in C or C++.
• Demonstrable experience in developing and implementing methodologies for reusable and maintainable code.
• Theoretical and practical skills in structuring code for continuous integration, scalability, and testability.
• MS degree in CS/CE/EE or equivalent experience and an interest in new hardware.

• Understanding of SoC power management firmware.
• Experience developing or analysing CPU, machine learning, media, and memory system benchmarks used for PPA analysis.
• Background in running simulation/emulation tools (e.g., VCS, Questasim, Incisive, Veloce Strato, Palladium, Zebu, etc).

We are proud to have a set of behaviours that reflect our culture and guide our decisions, defining how we work together! These behaviours are assessed as part of the hiring process:

• Partner and customer focus
• Teamwork and communication
• Creativity and innovation
• Team and personal development
• Impact and influence
• Deliver on your promises

10x mindset guides how we engineer, collaborate, and grow. Understand what it means and how to reflect 10x in your work:

$156,500–$211,700 per year.

At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email  By sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation or adjustment requests will be treated with confidentiality, and information concerning these requests will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation.

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, while recognising 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.

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

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