Principal Engineer, RTL Design

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Date posted Oct. 15, 2025

Location Bengaluru, India

Category Design Engineering

Arm's hardware is at the heart of the computing and connectivity revolution that continues to transform the way people live and businesses operate. Working as a team and engaging with the world's most famous technology companies, we are driving innovation into all areas that compute is possible to build better solutions for the billions of people using our technology worldwide. As we continue to grow, we need the best engineers to join a team with ownership of the development of compute solutions. Soon, you could be using your talents to help us develop the technologies that will enable the very latest compute solutions in today's infrastructure and client markets

Arm designs technologically sophisticated Cores and System components. Combining these components with Arm CPUs, various sub-system solutions are built to cater to innovative market segments like mobiles, servers, AI, automotive, IoT, etc.

Systems Solution team's mission is to enable our customers deliver a secure, performant, reliable hardware and software that are easy to use You will be working in a highly focused group within Arm's Solution Engineering team, where you will help with development of our next generation compute client and infrastructure SoCs and solutions using innovative technologies, methodologies and tools.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced SoC technical lead to join our team in developing SoCs based on ARM technology. The candidate will be responsible for delivery of multitude of SOCs

The ideal candidate person will have demonstrated experience as a leader to influence and drive SOC teams. The candidate should have technical leadership along with ability and desire to be hands on in all phases of development.

• Lead the development of various SOC's from concept to production
• Collaborate with multi-functional and geographically spread-out teams including software, architecture, and hardware teams to develop high-quality and timely execution.
• Work multi-functionally to define robust and scalable SOC methodology
• Work closely with Architecture, verification, physical design, validation and test teams to ensure that the chip meets the required performance and functional specifications
• Drive SoC microarchitecture for various subsystems including high performance compute cores, memory controllers, interconnects, peripherals etc., as well as for SOC.
• Develop and implement strategies to optimize chip-level PPA.

Required Skills and Experience

• 15+ Years of experience in the design and development of SOCs, with a number of years in a leadership role.
• Strong understanding of SOC architectures, including processor cores, memory subsystems, interconnect networks and communication interfaces.
• Experience with chip design tools and industry-standard EDA tools
• Ability to meet aggressive targets without compromising on quality
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Bachelors, Master's or Ph.D. is Electrical or Computer Engineering or Equivalent

Accommodations at Arm

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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.