Distinguished Engineer

Job Title

Distinguished Engineer

Role Summary

Senior technical lead on Arm's Central Technology Graphics team, responsible for defining GPU architecture and conducting technology research to influence Mali graphics IP roadmaps. The role spans architecture, prototyping, performance analysis, tooling, and collaboration with product, partners and customers.

Experience Level

Senior — typically 15+ years of professional experience in computer graphics or equivalent industry experience.

Responsibilities

Deliver architecture, models and tools that guide Mali graphics product decisions and enable execution by engineering teams.

• Define and evolve Mali GPU architecture for modern graphics APIs and market needs.
• Perform high-level performance modelling and analysis for hardware features, benchmarks and applications.
• Develop and improve architectural exploration and performance analysis tools.
• Assess system-level trade-offs across hardware, memory subsystems and system software.
• Prototype and run experimental investigations and hands-on technology research.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, product groups, partners and customers to deliver solutions into products.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience required to succeed in this role.

• Minimum 15+ years of experience in computer graphics or equivalent industry experience.
• Deep background in GPU architecture and graphics systems.
• Proven ability to quantify and balance power, performance and area trade-offs for product requirements.
• Strong programming skills in C and C++; experience with scripting languages for tooling.
• Practical knowledge of graphics APIs (e.g. OpenGL, OpenCL, DirectX) and graphics pipelines.
• Experience with performance modelling, benchmarks and workload analysis.
• Effective communicator and collaborator within global, multidisciplinary teams.

Nice-to-have:

• Track record of driving architecture development focused on PPAB (performance, power, area, bandwidth) optimizations.
• Experience with micro-architecture performance modelling and RTL design for GPUs.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (BSEE or BSCS) required; MS or PhD in EE/CS preferred. Equivalent practical industry experience will be considered.

About the Company

Company: Arm

Headquarters: Cambridge, United Kingdom

ARM is a global leader in semiconductor and software design, driving innovation in computing technology. The company specializes in designing processors and systems that provide the essential building blocks for electronic devices. ARM's architecture is widely used in smartphones, servers, and IoT devices, and its collaborative culture fosters bold thinking, diversity, and high-impact benefits for its talented workforce.