Principal Engineering Lead

Job Title

Principal Engineering Lead

Role Summary

Lead a multi-disciplinary, customer-facing engineering team based in San Jose to drive customer success integrating Arm technology from prototype through volume production. The role requires frequent on-site engagement with customer engineering teams in the Bay Area and overseas and coordination across Arm's engineering organization.

Experience Level

Senior-level (Principal). The role expects proven senior, customer-facing technical leadership; no specific years of experience listed.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities focus on technical leadership, customer engagement, and team development.

• Serve as the primary technical interface to customer product engineering teams and build trusted relationships with senior customer engineers and leaders.
• Lead timely resolution of complex system-level issues spanning hardware, software, integration, and manufacturing.
• Provide clear, technically grounded reporting, prioritization, and status updates to senior management.
• Build, mentor, and develop the Customer Engineering team, supporting personal development and career progression.
• Use customer insights to influence Arm's product roadmap and deployment strategy for Edge AI and SoC platforms.

Requirements

Requirements below separate must-haves from preferred qualifications.

Must-have

• Proven senior, customer-facing technical role experience with the ability to communicate complex technical issues clearly.
• Deep system-level understanding of complex SoC-based products and product implementation challenges.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and written/verbal communication skills.
• Experience working with global teams and customers, including exposure to Asia-based manufacturing ecosystems.
• Right to work in the United States without employer sponsorship (role is not eligible for sponsorship).

Nice-to-have

• Experience within the Arm ecosystem or the semiconductor/IP industry.
• Background in embedded systems, low-power design, or edge/AI-enabled consumer devices.

Education Requirements

Relevant university degree (degree level not specified) or equivalent practical experience. The posting does not mandate particular degree titles or fields, though technical/engineering backgrounds related to SoC, embedded systems, or similar disciplines are implied.

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.