Principal Systems Architect

Job Title

Principal Systems Architect

Role Summary

Join Arm Central Technology Systems as a systems and machine learning architect focused on Physical AI for automotive and robotics. The role defines SoC and system architectures and technology roadmaps and works across AI/ML modeling, hardware modeling, simulation and software.

Working in small, technical teams (UK and US), you will assess compute performance and power requirements for multi-modal sensor-to-actuator systems and influence SoC architecture and design decisions. The position is preferred to be based in Austin, TX.

Experience Level

Senior — requires at least 5 years of relevant software industry experience and at least 2 years in automotive autonomy or robotics system architecture and/or AI/ML development.

Responsibilities

Deliver system-level architecture, performance and power analysis, and collaborate across SoC and IP teams.

• Synthesize diverse requirements and dimension optimized system solutions using representative inference models and software workloads.
• Define compute requirements with emphasis on performance and power for multi-modal sensor-to-actuator systems.
• Develop and maintain model zoos for automotive autonomy and robotics applications.
• Produce performance and power analysis reports based on measurements of existing and emerging systems.
• Collaborate with SoC architects, system designers, IP and analysis teams; engage AI/ML, hardware modeling, simulation and software specialists.
• Explore and propose architectural techniques to optimize SoC features, algorithms, and neural networks.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience:

• At least five years of relevant software industry experience and experience in automotive autonomy or robotics system architecture or AI/ML development.
• Experience designing and architecting classical and AI/ML/RL algorithms and networks on contemporary high-performance systems.
• Understanding of GPU and NPU functional architectures and their effects on performance and power.
• Solid knowledge of computer architecture concepts (cache hierarchy, memory access efficiency, parallel architectures).
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to work both independently and in teams; strong initiative and problem-solving ability.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with MLPs, CNNs, DNNs and transformer architectures for automotive and robotics perception.
• Sensor preprocessing experience using GPGPU or other hardware accelerators.
• GPU/NPU architecture performance and power analysis for automotive or robotics SoCs.
• Experience with functional safety standards (ISO26262) and safety-critical systems.
• Experience addressing hardware architecture challenges (clocking, reset, interconnects, power, thermal).

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent practical experience) in electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, robotics, data analytics or a related technical field. Master's degree preferred.

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.