Senior Engineer, SoC PnP Architect

Job Title

Senior Engineer, SoC PnP Architect

Role Summary

Work on SoC performance, power and platform (PnP) architecture with emphasis on pre-silicon modeling, emulation-based analysis and post-silicon characterization. The role supports architecture and platform decisions across compute, interconnect, memory and IO subsystems and collaborates with verification, design, firmware and software teams.

Experience Level

Mid-level - approximately 4+ years of relevant SoC PnP / performance experience (posting specifies 4+ years).

Responsibilities

The role focuses on system-level performance and power investigations across pre-silicon, emulation and silicon bring-up.

• Perform pre-silicon performance analysis using simulation, emulation and transaction-level models.
• Use waveform- and trace-based debug to identify latency, bandwidth, throughput, QoS and utilization bottlenecks.
• Develop and calibrate performance and power models (SystemC/TLM, analytical, trace-driven).
• Correlate model, emulation and post-silicon measurements and perform root-cause analysis of performance and power gaps.
• Support silicon bring-up, PMU/telemetry analysis and workload-driven characterization.
• Drive architecture trade-off analysis across performance, power, area, latency and implementation complexity.
• Create automation, profiling and visualization tools for analysis and reporting.
• Present findings and recommendations to cross-functional teams and influence platform/configuration decisions.

Requirements

Core technical skills and experience required for immediate contribution.

Must-have:

• Minimum ~4+ years in SoC PnP/performance architecture or similar roles within the semiconductor industry.
• Hands-on experience with emulation/simulation platforms (examples: Palladium, Veloce, ZeBu or equivalent) and pre-silicon performance analysis.
• Experience building and using SystemC/TLM or trace-driven performance/power models and performing model-to-silicon correlation.
• Post-silicon performance and power characterization experience, including PMU/telemetry and trace-driven investigations.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python for tooling, automation and analysis.
• Practical experience with performance profiling and debugging in Linux and bare-metal environments.
• Strong understanding of computer architecture (CPU/GPU/accelerators, caches, pipelines) and SoC subsystems (interconnect, memory, IO, power-management).
• Clear communication skills and ability to lead cross-functional investigations and present technical recommendations.

Nice-to-have:

• Familiarity with transaction protocols and tracing (CHI, AXI, PCIe, CXL).
• Experience with DVFS, power domains, thermal/TDP analysis and platform-level power management strategies.
• Background in waveform/signal-level performance analysis and hardware debug techniques.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

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.