Principal FAE - San Jose, California, United States
$182,800 - $247,300 USD yearly
Originally posted 4 June 2026 by the employer.
Guide customer SoC designs across Arm CPU, Mali GPU, Ethos NPU, CoreLink NoC/Mesh, and Compute Subsystems.
About the role
Arm is seeking a Principal Field Applications Engineer (FAE) to support and lead customer engagements covering Arm IPs with an emphasis on SoC-level and Compute Subsystem architecture. The position supports customer SoC designs integrating Arm CPU, Mali GPU/ISP, Ethos NPU, CoreLink NoC/Mesh, and CoreSight Debug/Trace IPs.
What you'll do
- Act as a senior technical advisor for silicon partners and customer engagements. - Support customer SoC designs using Arm CPU, Mali GPU/ISP, Ethos NPU, CoreLink NoC/Mesh, CoreSight Debug/Trace, and System IPs. - Provide guidance on IP selection, configuration, and system-level integration. - Support Arm Compute Subsystems (CSS) and platform-based design approaches. - Lead technical discussions spanning power, performance, scalability, and system architecture. - Partner with Sales, Product Marketing, Support, and Engineering to resolve cross-IP issues and achieve design wins.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field. - 10+ years of experience in SoC design, semiconductor IP, EDA tools, or customer-facing technical roles. - Understanding of CPU, GPU, NPU, and System IP at a system integration level. - System-level knowledge of memory hierarchy, cache coherency, and multi-IP SoC design. - Prior Field Applications Engineering or Technical Sales experience.
Skills: technical advisor, customer support, IP selection, system-level integration, design wins
This role has been open 120 days — well above the 76-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · SOC Architecture
|
Open roles in category
41
|
Median days open
76 d
|
Median salary
$215k
|
See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Arm Holdings | All employers we track in this specialty (41 roles · 11 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 4 | 41 |
| Median days open | 120 d | 76 d (+44 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $215k |
Skills observed across this category: technical advisor, customer support, IP selection, system-level integration, design wins
Who's hiring in this category
- GlobalFoundries · 10 open roles · median 95 d
- Baya Systems · 9 open roles · median 91 d
- Texas Instruments · 5 open roles · median 40 d
- Arm Holdings (this employer) · 4 open roles · median 119 d
- AMD · 3 open roles · median 36 d
- NVIDIA · 3 open roles · median 55 d
How we counted: 41 open Applications FAE (SOC Architecture) roles from 11 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 22 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.