Arm · 6 hours ago
Principal Systems Architect
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$241K/yr - $326K/yr
5+ years expArm is a company that defines SoC and system architectures across various sectors. They are seeking a systems and machine learning architect to join their Physical AI systems team, focusing on optimizing system solutions and collaborating with other architects and teams.
AnalyticsElectronicsInternet of ThingsSemiconductorSoftware
Responsibilities
Synthesize diverse sets of requirements to dimension optimized system solutions, based on representative inference models and/or software workloads
Based on understanding of multi-modal sensor systems to actuator interfaces, you will focus on the compute requirements (especially performance and power) for these systems
Develop and augment model zoos for automotive autonomy and robotics applications
Develop performance and power analysis reports, based on measurements on existing systems to our most advanced, emerging technology
Collaborate with other SoC architects, system architects, system designers, IP teams and analysis teams
Engage with specialists across Arm, from AI/ML modeling, hardware modeling, simulation and emulation, and software
Explore and innovate architectural techniques to optimize SoC features including selecting, optimizing, profiling algorithms, and selecting, optimizing neural networks
Qualification
Required
At least two years of automotive autonomy or robotics system architecture and/or AI/ML development experience
At least five years of relevant software industry experience
Experience with design and architecture of classical and AI/ML/RL algorithms and networks on contemporary high-performance systems
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Understanding of GPU, NPU functional architectures and how they affect the performance and power aspects of the SoC
Understanding of computer architecture and concepts such as cache hierarchy, memory access efficiency, parallel architectures
Capable of working both in teams and independently
High degree of initiative and a confident problem solver
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, robotics, data analytics or a related field
Preferred
Master's degree preferred
Classical MLPs, CNNs and modern DNN, transformer architectures for high performance automotive and robotics perception
Sensor preprocessing including GPGPU and/or other hardware accelerator approaches for high performance automotive and robotics sensor perception
GPU, NPU architecture performance and power analysis for high performance automotive or robotics SoCs
Functional safety, ISO26262, and developing systems for safety applications
High performance hardware architecture challenges and solutions (e.g., clocking, reset, interconnects, power and thermal)
Company
Arm
Arm’s foundational technology is defining the future of computing. A future built by the greatest technology ecosystem in the world.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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Leadership Team
Rene Haas
Chief Executive Officer
Jason Child
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
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