Senior Director, SoC Power and Clocking Technology

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced SoC (System-on-Chip) Engineering Leader to direct a diverse team delivering Architecture and Verified Designs for Power and Clocking.

About the role

As a Technology Team lead over SoC Power and Clocking, you will be accountable for gathering requirements, prototyping, and developing the SOC Level clock, reset, power, and thermal management architecture to ensure the efficient and effective use of system resources. You must resolve complex issues throughout the development lifecycle from architectural exploration through to implementation and post-silicon bring-up. You will collaborate with partners, OEMs, and internal software teams, directing global multi-functional teams to identify, prioritize, and resolve SOC and platform-level challenges. This role plays a pivotal part in delivering high-quality, power-efficient SOC products to the market.

Responsibilities

• Gather and synthesize diverse sets of requirements and capabilities into optimized solutions.
• Architect, develop, and deliver clock, reset, power, and thermal management solutions.
• Lead and manage a global mid-size multi-functional team and external partners.
• Resolve SOC and platform-level challenges throughout the development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely, to-specification delivery of projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering; Master’s Degree preferred.
• 20+ years of experience in SoC architecture and Hardware (HW) design.
• 5+ years of experience specifically architecting, developing, and delivering clock, reset, power, and thermal solutions.
• Strong leadership, collaborative, and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.

Skills

• Power, Thermal, and Electrical Limits management solutions.
• DVFS, Power Gating, Voltage Regulation, Digital Clocking, Reset.
• Standards such as ARM Power Control System Architecture (PCSA), System Control and Management Interface (SCMI), ACPI, and BSA.
• Processor low power states.
• Use-Cases power and Performance modeling or Analysis.

Nice to have

• Experience architecting or developing ARM or x86-based laptop products at SoC and system/platform level.
• Experience in Automotive, IoT, Infrastructure, or mobile SoC and board-level power and power delivery.
• Proven track record of timely, to-specification delivery of multiple sophisticated projects in parallel.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and annual bonus.
• RSUs (Restricted Stock Units).
• 401k matching.
• Excellent PTO allowance, including family bonding time.
• Quarterly days of care for work-life balance.
• Competitive benefits package.

Pay

Salary Range: $397,800-$538,200 per year.

Schedule

Arm’s approach to hybrid working empowers teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, balancing face-to-face collaboration with flexibility. Details will be shared during the application process.