CareerPlan

Principal Modeling Engineer

San Jose, CaliforniaFull-time$263k–$355k2026-11-06 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Lead performance modeling efforts for next-generation Arm IP to define accelerator performance and guide ML hardware architecture direction.

Role type

Principal Modeling Engineer (Hardware IP)

Builds

Performance models and architectural experiments for Arm accelerators

Domain

Semiconductor / Machine Learning Hardware Architecture

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Computer architecture fundamentals, Functional and performance modeling, Modern C++ and Python, Hardware microarchitecture exploration, Linux development

Preferred skills

Machine Learning IP development, Cache-coherent memory system architecture

Responsibilities

Define performance for new features in accelerators, Work with hardware architects on workload characterization, Propose and characterize changes to products, Mentor junior engineers

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship