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Principal FAE

Job ID 2025-14325 Date posted 24/06/2025 Location San Jose, California Category Applications Engineering
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Arm is looking to hire for a Field Applications Engineer (FAE) to support multiple key infrastructure partners. The FAE is an integral part of the North American Arm Sales team. You will be part of an engaging team with opportunity to grow with the company. In this role, we are seeking someone who blends technical account leadership skills with cloud and datacenter experience to help our partners reach success.

As an FAE, we are responsible for understanding our partners' key design requirements, market segments, and competitive challenges. We work to uncover opportunities for Arm to influence designs and collaborate with our partners on the best technical solution. Arm FAEs work closely with account managers to provide world-class support to the Arm partnership. We contribute by providing technical support in pre-sales opportunities and being involved in post-sales support activities.

FAEs participate in defining new products and services to meet the needs of Arm customers and to maintain a high standard of technical knowledge about Arm, its products, services, and competitors. From processors, machine learning, graphics, system, and physical IP as well as software tools, FAEs learn how to present and demonstrate the value of Arm solutions.

Come and join our diverse and inclusive FAE team!

Critical Success Factors

  • Understand partner business and technical development plans.
  • Foster strong personal relationships with key technical decision-makers at Partner accounts and a good understanding of commercial relationships.
  • Proven understanding of Arm products, tools, and services.
  • Development of positive relationships with assigned Partner managers, as well as Marketing, Engineering, and Applications Engineering teams.

Technical Skills

  • BS Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science. Master’s degree preferred.
  • 7+ years’ experience in applications engineering, digital design, product management or software engineering role.
  • Knowledge of application processors, SoC design, operating systems, systems software, HW/SW design process including tools, boards and/or systems IP.
  • Strong understanding Cloud, HPC, and Enterprise workloads.
  • Familiarity with Arm CPUs, graphics processors, software tools, or system IP desirable.

Commercial Skills

  • Multifaceted, self-starting individual with the ability to excite and instill confidence in customers about Arm technology.
  • Good presentation skills to clearly express technical concepts.
  • Previous experience in a FAE, sales, or marketing role is desirable.
  • Strive to grow Arm’s sales and win business.
  • Positive, “can do” demeanor.
  • Independent worker, self-motivated, diligent, and timely.
  • Flexible, willing to adapt to changing responsibilities and assignments.
  • Good communicator, personable.
  • Capable of working as a teammate.
  • Ethical, transparent, and credible.
  • Able to work and communicate at a detailed or a high level, as situation requires.
  • Willing to travel domestically approximately 25% of time. Infrequent travel to the UK also required.
  • Professional dress and appearance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Salary Range:

$179,500-$242,800 per year

We value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm's offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.

Accommodations at Arm

At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email accommodations@arm.com. To note, by sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation or adjustment requests will be treated with confidentiality, and information concerning these requests will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation. Although this is not an exhaustive list, examples of support include breaks between interviews, having documents read aloud, or office accessibility. Please email us about anything we can do to accommodate you during the recruitment process.

Hybrid Working at Arm

Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.

Equal Opportunities at Arm

Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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