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Laptop SoC Power & Thermal Management Engineer

Arm
San Jose, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/31/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/29/2026
Job Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Laptop Power and Thermal Management SOC (System-on-Chip) Architect Lead to join our diverse team. If you are a self-motivated SoC engineer with expertise in Windows-on-Arm requirements and solutions for managing power and thermals and looking to make a difference in an innovative and inclusive team, you have found the right place!

Responsibilities

As the lead, you will be accountable for developing and architecting the overall Laptop SoC power and thermal management architecture, ensuring the efficient and effective resolution of complex issues throughout the development lifecycle. You will work with partners and OEMs and internal hardware and software design teams on implementation of the architecture solution as well as multi-functional teams to identify, prioritize, and resolve SOC and platform level challenges, playing a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, power efficient SOC products to the laptop market.

Required Skills And Experience

  • Experience (15 years) in SoC and platform architecture and design across both hardware and software
  • Experience (3 years) architecting, developing and delivering Windows-on-Arm-based laptop power and thermal solutions on schedule
  • Strong leadership, collaborative and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with multi-functional teams and external partners
  • Ability to synthesize diverse sets of requirements and capabilities into an optimized solution
  • Strong background in these technical areas for Laptop SoC solutions: Power, Thermal and Limits management solutions, Windows and OEM requirements for power, thermal and limits management, standards such as ACPI and BSA, power/thermal management and power states, Use-Cases and Performance Analysis, I/O Interfaces: PCIe, NvMe, Ethernet, HDMI/DP, USB and other laptop peripherals, TPM (Trusted Platform Module), EC (Embedded Controller), and Remote Management - OOB (Out-of-Band)

Nice To Have skills and experience:

  • Experience architecting or developing x86-based laptop products at SoC and system/platform level
  • Experience in laptop or mobile board-level power and power delivery designs
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and requirements
  • Prepared to challenge the status quo constructively at senior level
  • Proven track record of timely, to-specification delivery of multiple sophisticated projects in parallel

In Return:

We are proud to have a set of behaviors that reflect our culture and guide our decisions, defining how we work together to defy ordinary and shape outstanding!

  • Partner and customer focus
  • Teamwork and communication
  • Creativity and innovation
  • Team and personal development
  • Impact and influence
  • Deliver on your promises

In addition, you will also be rewarded with a competitive base salary, an annual bonus, RSUs, 401k matching, an excellent PTO allowance as well as family bonding time and competitive benefits. We also pride ourselves on our work life balance with quarterly days of care!

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