Principal Technical Program Manager

Arm is looking for an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead a diverse range of complex engineering development projects within our Solutions Engineering organization.

Our projects span semiconductor IP, Compute Subsystems, SoC development, FPGA and emulation platforms, validation boards, customer reference boards, and hardware/software enablement. Depending on your experience and business needs, you could lead projects across different technologies and engineering disciplines, helping deliver critical products, platforms, and capabilities that support the future of computing.

This is a hands-on technical project leadership role where you will take ownership of project execution and delivery, working in partnership with Engineering Technical Leads who are responsible for the technical solutions. You will bring together engineering teams, plans, dependencies, and decisions to drive projects from initial definition through development, integration, validation, and successful delivery.

If you enjoy solving complex delivery challenges, working alongside talented engineers, and leading projects across a variety of technical environments, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact at Arm.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead complex technical engineering projects from initial definition through development, integration, validation, and delivery, taking ownership of project execution and outcomes.
• Establish clear project objectives, deliverables, milestones, and success criteria, developing integrated plans and schedules that support delivery commitments.
• Proactively manage project schedules, critical paths, technical dependencies, risks, resource constraints, and changes to scope or delivery commitments.
• Partner with Engineering Technical Leads to understand development challenges, evaluate delivery impacts, challenge assumptions, and establish effective mitigation and recovery plans.
• Coordinate cross-functional engineering teams across disciplines, organizations, and locations, ensuring alignment on priorities, responsibilities, and commitments.
• Anticipate and resolve project challenges, facilitating timely decisions and driving actions to maintain progress toward delivery.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to understand project requirements, manage dependencies, and ensure deliverables meet the needs of the teams or customers relying on them.
• Establish meaningful project metrics and communicate progress, risks, issues, and trade-offs clearly to engineering teams and senior stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships across engineering organizations, influencing decisions and driving accountability without direct management authority.
• Identify opportunities to improve project planning, execution practices, and delivery predictability across engineering teams.

Required Skills and Experience

• Proven experience independently leading complex technical product-development projects within the semiconductor industry, with accountability for execution and successful delivery across multiple engineering teams or disciplines.
• Strong project or program management capabilities, including integrated planning, scheduling, critical-path management, dependency tracking, risk mitigation, change management, and recovery planning.
• Experience working closely with engineers and technical leaders in complex product-development environments, with sufficient technical understanding to recognize challenges, evaluate dependencies, challenge assumptions, and support informed decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams, influence stakeholders without direct authority, navigate ambiguity, resolve complex delivery challenges, and communicate effectively with technical teams and senior leadership.

Nice-to-Have Skills and Experience

• Experience delivering projects in one or more areas such as semiconductor IP, Compute Subsystems, SoC/ASIC development, RTL design and verification, FPGA or hardware emulation, or pre-silicon and post-silicon validation.
• Experience with hardware platforms, PCB or board development, customer reference boards, embedded systems, or hardware/software integration.
• Familiarity with silicon bring-up, product qualification, software enablement, or power and performance development.
• A degree or equivalent industry experience in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Professional project or program management certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, or MSP.

In Return

At Arm, you will have the opportunity to contribute to a wide range of innovative engineering projects that help shape the future of computing. From enabling new technologies to delivering platforms and solutions used by engineering teams and customers worldwide, your work will have a meaningful impact.

You will collaborate with talented engineers and technical leaders across multiple disciplines, gaining exposure to diverse technologies while taking ownership of challenging and rewarding projects.

We offer a collaborative and inclusive environment where your expertise, ideas, and contributions are valued. You will have opportunities to develop your skills, expand your technical knowledge, and grow your career while helping deliver technology that makes a difference.

Additional Information

Please note that no relocation package is available for this role.

Salary Range:

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.

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At Arm, we believe progress happens when people are empowered to think bigger and push beyond what seems possible. Our 10x mindset is about curiosity, ambition and creating impact that will be used by millions. We learn fast, prioritise collaboration and turn bold ideas into real technology. We look for people who are inspired by this way of working and want to grow in an environment where bold ideas are welcomed. Discover how the 10x mindset shapes life at Arm: https://careers.arm.com/10x-mindset

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Hybrid Working

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Equal Opportunities

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.