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Staff Applications Engineer (Platform Hardware & Board Enablement)

Job ID 2026-18921 Date posted 17/09/2026 Location Shanghai, China Category Applications Engineering
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Job Overview:

We are seeking a highly motivated Application Engineer to help customers achieve exceptional performance and power efficiency with Arm AGI CPU platforms and other Arm SoC products!

This is customer-facing Applications Engineering role to supports Arm-based server platforms across the board, silicon, and system domains. Working closely with customers and internal engineering teams, you will help enable successful Arm based platform bring-up, board-level validation, laboratory debug, and performance optimization.

Do you have a strong technical background and practical lab experience combined with excellent interpersonal skills to solve complex customer challenges?

Responsibilities:

This position will be based at Arm’s Shanghai office and it requires working across Arm’s Business Units, Solutions Engineering, Quality and Partner Enablement teams to provide support, leadership and education to global partners especially in the area of board-level enablement. It includes hands-on laboratory debug.

In addition through Arm’s SoC programs, we are generating a body of knowledge and experience that can be re-purposed to help our customers de-risk and shorten their own silicon development cycles. Recycling includes generation and delivery of training material, app notes and white papers, as well as providing solutions to customer problems presented through tickets.

  • Primary customer hardware interface through development, EVT/DVT/PVT and deployment and platform stabilisation.
  • Review and advise on board design and layout.
  • Debug issues spanning silicon, package, PCB and complete system.
  • Driving multi-functional collaboration and issue resolution in our global engineering environment tracking issues to closure.
  • Deliver workshops and documentation.

Required Skills and Experience :

  • Master's Degree or equivalent in an Electrical/Electronic or Computer Engineering subject.
  • Multiple years in semiconductor, server hardware, or platform development.
  • Strong practical board hardware bring-up, validation and debug experience.
  • Experience reviewing schematics and PCB implementations, including stack-up, routing, impedance control, and power distribution.
  • Knowledge of CPU, DDR, PCIe, I/O, power, clocks, reset and server architecture.
  • Recent experience with oscilloscopes, logic analysers and protocol analysers in hands-on laboratory debug situations.
  • Excellent customer-facing communication skills.
  • Proficient spoken and written English. Additional languages are a plus.
  • Highly self-motivated with the ability to work independently with no requirement for day-to-day management

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience :

  • Cadence Allegro.
  • Linux and Python/Bash.
  • OEM/ODM or hyperscaler experience.
  • Experience of AI usage in an engineering environment.

In Return:

The chance to work with our partners in this exciting new arena, deploying AI targeted silicon products.

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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