Principal GPU Driver Applications Engineer

Job Description

The Arm GPU processors are a range of optimized, ground-up designs for graphics and machine learning acceleration, targeting smart phones, DTV, automotive and adjacent markets. Our Mali™ Graphics Processor is the world’s #1 shipping GPU! The solution consistsof innovative optimized fixed-function and programmable engines that provide best-in-class performance within a constrained power envelope!About the role:With a growing industry interest across all markets, we are expanding our customer support capability through Arm’s Sales & Partner Enablement team (SPE). We are looking for mid-career skilled software engineer to join our impactful GPU support team workingin an exciting and fast paced new field with customers. You will provide high-touch support to customers in adoption and integration of Arm’s GPU technology into their solutions and will engage with the GPU Technology teams to reflect customers’ voice intothe Arm development work around GPU solutions.About the team:We are a team of enthusiastic application engineers, who love the technology and are passionate to provide Silicon Partners with the best solutions. Our diverse team members work collaboratively to support customers in APAC, Europe and America across globaltimezones. Arm operates a hybrid and flexible working environment, where the office is a key location for team innovation. We have multiple GPU Driver AE roles and grades to suite candidates depending on their work experience, knowledge and skill levels.Responsibilities:The main objective of this leading AE role is to provide in-depth technical support to Arm GPU IP customers on software and firmware integration and optimization. We expect the candidates have strong analytic, debugging and communication skills to work independentlyand collaboratively with internal teams. You will be an expert on specific subjects or an experience generalist for GPU SW stack, who can solve customer raised issues and requests related to user applications, kernel APIs and firmware integrations or performancetunings for their SoCs with Arm GPU solutions. For some high-touch customer engagements, you may be required to have calls with customers or travel to work with customer onsite to find effective solutions. You will also be an Arm lead trainer and occasionallypresent the GPU SW courses to customers online or on-site. Additionally, you will help to create demos, training materials, application notes and multimedia content for customer education purposes.The successful applicant will also have the opportunities to spend some time each year updating their technical product knowledge co-working with Arm’s IP design centres.Required Skills and Experience :Qualifications:Good university degree in Computer Science or Electronics Engineering; Post Graduate degree preferred. Other engineering or science subject graduates would be considered if they have relevant experience.Experiences:

• 10+ years of experience and expertise knowledge in GPU driver design, development, integration, debugging on Linux/Android is highly desired
• Experience of Linux kernel driver development on multimedia processors such as GPU, VPU, ISP and DPU
• Experience in kernel performance profiling methodology and tooling
• Experience in SoC bring up process and working with hardware design teams to progress issue debugging
• Experience in integrating CPU, GPU, or other SoC peripherals in silicon
• Demonstrable experience of problem solving and debug skills for embedded system

Personal requirements:

• Must have a strong customer focus.
• Must have the desire and ability to solve problems quickly.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills with both colleagues and customers.
• Must be proactive in obtaining engineering or management input, either Arm’s or the customer’s, to solve issues in a timely and accurate manner.
• Must be enthusiastic and well driven.
• Must be able to schedule own workload, and plan tasks – based on both internal and customer requirements.
• Must have good interpersonal skills and be able to work well within a multinational team, especially when under pressure. Excellent cultural awareness is essential.
• Must be willing to be flexible and accept new challenges.
• Must be able to travel globally (depending on demand and travel conditions)

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience :

• Strong understanding of microprocessors
• Professional experience of customer and sales interaction
• A good understanding of the interaction between software and hardware
• Understanding of FPGA or ASIC implementation flows (synthesis, scan insertion, layout)
• C/C++, assembler coding or other programming skills.
• Knowledge of GPU or graphics processing system is preferred

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