Job Overview
Our Systems Development team designs subsystems for various application segments, using the latest IP products from Arm and other vendors. We are looking for a creative and hardworking SoC Verification Engineer to join the team and help develop these systems.
As a SoC Verification Engineer you will contribute to the specification, design and verification of various compute subsystems. You will join a small team of hardworking engineers in Austin, as well as collaborate with multiple other groups inside of Arm to verify the functionality of our subsystem products.
Responsibilities
As a creative verification engineer with a knowledge of subsystems and SoCs you will be part of a team tasked with verifying functional correctness of compute subsystems. You will work with the project team to understand and review the subsystem architecture and design specifications, and to build a functional verification strategy.
Your key responsibilities will include crafting test plans, developing SystemVerilog/Verilog testbenches and tests, and debugging of test failures and issues. You will also contribute to developing and improving the verification methodologies used by the team. In addition, you'll work closely with other teams on the design microarchitecture, verification methodologies, system performance, etc.
You will balance other opportunities such as working with Project Management on activities, plans, and schedule as well as guide and support junior members of the team.
Required skills & experience:
In addition to bringing your accomplishment of either Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering (or similar field) plus 5-10 years of experience working in design or verification of sophisticated compute subsystems or SoCs, you will need:
- Solid understanding of digital hardware design and Verilog HDL.
- A detailed understanding and experience of the current verification strategies required for sophisticated SoC development, including software-based techniques
- Good knowledge of test plan creation and tracking
- Low-level programming experience including C and Assembler
- Experience with Perl, Python or other scripting language
Nice to have skills & experience:
- Experience with Arm-based designs and/or ARM System Architectures
- Experience with SystemVerilog and verification methodologies – UVM/OVM/e
- Knowledge of Object-Oriented programming concepts.
- Experience or knowledge in the following areas
- Formal verification techniques
- Clock domain crossing verification
- Power aware verification
- Porting peripheral driver software
- Development and deployment of complex Arm SoCs on multiple Emulation platforms as well as direct hands-on test bench development.
- Do emulation compile and bring up of Arm SoC with functional tests
- Experience of working with Z1, Strato or Zebu Emulators and bringing up and debugging complex SoC designs.
In Return
We are proud to have a set of behaviors that reflect our culture and guide our decisions, defining how we work together. These behaviors are assessed as part of the hiring process:
- 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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Salary Range:
$156,500-$211,700 per yearWe 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
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Hybrid Working at Arm
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Equal Opportunities at Arm
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