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Staff/Principal Design Engineer

Job ID 2024-11684 Date posted Nov. 21, 2024 Location Cambridge, United Kingdom Category Hardware Engineering, Design Engineering Apply

Arm’s hardware is at the heart of the computing and connectivity revolution that continues to transform the way people live and businesses operate.

As part of our continued growth, the CPU team are looking to hire talented engineers in the Cambridge.

Would you like to be in a creative, multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural environment, in a role with exciting responsibilities and an opportunity to make an impact on our industry? We would love to hear from you!

We are looking for all skill sets and all experience levels to be part of this cutting edge CPU team and look forward to speaking to you about the wide ranging opportunities available.

Job Overview:

CPU Design Engineers are responsible for innovation and development of modern microprocessors.

For Principal CPU Design Engineer we are seeking a dedicated, versatile individual with strong technical leadership and in-depth understanding across multiple aspects of CPU design.

Responsibilities:

Your role will be to define and build hardware RTL designs for low-power and area efficiency, to write and review documentation, to provide planning, tracking and reporting in order to ensure high-quality and timely delivery of CPU IP.

Required Skills and Experience:

  • Hands-on proficiency with System Verilog, Verilog or VHDL HDL for RTL design
  • Expertise in synthesizable design that achieve area, frequency and power targets; ability to make judgements on functionality and performance trade-offs
  • Track record of writing specifications and documentation describing complex designs
  • Capacity to own all stages of a project, from start to completion: concept, specification, implementation and testing, support
  • Proven technical and/or team leadership skills
  • Practical experience of working on microprocessor designs

‘Nice to Have’ Skills and Experience:

  • Working knowledge of SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA)
  • Mentoring team members
  • Knowledge of scripting eg Python, Perl or unix shell scripting
  • Knowledge of assembly language (preferably ARM), C/C++ and/or hardware verification languages e.g. SystemVerilog

In return:

You will get to influence the direction of our CPU product lines, learn about the latest CPU technologies and utilise your engineering skills to build support for the technologies and influence millions of devices for years to come.

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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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