Senior SoC Verification Engineer

Job Overview:

Arm’s Solution Engineering team is thrilled to be rapidly growing our SoC verification presence in Toronto. New team members will join a multifaceted group of engineers in Toronto and collaborate closely with our global RTL design and verification teams across the UK, US, France, and Hungary to help build world-class SoCs.

Arm is expanding its efforts to deliver best-in-class compute solutions based on Arm’s IP compute subsystem technologies for premium mobile, infrastructure, and automotive markets. By using advanced process nodes (e.g., 2nm) and sophisticated 3D SoC packaging, Arm is driving industry-leading performance through full-cycle architecture, design, implementation, and fabrication. This initiative unites exceptional talent and deep semiconductor expertise to build and influence the next generation of compute solutions across the industry. If you are passionate about working on technologies that will define and shape the next decade of compute, Arm is the place to be—our low-power architecture, world-class IP portfolio, and outstanding engineering talent position us to lead the future of compute for years to come.

Would you like to play a key role in defining the solution growth story in Arm?

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to robust SoC design verification with expertise in SoC integration, use-case analysis, performance evaluation, low-power verification, and peripheral integration (PCIe/CXL, DDRx/LPDDRx).
• Review architecture and design specifications and define the functional verification strategy.
• Develop verification test plans and implement UVM/SystemVerilog/Verilog testbenches and tests.
• Debug and resolve complex functional verification issues.
• Enhance and maintain verification methodologies and standard processes within the team.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams on microarchitecture, performance, and related design aspects.
• Provide technical guidance and support to team members.
• Assist Project Management with planning, scheduling, and coordination of project activities.
• Drive sign-off for key project landmarks, ensuring required quality, alignment to timelines, and effective collaboration across teams from Architecture through Physical Design.

Required Skills and Experience:

In addition to bringing your accomplishment of either Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering (or similar field) over 18+ years of experience working in design or verification of sophisticated compute subsystems or SoCs, you will need:

• Strong understanding of digital hardware design principles and Verilog HDL.
• In-depth knowledge of modern verification methodologies for complex SoC development, including hardware–software co-verification techniques.
• Proven expertise in verifying subsystems such as PCIe/CXL, DDRx/LPDDRx, and HBM.
• Solid expertise in creating, executing, and tracking detailed verification test plans.
• Demonstrated experience in RTL verification for large-scale SoC projects.
• Proficiency in low-level programming languages, including C and Assembly.
• Experience with SystemVerilog and industry-standard verification methodologies such as UVM, OVM, and e.
• Experience leading domain-level or SoC-level design verification across multiple projects, demonstrating strong hands-on capability, influence, and negotiation skills.

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience:

• Experience with Arm-based designs and/or ARM System Architectures
• Experience or knowledge in the following areas
• Formal verification techniques, Clock domain crossing verification, Experience with Perl, Python or other scripting language.
• Development and deployment of complex Arm SoCs on multiple Emulation platforms as well as direct hands-on test bench development.

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
• Collaboration and communication
• Creativity and innovation
• Team and personal development
• Impact and influence
• Deliver on your promises

We offer a hybrid approach to home and office working to provide an adaptable experience for all employees. We expect some working time to be spent in office, to promote a strong collaborative environment with good team integration but are accommodating to different home working requirements.

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Accommodations at Arm

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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.