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Senior Performance Engineer

Job ID 2021-4240 Date posted Jan. 29, 2026 Location Austin, Texas; San Jose, California Category Hardware Engineering Apply

About the role

We are seeking highly motivated graduates to join our System IP group. The successful candidate will work as an integral part of the team to contribute to the design and verification of the next generation of Arm microprocessors, system interconnects and interrupt controllers. This is an outstanding opportunity to be part of the Arm Austin Design Center. You will be part of a small and talented team, giving you the opportunity to innovate and make a significant contribution. We employ leading-edge modeling, design and verification technologies to design low-power high-performance products.

What will I be accountable for?

Graduate System IP Engineers can contribute in one or more of the following areas:

Design:

  • RTL logic design with emphasis on low-power and high-speed implementation
  • Understanding of system architecture high performance design techniques and trade-offs
  • Verilog HDL language and associated software simulators and waveform debugging tools
  • Logic synthesis, timing constraints, static timing analysis, power analysis

Modeling

  • Broad understanding of processor performance sensitivities to various workloads
  • Development of virtual platform models
  • Development of test harnesses and methodologies

Verification

  • Verification test planning and test cases
  • Functional coverage development and coverage closure
  • Development of SystemVerilog test benches utilizing modern object oriented concepts
  • Debug of critical functional bugs utilizing various debug techniques and tools

What skills, experience and qualifications do I need?

Education

  • Bachelors or Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science with a 3.5+ GPA

Technical Attributes

Ideal applicants would have experience or exposure in the following areas:

  • System architecture knowledge (Processor, caches, interconnect, memory controllers)
  • Experience in functional debug of errors in the RTL model
  • Experience in the specification, creation, and debug of SystemVerilog/UVM constrained-random testbenches
  • Good software engineering skills including understanding of object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms
  • Proficiency in scripting languages such as Perl, Tcl, Python
  • Assembly language for ARM or other architectures

General Attributes

  • Good analytical skills along with the ability to “think out of the box”
  • Ability to cooperate and communicate well within an engineering team
  • Ability to effectively work alone as well as in a team
  • Demonstrate enthusiasm, drive and diligence
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Be motivated to continuously develop skills and accept a variety of responsibilities as part of contributing to the design center’s success

Salary Range:

$156,500-$211,700 per year

We 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

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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From advancing core implementation to developing full custom physical IP, Arm hardware engineering pushes the limits in vital areas, such as memory, IO, and logic, to shape the future of technology.

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