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Staff Design Engineer

Job ID 2026-16608 Date posted Feb. 16, 2026 Location Bengaluru, India Category Design Engineering Apply

We are seeking an experienced engineer to join the SoC Front-End Design (SOFD) organization. This role focuses on the architectural definition, RTL design, and integration of complex subsystems and SoCs used across Arm’s next-generation products. The ideal candidate combines strong hands-on design expertise with technical leadership, influencing both project execution and design methodology.

Responsibilities:

As a creative design engineer your key responsibilities will include writing micro-architecture specifications, developing the RTL, fixing bugs and running various design checks. You will -

  • Be part of a team developing Subsystems & SoCs.
  • Coordinate with the Architecture team to gather the requirements and develop Micro-architecture specifications for one or more SOC Infrastructure areas.
  • Collaborate with the verification team to review test plans, and help debug design issues.
  • Closely work with the Power and Performance analysis team to evaluate and improve PPA.
  • Contribute to developing and enhancing the design methodologies used by the team.
  • Guide and support other members of the team as needed to enable successful completion of project activities.
  • Work with Project Management on activities, plans, and schedules

Required Skills:

In addition to bringing your accomplishment of either Bachelors or Master’s degree or any equivalent experience in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering.

  • Experience of 10+ years in design of complex compute subsystems or SoCs
  • Expertise in creating Micro-architecture and Design specifications for areas such as Power management, Debug, Clocks and Resets.
  • Good understanding of digital hardware design and Verilog HDL.
  • A thorough understanding and experience of the current design techniques for complex SoC development.
  • Experience leading and developing RTL
  • Experience or knowledge of static design checks, including CDC, RDC, X-Propagation, linting, power management techniques, DFT and physical implementation
  • Good communication (written, verbal, presentations) skills.
  • Experience with Perl, Python or other scripting language

“Nice To Have” Skills:

  • Experience with ARM-based designs and/or ARM System Architectures
  • Experience developing subsystems for PCIe, LPDDR, HBM, UCIe, Ethernet
  • Experience with SystemVerilog and verification methodologies – UVM/OVM
  • Experience or knowledge in synthesis and timing analysis

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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.

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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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