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Senior/Staff CPU Verification Engineer

Job ID 2024-12067 Date posted Oct. 24, 2024 Location Cambridge, United Kingdom Category Verification Apply

Job Overview:

Arm’s verification engineers continuously push the boundaries of what is possible with simulation, formal, and emulation tools to produce industry-leading CPU IP. If working on innovative technology in a world-class team sounds like an exciting challenge then a role as an Arm Verification Engineer is for you!

Responsibilities:

For this role, we are looking for experienced Verification Engineers who can contribute to all phases of the verification flow. This includes:

  • Development/ownership of varied aspects of unit verification environments including testbench components, tests/stimulus, checkers and functional coverage. Involvement in end-to-end verification processes, from test plan creation through to verification closure.
  • Investigation of test failures and debug of sometimes complex technical issues that can cross team boundaries
  • Work with project leads and team members to plan, prioritize, track, and coordinate tasks to meet quality goals at the planned time
  • Contribute to verification improvement activities across the CPU group and the wider Arm verification community

Required Skills and Experience:

  • Experience of simulation based verification of RTL designs. Familiarity with constrained random verification, coverage metrics, checking methodologies.
  • Software development skills to write flexible, maintainable code in an object oriented language. Familiarity with version control, preferably using git in conjunction with a change based code review flow.
  • Ability to apply complex specification detail . Curiosity to resolve ambiguities.
  • Proficiency in problem solving and debugging.
  • The interpersonal and communication skills, to work well in a team and a practical, result-focused approach.

'Nice to have' Skills and Experience:

  • Familiarity with assembly language (preferably Arm).
  • Understanding of computer architecture fundamentals, such as pipelining, exception handling, memory systems. Perhaps some practical experience of working on microprocessor designs.
  • Familiarity with SystemVerilog, maybe using a methodology such as UVM.
  • Python programming experience, for example to automate verification flows.
  • C++ programming experience, maybe in the context of a mixed-language testbench.
  • Experience with Continuous Integration flows using tools such as Jenkins.
  • Experience with formal verification.
  • Experience leading/coordinating/mentoring small teams.

In return:

You will get to utilise your engineering skills to build support for technologies and influence millions of devices for years to come. You’ll share ideas with and learn new skills from some of the best engineers in the world!

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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.

Test Our Limits. Your Limits

Every day the world invents something new to put our chips to the test. You can do the same. Because verification at Arm goes way, way beyond debugging – it’s solving the novel problems behind tech that barely exists yet. It’s working at the bleeding edge of machine learning, simulation software, model checking and hardware prototyping systems. It’s thinking the unthinkable and being sure we’re ready for it.

Drive change on Arm

At Arm, you'll influence 95% of the world's connected devices and all their applications. From healthcare and infrastructure to virtual reality, you'll affect nearly all industries worldwide, racing toward new milestones and achievements together.

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Life at Arm

Life in the office doesn't get any better — especially when those offices are as sleek as ours and the people there are creative and compassionate. Combine that with our popular 'we, not I' mindset, and you enjoy the kind of teamwork and togetherness rarely found elsewhere. We share so much in common, not least the same passion for progress, but we also welcome each other's diversity. Ultimately, we love to inspire and be inspired every day.

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