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Sr Formal Verification Engineer

Job ID 2026-16515 Date posted Jan. 16, 2026 Location Cambridge, United Kingdom Category Verification Apply

Arm’s CPU Group is looking for engineers with experience in Formal Verification who desire to be at the cutting edge of applied formal methods.

We are offering the chance to become part of a dedicated team where you will apply Formal Methods to CPUs developed at our Cambridge centre, with the opportunity to collaborate with our global Formal Teams across Arm.

Responsibilities :

  • Investigate, invent, develop, and deploy new Formal Verification techniques on projects
  • Apply industry-leading formal verification tools to real-world designs
  • Work closely with EDA tool vendors to evaluate and embrace sophisticated capabilities
  • Collaborate with Arm’s formal verification specialists to plan and implement verification strategies
  • Deliver high-quality formal verification solutions across projects

Required skills and experience:

  • Experience in functional verification or digital hardware design and familiarity with formal methods (e.g. SVA, PSL, model checking, theorem proving)
  • An engineering mentality and passion for digital design verification, a keen interest in processors and digital systems, and excellent attention to detail and reasoning skills
  • Understanding of fundamental verification concepts, computer architecture, micro-architectural concepts
  • Knowledge of hardware description and verification languages, such as VHDL, Verilog/SystemVerilog
  • Ability to understand and map abstract formal concepts into designs

'Nice to have' skills and experience:

  • Experience with industry-standard formal verification tools and model checking techniques.
  • Understanding of the end-to-end verification processes, from test plan creation through to verification closure
  • Proficiency in scripting languages, e.g. Python/Perl/TCL/shell
  • Understanding of Arm architecture and instruction set
  • Understanding of assume-guarantee reasoning, invariants and abstractions
  • Experience in security verification using formal methods will be considered an added advantage.

In Return:

You will get to utilise your engineering skills to build support for the technologies and influence millions of devices for years to come.

10x Mindset at Arm

At Arm, we believe progress happens when people are empowered to think bigger and push beyond what seems possible. Our 10x mindset is about curiosity, ambition and creating impact that will be used by millions. We learn fast, prioritise collaboration and turn bold ideas into real technology. We look for people who are inspired by this way of working and want to grow in an environment where bold ideas are welcomed. Read more about how we bring the 10x mindset to life on the Arm blog.

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Hybrid Working at Arm

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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 100% 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

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