CPU Performance Verification/ Hardware Emulation Engineer

Job Overview:

You have a keen interest in CPU micro-architecture and hardware design ? Take up the challenge to rise tomorrow’s processors performance! We are looking for an enthusiastic engineer to join Arm, and help shape the future of technology and collaborating in the development of next-generation CPU that fuel billions of devices world-wide.

Arm’s Sophia Antipolis design centre is located in one of the most beautiful parts of France, at the heart of Europe’s largest and most dynamic technology park. Surrounded by mountains and the Mediterranean Sea, this exceptional design centre has delivered leading products from Arm’s Cortex (TM) processor family.

As CPU Performance Verification / Hardware Emulation engineer, you will directly contribute to the definition and validation of Arm’s next-gen processor micro-architecture. Working alongside our world leading hardware and software experts, your main role will consist in developing and maintaining our CPU performance benchmarking framework, including the hardware platforms as well as all associated scripts and tools.

Responsibilities:

• Define and set up the benchmarking environments, in simulation, hardware emulation or FPGA
• Develop and maintain an automated framework around these environments, from pre-processing to post-processing
• Use these environments to run a diverse set of benchmarks on the CPU under development, and generate comprehensive reports to the design team
• Analyse performance outliers, identify the source of the issue(s), and propose appropriate hardware or software fixes when applicable

Required Skills and Experience :

• Solid foundation in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Engineering
• Experience with pre-silicon verification environments (simulation, hardware emulation, FPGA)
• Habits of Linux environment
• Good English interpersonal skills

"Nice To Have" Skills and Experience:

• Scripting skills in Python or Perl
• Experience with CPU/System performance modelling or pre-silicon performance analysis
• Verilog and/or SystemVerilog
• Programming skills in C, C++ and Assembly
• Familiarity with CPU micro-architectural concepts

In Return:

Arm® technology is at the heart of a computing and connectivity revolution that is transforming the way people live and businesses operate. From the unmissable to the invisible; our advanced, energy-efficient processor designs are enabling the intelligence in 86 billion silicon chips and securely powering products from the sensor to the smartphone to the supercomputer. With more than 1,000 technology partners including the world’s most famous business and consumer brands, we are driving Arm innovation into all areas compute is happening inside the chip, the network and the cloud.

With offices around the world, Arm is a diverse community of dedicated, innovative and highly talented professionals. By enabling an inclusive, meritocratic and open workplace where all our people can grow and succeed, we encourage our people to share their unique contributions to Arm's success in the global marketplace.

As well as a friendly and high performance working environment, Arm offers a competitive benefits package in France including: private medical insurance (employee and family), 25 days annual leave, 20-day sabbatical every four years, supplementary pension, meal vouchers and reduction in working hours (11 days).

Apply now and join our team!

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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 any characteristic.

Hybrid Working at Arm

Arm’s hybrid approach to working is centred around flexibility, where we split our time between the office and other locations to get our work done. We empower groups/teams to determine their hybrid working pattern, with an expected minimum attendance in the office of 20% per month, depending on the work, level of experience and team’s needs. 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.