Do you want to help Arm and its partners build outstanding products?
Arm’s Sophia Antipolis design centre is located in one of the most appealing 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 center has delivered leading products from Arm’s Cortex (TM) processor family. These CPUs power some of the world’s best-selling smartphones, tablets and gaming systems, using technology that has taken user experience and performance to another level!
This is an opportunity to work on the next generation of processors to appear in the most desirable products over the next 3 years! The design team combines expert engineers and graduates from top engineering schools. Collectively, the team is highly creative, collaborative, delivery orientated and committed.
Job Overview:
Meeting Area, Frequency and Power requirements are the most meaningful activities in CPU development. We work closely with micro-architecture designers and standards cells/Macro designers to build and improve metrics as well as the overall quality of designs targeting 3nm and below technology nodes, using a broad array of skills. We also take ownership of complete implementation flow development, from synthesis to GDSII, including static timing analysis, IR drop analysis and equivalence checking.
What could you be doing as a CPU Physical Implementation Engineer?
- Work with the CPU design team to identify critical paths and timing bottlenecks across IP development, enabling accurate trade-off between the various performance metrics of the designs (frequency, IPC, power, area)
- Produce Power/Performance/Area figures and help CPU micro-architecture improvement
- Analyse existing tools for enhancements/automation, alongside trialling new tools
We are looking for individuals who:
- Hold (or are on track to hold) a University degree by the programme start date. This can be Bachelors, Masters or PhD in Electronic Engineering or Computer Science. Candidates with alternative degrees will also be considered depending on experience.
- Exposure to synthesis/floor-planning/power planning, clock tree, place and route tools and techniques through school projects or internships
- Understanding of Power versus Performance versus Area tradeoff in typical CMOS design
- Knowledge of CPU micro-architecture concepts (cache, MMU, pipeline…)
- Ability to schedule own workload and plan tasks
- Good interpersonal skills
Qualities that will help your application stand out:
- Knowledge of power domain management through UPF (2.0 and onwards)
- Basic understanding of DFT techniques
- Experience developing scripts (Python, Perl, Tcl …) for automation purpose
- Working in UNIX/Linux environment, with bug tracking and source code control systems, especially GIT
- Able to work in French and in English
Additional Information
We encourage early applications as we review them on a first come/first served basis.
Please note that relocation support is available for this role for domestic moves within the country and regional moves within Europe. Visa sponsorship support is also available for candidates who require it.
In Return:
You’ll receive a starting salary of €45,000 (Bachelor level) or €47,000 (Master level), alongside a comprehensive rewards package. As you develop in role, you’ll have clear opportunities to progress within the salary range at Arm. With mid-year and year-end reviews, you’ll have two formal progression windows each year, recognising your growth.
You can also attend our “Grad-teach-Grads” workshops, guest speaker series, and social events to expand your knowledge. If you’d like to get more involved, you can join the Graduate Committee to further develop your planning, networking, and coordination skills.
You’ll be invited to our Global Graduate Conference (GGC) — an annual event where graduates hear from executive leaders, guest speakers, and build lasting connections.
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