Arm
Senior RTL Design Engineer
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Job Overview
ARM’s hardware is at the heart of the AI, computing and connectivity revolution that continues to transform the way people live and businesses operate.
We're looking for a hard-working, motivated and creative engineer to join a specialist, multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural team in Bristol, developing innovative and powerful IPs used across multiple lines of businesses ranging from Physical AI, Automotive and Edge to Infrastructure computing!
If you're passionate about high-quality digital IPs and modern tech used across different product segments, we would like to hear from you!
Responsibilities
As an RTL Design Engineer, you would be required to:
- Analyse specifications to understand implementation challenges and collaborate with architects to refine ideas
- Plan, track, and coordinate tasks for yourself and your team
- Collaborate with verification, back-end implementation, performance, power analysis, and subsystem teams to ensure your design meets all the functional, area, power, performance and CSS-level integration requirements
- Improve design methodology to adapt to evolving needs
Required Skills And Experience
- Consistent track record of sophisticated micro-architecture and RTL design using System Verilog, Verilog, or VHDL
- Ability to navigate high-level design trade-offs and articulate the rationale behind those decisions
- Knowledge of ASIC (or FPGA) design methodology and IP signoff methods with a deep understanding of timing/area/complexity trade-offs for complex data-path designs
- Experience with static design checks, synthesis, timing analysis, and power management techniques
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
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'Nice To Have' Skills And Experience
- Knowledge of memory system interconnect protocols (e.g., AMBA ACE-Lite or AXI)
- Familiarity with PCI Express (PCIe), I/O virtualization, and address translation
- Proficiency in SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) and formal verification techniques
- Experience with scripting languages such as Perl, Tcl, C shell, or Python
- Understanding of hardware verification languages (e.g., SystemVerilog)
- Knowledge of Functional Safety methodologies
In Return
Apply your engineering skills to support the latest technologies and influence millions of devices for years to come!
Additional Information
Please note that no relocation package is available for this role.
If skilled worker sponsorship is required, Arm will meet costs associated with sponsorship for the employer only. All fees associated with the individual’s application e.g. visa application fee and Immigration Health Surcharge, will be the responsibility of the successful candidate.
Accommodations at Arm
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.
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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.
Salary Range: £73,500 - £99,500 per year
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