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Senior Verification Engineer - CPU

Cambridge
£73.5k – £99.5k/yr
Posted 15 days ago
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Job Overview

As part of Arm’s continued growth, the CPU team are looking to hire dedicated engineers to join our Cambridge team. You will be working on next generation CPU products in close collaboration with the Cambridge team. We are looking for all experience levels to be part of this innovative CPU team and look forward to speaking to you about the opportunities available!

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

Our group has produced some of the company’s most successful products with processors designed by this group being shipped in billions of designs in use around the world today, from smartphones and tablets to AI applications, IoT, and automotive systems.

This team has been responsible for developing processors from high-end A-class parts such as the Cortex-A510, one of the first Armv9 processors, to R-class real-time processors such as Cortex-R82, Arm’s most sophisticated processor for safety, and microcontrollers in the M-class series such as the Cortex-M55.

Responsibilities

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

  • Ownership of a specific area of verification for a CPU, ranging from unit-level testbench development through to the overall verification strategy for the project.
  • Responsibility for producing test plans and verification strategies.
  • Planning, tracking, and coordinating the tasks of you or your team to meet high quality goals at the planned time.
  • Using a data driven approach to ensure a high quality product.
  • Being part of verification improvement strategies across the CPU group and the wider Arm verification community.
  • Evaluating and resolving causality of different issues throughout the verification process per project.

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Required Skills and Experience:

  • Experience in designing and implementing verification environments for complex RTL designs.
  • Proficient in the use of hardware verification languages e.g. Verilog, SystemVerilog.
  • Understanding of end-to-end verification processes, from test plan creation through to verification closure.
  • Ability to quickly understand and apply complex specification detail.
  • Understanding of the fundamentals of computer architecture, with an emphasis on pipelining, exception handling, memory systems.

'Nice to have' Skills and Experience:

  • Verification methodologies such as UVM.
  • Knowledge of other programming language C/C++, Python.
  • Practical experience of working on microprocessor designs.
  • In-depth understanding of memory protection, memory translation, vector processing in CPUs, exception and interrupt handling.
  • Understanding of constrained random stimulus, the goals and general usefulness of different types of coverage in hardware, as well as checking methodologies and behavioural functional models.
  • In-depth technical reviewing of others’ work.
  • Enthusiastic in Artificial intelligence and use it effectively to improve productivity.

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.

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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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Skills

Verification Environments
RTL Designs
Hardware Verification Languages
Verilog
SystemVerilog
Verification Processes
Test Plan Creation
Computer Architecture
Pipelining
Exception Handling
Memory Systems
UVM
C/C++
Python
Microprocessor Designs
Memory Protection

Location

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

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