Principal Design Engineer

Posted: 1 May 2023

Our ref: WTJ-3187

As part of our continued growth, the CPU team are looking to hire talented engineers in the Bristol region. Based in an office in Bristol, you will be working on next generation CPU products in close collaboration with the Cambridge team.

Description

The Role

Arm’s hardware is at the heart of the computing and connectivity revolution that continues to transform the way people live and businesses operate.

As part of our continued growth, the CPU team are looking to hire talented engineers in the Bristol region. Based in an office in Bristol, you will be working on next generation CPU products in close collaboration with the Cambridge team.

Would you like to be in a creative, multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural environment, in a role with exciting responsibilities and an opportunity to make an impact on our industry? We would love to hear from you!

We are looking for all skill sets and all experience levels to be part of this cutting edge CPU team and look forward to speaking to you about the wide ranging opportunities available.

CPU Design Engineers are responsible for innovation and development of modern microprocessors.

For Principal CPU Design Engineer we are seeking a dedicated, versatile individual with strong technical leadership and in-depth understanding across multiple aspects of CPU design. Your role will be to define and build hardware RTL designs for low-power and area efficiency, to write and review documentation, to provide planning, tracking and reporting in order to ensure high-quality and timely delivery of CPU IP.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Hands-on proficiency with System Verilog, Verilog or VHDL HDL for RTL design
• Expertise in synthesizable design that achieve area, frequency and power targets; ability to make judgements on functionality and performance trade-offs
• Track record of writing specifications and documentation describing complex designs
• Capacity to own all stages of a project, from start to completion: concept, specification, implementation and testing, support
• Proven technical and/or team leadership skills
• Practical experience of working on microprocessor designs

Desirable Experience:

• Working knowledge of SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA)
• Mentoring team members
• Knowledge of scripting eg Python, Perl or unix shell scripting
• Knowledge of assembly language (preferably ARM), C/C++ and/or hardware verification languages e.g. SystemVerilog

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.

How to apply

Apply directly with the employer.