Principal SoC Design Engineer (Silent)

Arm Limited; Toronto; On-site; USD 180,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

This innovative firm is seeking a creative SoC Design Engineer to join their Toronto team. In this role, you'll engage in the specification, design, and verification of cutting-edge systems, contributing to high-performance compute and AI solutions. Collaborating with various internal teams, you'll have the opportunity to enhance design methodologies and mentor fellow engineers. With a focus on power and performance optimization, this role promises a dynamic environment where your expertise will directly impact the development of advanced SoC products. If you're ready to take your career to the next level, this opportunity is for you!

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in design of complex compute subsystems or SoCs.
• Strong experience in digital hardware design and power management.

Responsibilities

• Develop logic for high-performance compute and AI solutions.
• Craft design specifications and contribute to design methodologies.

Skills

Verilog HDL

Digital hardware design

Power optimization techniques

Scripting languages (Perl, Python)

Leadership and mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

SystemVerilog

UPF

IP-XACT

Job description

Job Overview

Our Solution Engineering division develops SoCs for various application segments, using the latest IP products from Arm and other vendors. We are looking for a creative and hard-working SoC Design Engineer to join the team and help develop these systems. You will contribute to the specification, design and verification of various products. You will join a small team of dedicated engineers in Toronto, as well as collaborate with multiple other groups inside of Arm to design our SoC products.

Would you love a wider exposure across multiple IP products? Do you want an opportunity to work globally with various internal teams to deliver systems optimized for performance and power? Then we want to speak with you!

Responsibilities

• As a creative design engineer with a knowledge of subsystems and SoCs you will be part of a team developing logic for our innovative high-performance compute and AI solutions.
• You will work as part of the design team to understand and review the SoC architecture and develop the design specifications which meet leading complex power/performance goals. Your key responsibilities will include crafting design micro-architecture specifications, developing the RTL, fixing bugs, running design checks and contributing to the generation of implementation constraints.
• You will also work closely with the verification team to review test plans and help debug design issues and with the performance/power analysis teams to evaluate and improve SoC performance/power.
• As part of the design team you will contribute to developing and enhancing the design methodologies used by the team.
• You will mentor and support other members of the team to enable the successful completion of project activities.
• You will balance other opportunities such as working with Project Management on plans and schedules.

Required Skills & Experience:

In addition to bringing your accomplishment of either Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering or a similar related field and 10+ years experience working in design of complex compute subsystems or SoCs, you will need:

• Experience in digital hardware design for complex systems using Verilog HDL.
• Experience with power and clock domain crossing and with static design checks like linting, CDC/RDC, X-propagation.
• Exposure to all stages of design: initial concept, specification, implementation, power and performance analysis, power optimization, testing, documentation and support.
• Experience or knowledge in synthesis, timing constraints, power management techniques.
• Experience collaborating with the verification team on design quality closure.
• Experience with Perl, Python or other scripting language.
• Leadership, mentoring or coaching experience.

'Nice to Have' Skills and Experience:

• Experience with ARM-based designs and/or ARM System Architectures.
• Experience with SystemVerilog and verification methodologies – UVM/OVM/e.
• Experience with UPF, IP-XACT.
• Experience leading teams or projects.
• Experience developing and integrating subsystems for PCIe, UCIe, DDR/LPDDR/HBM, Ethernet etc.
• Understanding of DFT topics: RTL testability, scan insertion, OCC.

Salary Range:

$180,922-$244,777 per year

We value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm's offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.