Tools and Flows Applications Engineer

Arm Limited; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm is seeking a CMA Applications Engineering professional in Toronto to deploy, train, and support internal engineering flows across the CMA team, enabling efficient ramp-up and project delivery.

You will collaborate with front-end design/verification teams, address EDA issues with vendors, and help drive improvements to the toolchain and workflows used across Arm projects.

Qualifications

• Experience with SoC design or verification flows and related tools.
• Proficient in Python scripting and familiarity with git or Gerrit.
• Understanding of databases and their use in engineering workflows.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, train, and support internal engineering flows for CMA teams.
• Ramp up new teams across Arm projects and ensure tool usability.
• Collaborate with CMA design/verification teams and address EDA issues with vendors.
• Identify and drive improvements to the toolchain and workflows across Arm projects.

Skills

SoC design/verification

Python scripting

Version control

Communication

Job description

Do you want a role where you can improve the efficiency of large engineering teams across a broad range of areas? Then the Arm Solutions Engineering Chip Methodology and Automation (CMA) team is for you! The CMA team sits within Arm Solutions Engineering (SE) and develops tools, flows and methodologies deployed across all active SE projects. The team supports engineers in multiple sites including Canada (Toronto), US (Austin, Chandler and San Diego), UK (Manchester, Sheffield, Cambridge), India (Bangalore), France (Sophia), and Hungary (Budapest)!

Responsibilities:

As a member of the CMA Applications Engineering team, you will work with others in the team on the deployment, training and support of our internal engineering flows, enabling efficient engineer ramp-up and use across our portfolio of solutions, enabling project teams for execution success.

Working with engineers on Arm projects in conjunction with the CMA Design Methodology & Verification Methodology developers you will help ensure our front-end Design and Verification flows are meeting the expected criteria and are operating as intended. You will provide training, ramp new teams in Arm and help influence the direction and development of our tools, flows and methodologies through your knowledge of the usage patterns across the teams. You will also work with EDA vendors when teams find issues with EDA tooling and ensure that provided solutions reach resolution.

The flows you will support could include verification flows related to simulation, formal verification, power-aware simulation, gate level simulation, or design tooling such as lint, CDC/RDC, SDC, and how they deliver into back-end flows covering the full implementation life-cycle. You will also look at the overall efficiency and effectiveness of our project teams to determine where there could be new solutions developed to make the project-based engineering community work more effectively.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Knowledge of Design or Verification flows used in SoC development, with an awareness of other aspects of SoC development
• Skilled in a scripting language such as python and flows used for version control such as git, gerrit
• Knowledge of databases and their application to engineering flows
• Excellent communication skills.

\"Nice To Have\" Skills and Experience:

• Experience working on global IP and SoC development projects

In Return:

Arm is a global, diverse organization of dedicated, innovative, and highly capable people. We believe great ideas come from a vibrant and inclusive workplace where everyone can grow, succeed, and share their outstanding contributions! You will join a multi-cultural team with varied skills and experience. You will have access to a huge variety of technologies and systems to learn and will be supported every step of the way!

Additional Information:

Please note that no relocation package is available for this role.

Salary Range:

$99,900-$135,100 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.

Accommodations at Arm

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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.