Experienced Hardware Engineer

Arm; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking an experienced engineer for their GPU Functional Safety team. The role emphasizes digital hardware design in safety-critical systems, involving responsibilities from design documentation to implementation and verification of critical systems. Ideal candidates should have a strong background in RTL design, exceptional collaboration skills, and a desire for continued personal growth. The company offers a competitive benefits package with a hybrid working model in Cambridge.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Hybrid working model

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• 5 to 10 years of experience in RTL design.
• Experience with RTL design for complex ASICs and SoCs using Verilog and/or SystemVerilog.
• Familiarity with static design checks, synthesis, and timing analysis.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to GPU product line ensuring compliance with ISO 26262 standards.
• Write design documentation and manage requirements.
• Implement complex digital systems and perform verification tasks.

Skills

Computer architecture knowledge

System Verilog expertise

Collaboration and interpersonal skills

Growth mindset

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Version control tools such as Git

Scripting with Perl, TCL, or Python

Linux and shell scripting expertise

Requirement management tools (e.g., Dimensions)

Project management tools (e.g., Jira)

Job description

Job Overview

Are you an individual who is passionate about digital hardware design and its application in safety-critical systems? The GPU Functional Safety team at Arm is looking for an experienced engineer to help design and verify systems that will shape the future of safety-critical applications such as ADAS and autonomous driving.

Responsibilities

As part of our team, you will contribute from the early stages of idea conception, through RTL-based design and implementation, to the verification of safety mechanisms—ensuring compliance with ISO 26262 standards in our GPU product line. As a hardware design engineer, you will make a significant impact by:

• Writing design documentation and managing requirements
• Taking ownership of complex work packages and driving them to completion
• Implementing complex digital systems using system Verilog
• Performing front-end implementation tasks such as synthesis, logic equivalence checking, power analysis and optimization, and X-propagation checking

Required Skills and Experience

• Strong understanding of computer architecture and system fundamentals
• MS or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering
• 5 to 10 years of experience in RTL design
• Experience with RTL design for complex ASICs and SoCs using Verilog and/or SystemVerilog
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively within a highly collaborative team
• A growth mindset with a desire to raise both personal and team performance standards
• Familiarity or experience in the following:
  • Static design checks
  • Synthesis and timing analysis
  • Power management techniques
  • X-propagation analysis
  • Version control tools such as Git

Additional Qualities That Will Help Your Application Stand Out

• Knowledge or experience with functional safety concepts and standards (e.g., ISO 26262, IEC 61508); experience working on Automotive IP or SoCs
• Scripting proficiency in Perl, TCL, or Python
• Experience with Linux, shell scripting, and Makefiles
• Familiarity with requirement management tools (e.g., Dimensions)
• Experience with RTL bring-up using formal verification (JasperGold)
• Experience with project management tools (e.g., Jira)

In Return

With offices around the world, Arm is a diverse organisation of dedicated, innovative and highly proficient engineers. As well as a friendly and high-performance working environment, Arm offers a competitive benefits package. We have a hybrid working approach where we offer people the flexibility to work part time from home and part time from the office. We are proud to have a set of behaviours that reflect our DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) culture and guide our decisions, defining how we work together to shape extraordinary! This position is located in Lund (Sweden)

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 [e-mail]. 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.

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.