Lead Verification Engineer, DPU/ISP Systems

Arm Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm Limited is seeking an experienced verification engineer to join its Systems Media IP team in Manchester. You will own and drive verification for a DPU subsystem, architect reusable UVM environments and contribute to verification strategy across multiple units and teams.

The role focuses on planning, integration, and sign-off with emphasis on regression efficiency and quality metrics, while collaborating with architecture, design and software teams to ensure seamless DPU integration.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of SystemVerilog/UVM architecture, implementation and verification of complex environments.
• Experience creating verification plans from scratch including strategy, stimulus, checking, coverage and sign-off criteria.
• Hands-on verification of subsystems or IP with multiple units; testbench development.
• Proficient in Python or C for verification automation and tooling.
• Familiarity with industry-standard protocols (AMBA AXI/APB).
• Knowledge of verification workflows, regression setup, triage and code quality tooling.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive verification for a DPU subsystem or a complex DPU unit from planning through sign-off.
• Contribute to verification architecture, planning, integration strategy and quality criteria.
• Architect reusable, scalable SystemVerilog/UVM environments and verification IP.
• Define verification plans, coverage models, sign-off criteria and quality goals.
• Identify risks early and drive mitigation across teams.
• Review architecture and design changes for correctness, observability, and performance.
• Lead resolution of complex unit- or system-level failures.
• Align verification activities across unit, subsystem and DPU teams.
• Drive improvements in methodology, automation, regression efficiency, and debugging.
• Use data to identify quality gaps and guide priorities.

Skills

SystemVerilog/UVM

Verification plans

C/Python

AMBA AXI/APB

Testbenches

Debug/triage workflows

Tools

Version control

Linting

Job description

Arm Limited is seeking an experienced verification engineer to join its Systems Media IP team in Manchester. You will own and drive verification for a DPU subsystem, architect reusable UVM environments and contribute to verification strategy across multiple units and teams.

The role focuses on planning, integration, and sign-off with emphasis on regression efficiency and quality metrics, while collaborating with architecture, design and software teams to ensure seamless DPU integration.