Senior CPU Verification Engineer — Hybrid (Cambridge)

Arm; Cambridge; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ARM in Cambridge seeks a Senior Verification Engineer to develop and improve verification environments for next‑gen CPU IP. You’ll work with design and verification teams to influence verification choices and shape technology powering billions of devices globally.

The role emphasizes modern simulation-based verification, data-driven progress analysis, and collaboration across teams, with a flexible hybrid working model and emphasis on high-quality software and hardware verification practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in building verification environments for complex RTL designs.
• Strong proficiency in SystemVerilog and scripting languages.
• Thorough understanding of the complete verification process, from test planning to verification closure.

Responsibilities

• Take charge of verification in a designated area of the CPU, overseeing everything from unit-level testbench development to the overall verification strategy.
• Ensure functional verification aligns with agreed quality standards and project timelines.
• Develop test plans, verification strategies, and coverage objectives.
• Work closely with project leads and management on planning, scheduling, and quality checkpoints.
• Employ data-driven analysis to evaluate verification progress, coverage, and product quality.
• Contribute to improvements in verification methodology and productivity across the CPU group and the wider Arm verification community.
• Investigate, debug, and conduct root-cause analysis of issues identified during the verification process.

Skills

SystemVerilog

Digital verification

Communication

Tools

Python

Perl

Tcl

C/C++

UVM

Job description

ARM in Cambridge seeks a Senior Verification Engineer to develop and improve verification environments for next‑gen CPU IP. You’ll work with design and verification teams to influence verification choices and shape technology powering billions of devices globally.

The role emphasizes modern simulation-based verification, data-driven progress analysis, and collaboration across teams, with a flexible hybrid working model and emphasis on high-quality software and hardware verification practices.