Senior Verification Engineer

ARM; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 73,500 - 99,500; Full time

Job summary

ARM is seeking a Senior Verification Engineer to join their Solution Engineering division in Sheffield. You will develop and verify RTL for Arm-based SoCs, ensuring functionality meets architectural requirements.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of verification experience, a strong command of SystemVerilog and Verilog, as well as skills in debugging and problem-solving. This role requires close collaboration with various teams and offers a salary between £73,500 - £99,500 per year.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in IP, subsystem, or SoC verification.
• Strong proficiency in SystemVerilog and Verilog.
• Experience with UVM or other verification methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with RTL designers and architects.
• Develop new validation setups for verification.
• Drive functional and code coverage closure.

Skills

SystemVerilog

Verilog

UVM

Python

Problem-solving

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Job Description

Our Solution Engineering division develops and verifies IPs for a variety of SoC projects, integrating both internally developed builds and third-party IP. We are looking for a creative and motivated Senior Verification Engineer to verify RTL implementing new features in Arm-based SoCs, ensuring both new and existing functionality meets architectural and quality requirements.

Responsibilities

In addition to holding a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience, you will:

• Collaborate closely with RTL designers and architects to understand specifications and microarchitecture details.
• Develop new validation setups and work to improve existing environments, including stimulus generation, checking, and coverage infrastructure.
• Develop and complete verification plans and test plans.
• Implement verification strategies in partnership with other verification engineers.
• Drive functional and code coverage closure.
• Debug and resolve sophisticated design and verification issues.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of verification methodologies, infrastructure, and protocols.
• Provide technical mentorship and support to less experienced engineers.

Required Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of experience in IP, subsystem, or SoC verification.
• Strong proficiency in SystemVerilog and Verilog.
• Experience with UVM or other industry-standard verification methodologies.
• Experience developing constrained-random verification environments and reusable verification components.
• Experience developing verification strategies and test protocols.
• Understanding of SoC verification, including verification flows that incorporate software elements.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or similar.
• Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across geographically distributed teams.

Nice to Have Skills and Experience

• Experience with Arm-based designs and/or Arm system architectures.
• Experience with AMBA protocols such as CHI, AXI, AHB, and APB.
• Experience with JTAG, SWD, or TAP-based debug infrastructures.
• Experience with clock domain crossing (CDC), reset domain crossing (RDC), and power-aware verification.
• Exposure to low-power design techniques and UPF/CPF methodologies.
• Experience with DFT concepts, including scan and MBIST.

Equal Opportunities

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.

Salary

£73,500 - £99,500 per year