Staff Verification Engineer

Arm Limited; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm Limited is seeking an experienced verification engineer to join a Sub-System level team focused on PCIe and CXL verification and performance analysis. You will craft test plans, build SystemVerilog/Verilog/UVM testbenches, and debug complex test failures to ensure robust IO verification.

You will collaborate with RTL architects, verification engineers and PMs across global sites to define verification strategies and drive results in a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering (or similar field).
• Experience in verification of PCIe or CXL subsystems or SoCs, 5+ years.
• Solid understanding of digital hardware design and Verilog HDL.
• Knowledge of System Memory Management Unit and Generic Interrupt Controller Integration with PCIe.
• Experience with PCIe & CXL IPs and Emulation friendly Transactors.

Responsibilities

• Craft test plans for sub-system verification.
• Develop SystemVerilog/Verilog/UVM testbenches and tests; debug failures.
• Develop and improve verification methodologies used by the team.
• Collaborate with design, architecture and other teams on microarchitecture and validation.
• Guide and support junior team members and coordinate with Project Management.

Skills

Verilog HDL

SystemVerilog

UVM verification

PCIe/CXL verification

Emulation transactors

Simulation platforms

Debugging

Testbench development

Verification strategy

Formal verification

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering

Job description

Arm’s Solutions Engineering team is looking for experienced PCIe and CXL experts in verifying the functionality and the performance of High Speed IOs at Sub-system level. New team members will join hands with other Architects, RTL design and verification engineers spread across UK, US, Canada and India to build next generation SoCs!

Arm is growing the team to develop best-in-class silicon solutions based on Arm’s IP solutions along with Arm's partner ecosystem targeting premium mobile, infrastructure, IoTs and automotive markets. Using the latest nodes (e.g. 3nm) and new SoC 3D packaging developments, Arm’s ambition is to demonstrate industry outstanding performance by architecting, designing, implementing, and fabricating powerful silicon test chips. This is a wonderful and unique initiative, where we are bringing in innovative talent and expertise from across the semiconductor industry to drive how the next generation of leading compute on Arm devices are built across the industry, opening up significant potential for the future!

Would you like to play a key role in defining the solution growth story in Arm?

Responsibilities:

• As a creative verification engineer with a knowledge of Sub-System integration verification, IO Virtualization scenario verification with Arm SMMU, Interoperability verification with Arm and Third Party IPs, performance verification, PCIe/CXL integration verification at the sub-system level.
• You will work with the highly skilled team to understand and review the architecture and design specifications, and to build a functional verification strategy.
• Your key responsibilities will include crafting test plans, developing SystemVerilog/Verilog/UVM testbenches and tests, and debugging of test failures and issues.
• You will also be to developing and improving the verification methodologies used by the team.
• In addition, you'll work closely with other teams on the design microarchitecture, verification methodologies, system performance, etc.
• You will balance other opportunities such as working with Project Management on activities, plans, and schedule as well as guide and support junior members of the team.

Required Skills and Experience:

In addition to bringing your accomplishment of either Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering (or similar field) over 5+ years of experience working in verification of sophisticated PCIe or CXL subsystems or SoCs, you will need:

• Solid understanding of digital hardware design and Verilog HDL.
• Experience in PCIe, CXL and IDE Feature Verification and Performance Analysis.
• Knowledge of System Memory Management Unit and Generic Interrupt Controller Integration with PCIe.
• Experience on working with PCIe & CXL IPs and Emulation friendly Transactors.
• Experience on simulation and emulation platforms.
• Good debugging experience using debuggers.
• Expertise in UVM based verification.
• Good knowledge of verification strategies like test plan creation, tasks tracking, coverage and verification sign-off.
• Knowledge on formal methodology.

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience:

• Experience with Arm-based designs and/or ARM System Architectures
• Clock domain crossing verification
• Power aware verification
• Experience with Perl, Python or other scripting language
• Innovation with AI tools like Codex.

In Return:

We are proud to have a set of behaviours that reflect our culture and guide our decisions, defining how we work together. These behaviours are assessed as part of the hiring process:

• Partner and customer focus
• Collaboration and communication
• Creativity and innovation
• Team and personal development
• Impact and influence
• Deliver on your promises

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.