Senior Applications Engineer, Chip Methodology and Automation

Arm; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm is seeking a senior CMA Applications Engineer to deploy, train, and support our internal engineering flows across multiple projects. You will enable ramp-up and ensure tools meet project needs while collaborating with leads and vendors.

You will work on verification and implementation flows, including lint, CDC/RDC, SDC, power‑aware simulation, and back‑end life‑cycle integration, with global teams and a focus on quality and scalable automation.

Qualifications

• Expert in design or verification flows used in SoC development.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Perl and PHP; experience with version control systems such as SVN, Git, Gerrit.
• Knowledge of databases and their application to engineering flows.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proven track record working with global teams.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, train and support internal CMA engineering flows to enable efficient ramp-up across projects.
• Collaborate with project technical leads and CMA Design/Verification Methodology teams to ensure front-end flows meet needs.
• Liaise with EDA vendors to resolve tooling issues and align solutions with Arm criteria.
• Support verification flows including simulation, formal verification, and design tooling (lint, CDC/RDC, SDC, power-aware simulation, gate-level).

Skills

Design/Verification flows

Scripting languages

Version control

Databases for engineering

Communication

Global teams

Job description

Job Overview

The Chip Methodology and Automation (CMA) team within Arm Solutions Engineering (SE) develops tools, flows and methodologies deployed across all active SE projects. The team supports engineers in multiple sites including the UK (Manchester, Sheffield, Cambridge), India (Bangalore), France (Sophia), US (Austin, Chandler and San Diego) and Hungary (Budapest)!

Responsibilities

As a senior member of the CMA Applications Engineering team, you will be responsible for the deployment, training and support of our internal engineering flows, enabling efficient engineer ramp-up and use across our portfolio of solutions, enabling project teams for execution success.

You will work with project Technical Leads and the CMA Design Methodology & Verification Methodology developers to ensure our front-end Design and Verification and Implementation flows are meeting the project team's needs and are operating as intended. You will provide training, ramp new teams in Arm and help shape the direction of our tools, flows and methodologies through your knowledge of the usage patterns across the teams. You will also collaborate closely with EDA vendors when issues are found in their tooling and ensure that provided solutions meet the expected criteria within Arm.

The flows you will support will include verification flows related to simulation, formal verification and design tooling such as lint, CDC/RDC, SDC, power‑aware simulation, gate‑level simulation, and how they relate/interact with back‑end flows covering the full implementation life‑cycle.

Required Skills And Experience

• Expert in Design or Verification flows used in SoC development, with a solid understanding of other aspects of SoC development outside your core domain, such as Implementation
• Strong skills in scripting languages such as python, perl and PHP and flows used for version control such as svn, git, gerrit
• Knowledge of databases and their application to engineering flows
• Excellent communication skills.
• A consistent record working with global teams

Nice To Have Skills and Experience

• Small‑team and people management skills
• Experience working on global IP and SoC development projects

In Return

Arm is committed to global talent acquisition, offering an attractive relocation package. With offices around the world, Arm is a diverse organisation of dedicated and creative engineers. By enabling a dynamic, inclusive, meritocratic, and open workplace, where all our people can grow and succeed, we encourage all to share their unrivaled contributions to Arm's success in the global marketplace.

Our 10x mindset guides how we engineer, collaborate, and grow. Understand what it means and how to reflect 10x in your work: https://careers.arm.com/en/10x-mindset

Accommodations at Arm

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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.