Hybrid Security IP Design Engineer

Arm; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 162,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm is seeking a Security Hardware Designer to join the Solutions Engineering Security IP Team in a role focused on architecture, RTL design, and verification of Security IP and Sub-Systems for pioneering SoC designs.

You will collaborate across verification, implementation, and leadership to define architectures, drive test plans, and ensure power and performance sign-off while mentoring teammates and contributing to process improvements.

Qualifications

• Advanced understanding of hardware Verilog RTL design, verification, and EDA methodologies.
• Proven experience in Security Hardware, Embedded Processor Systems, Applied Cryptography, Secure Boot, Key Management, and Access Controls.
• Proven experience in SoC architecture including multi-clock domains, AXI/AHB protocols, multi-power domains, and reset architectures.
• Competency with synthesis, timing analysis, constraints development, and ECO methodologies.
• Familiarity with design checks including CDC, RDC, X-Propagation, LINT.
• Familiarity with power management techniques, UPF, power estimation, and power optimization.
• Experience with SystemVerilog and verification methodologies – UVM/OVM, Portable Stimulus, Hardware/Firmware co-verification.

Responsibilities

• Architecture specification, RTL and constraint development, bug fixing, and design exploration leadership.
• Partner with verification and implementation peers to build test plans and drive verification closure.
• Support debugging and achieve functional, power, and performance sign-off.
• Mentor team members and balance demands with leadership on project roadmaps and schedules.

Skills

Verilog RTL design

Security hardware

SoC architecture

SystemVerilog/UVM

Power management UPF

ARM-based designs

Scripting (Perl/Python/TCL)

Education

Bachelor's or Graduate degree in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Python

Perl

TCL

Job description

Arm is seeking a Security Hardware Designer to join the Solutions Engineering Security IP Team in a role focused on architecture, RTL design, and verification of Security IP and Sub-Systems for pioneering SoC designs.

You will collaborate across verification, implementation, and leadership to define architectures, drive test plans, and ensure power and performance sign-off while mentoring teammates and contributing to process improvements.