Staff SoC Integration and Performance Lead

Arm Limited; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 198,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm Limited is seeking a Staff SoC RTL integration and Performance Analysis engineer to join our Central Technology group. You will lead the integration of Arm IP into RTL platforms and bring up full-chip test cases for performance exploration, in RTL sim and emulation environments.

You will modify RTL, enable boot flow, run workloads, and verify OS boot paths while analyzing performance across CPU, interconnect, memory, and IP blocks. This role requires leadership and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of computer architecture, SoC architecture, memory subsystems, and interconnect protocols.
• Hands-on experience integrating IP and bringing up full-chip SoC test cases in RTL simulation and/or emulation environments.
• Experience developing or modifying RTL using Verilog or SystemVerilog.
• Experience with SoC-level debug, including reset, clock, memory map, interrupt, interconnect, and firmware interactions.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration of Arm IP into SoC RTL platforms for performance analysis.
• Modify and stitch RTL components to build multiple SoC configurations.
• Bring up SoC platforms in RTL simulation and emulation environments for early performance exploration.
• Make incremental firmware changes to enable boot flow and workload bring-up.
• Verify SoC functionality with bare-metal tests, benchmarks, and OS boot flows.
• Enable and debug performance workloads on RTL simulation and emulation platforms.
• Analyze performance across CPU, interconnect, memory, and IP blocks.
• Collaborate with architects to refine future SoC architecture choices.
• Drive debug of integration, firmware, workload, and performance issues across teams.
• Explore new approaches for SoC integration, automation, tooling, and workflows.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.

Skills

SoC architecture

IP integration

Verilog/SystemVerilog

SoC debug

RTL simulation workloads

Performance analysis

Troubleshooting

Communication

Leadership

Tools

AMBA AXI/ACE/CHI

RTL emulation platforms

Job description

Job Description

Passionate about integrating Complex SoC RTL and enabling early performance analysis?

Eager to expand into boot firmware, workload bring-up, emulation and system-level performance analysis?

Arm's System-on-Chip(SoC) Performance Analysis Team in Central Technology group builds early Performance analysis platforms to enable system technology exploration for future Arm System/SoC architectures. Through workload characterization, RTL simulation, emulation and performance analysis, we influence future SoC designs.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Staff SoC RTL integration and Performance Analysis engineer to join our diverse team at Arm!

Responsibilities:

As a SoC RTL integration and Performance Analysis Engineer, you will:

• Lead integration of functionally verified, performance-critical Arm IP into SoC-level RTL platforms for Performance analysis
• Modify and stitch together RTL components to build and evaluate multiple SoC configurations and architecture variants.
• Bring up SoC platforms in RTL simulation and emulation environments for early performance exploration.
• Make incremental changes to system-level firmware to enable boot flow, workload execution, and test-case bring-up.
• Verify SoC functionality using bare-metal tests, benchmark workloads, and OS boot flows.
• Enable and debug performance workloads and benchmarks on RTL simulation and emulation platforms.
• Analyze performance behavior across CPU, interconnect, memory subsystem, and key SoC IP blocks.
• Collaborate with architects to define, evaluate, and refine future SoC architecture choices.
• Drive debug of integration, firmware, workload, and performance issues across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Explore innovative approaches for SoC integration, automation, tooling, and workflow improvement.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior engineers and cross-functional partners.

Required Skills and Experience

• Strong understanding of computer architecture, SoC architecture, memory subsystems, and bus/interconnect protocols.
• Hands-on experience integrating IP and bringing up full-chip SoC test cases in RTL simulation and/or emulation environments.
• Experience developing or modifying RTL using Verilog or SystemVerilog.
• Experience with SoC-level debug, including reset, clock, memory map, interrupt, interconnect, and firmware interactions.
• Experience enabling workloads, benchmarks, or bare-metal tests on RTL simulation and performance emulation platforms.
• Ability to analyze performance data and identify bottlenecks across SoC components.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex hardware/software interaction issues.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to lead technical execution in ambiguous or evolving project environments.

Nice-to-Have Skills and Experience

• Proficiency with Unix/Linux environments, scripting languages, and source-control systems such as Git or Subversion.
• Familiarity with Arm architecture and one or more CPU instruction sets.
• Experience with boot firmware, low-level software, compilers, assemblers, or device drivers.
• Experience with performance workloads such as SPEC, Geekbench, multimedia, memory bandwidth, or latency benchmarks.
• Familiarity with emulation platforms, FPGA prototyping, or performance-analysis infrastructure.
• Experience with AMBA protocols such as AXI, ACE, CHI, APB, or related interconnect technologies.
• Experience with system-level performance analysis involving CPU, cache, interconnect, memory controller, SMMU, or multimedia IP.
• Experience developing automation, regression, dashboards, or debug workflows for large SoC projects.

We will provide the training and environment to excel in this role. We offer a hybrid approach to remote, and office working and strive to provide an adaptable experience for all employees and to promote a strong collaborative environment.

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 any characteristic.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Salary Range:

$198,100-$268,000 per year

We value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm's offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.

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.