Staff Engineer
Arm · Posted Oct 29
Semiconductor IP, energy-efficient CPU architecture, and high-performance compute platforms
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About the role
The Architecture and Technology Group at Arm defines and develops advanced technologies for Arm’s architecture roadmap, with the Architecture Validation & Solutions Team ensuring the quality, consistency, and integrity of Arm architecture specifications through scalable validation frameworks, tooling, and automation. As a Staff Engineer, the role leads delivery of these validation solutions, partners with architects, modeling teams, and tooling owners, and mentors engineers to support high-quality architecture releases.
What you will do
- Lead architecture validation and support integration across multiple architecture components.
- Analyse Arm Architecture specifications , identify ambiguities or gaps, and drive their resolution with architects.
- Drive tooling, automation, and framework enhancements to make validation scalable and efficient.
- Perform debugging and root-cause analysis , ensuring timely resolution of complex specification and model issues.
- Collaborate with Architects, authors and modeling engineers to align the architecture data with architectural intent.
- Own and champion validation activities to deliver high-quality architecture releases to internal and external partners.
- Mentor and guide engineers , promoting technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Strong programming skills in C/C++ and Python .
- Solid understanding of CPU architecture and assembly programming .
- Proven leadership and expertise in validation, debugging, and analyzing complex issues .
- Excellent cross-team communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to reason about architecture specifications, machine-readable representations, and validation logic across the architecture generation pipeline.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree ( B.Tech./B.S. or M.Tech./M.S. ) in Electronics, Electrical, or Computer Engineering from a reputed institution.
- 8+ years of relevant experience in architecture modeling, validation, or related domains.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with Arm Architecture or Arm CPUs .
- Background in embedded software or system-level modeling and validation .
- Hands-on experience with AI/LLM-based tools or workflows for engineering productivity, automation, validation, or debugging
- Familiarity with toolchain development or modeling frameworks .
- Exposure to formal verification or architecture simulation tools .
- Strong interest in continuous learning and innovation
Benefits and support
- Hybrid working
About Arm
Arm architects, develops, and licenses high-performance, energy-efficient CPU products and related semiconductor intellectual property. Its technology powers over 99% of the world's smartphones as well as a vast array of devices ranging from tiny sensors and wearables to cloud-scale AI supercomputers.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 8000+ employees
- Founded
- 1990
- Location
- Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company
- 2023-09-14IPO$5.23B
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer, Board Member
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Head of Corporate Development
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Architect
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