ASIC RTL Design Engineer
ArmRole Summary
The Arm Security Technology Team is seeking a highly motivated Staff ASIC Front-End Design Engineer to lead the design and development of complex security and compute subsystems for advanced SoC platforms. This position emphasizes front-end EDA methodologies and design PPA (power, performance, area) analysis and optimization.
You will collaborate on architecture, verification, and implementation partners to deliver robust, synthesis and timing-clean designs that meet ambitious targets. This role requires technical leadership, teamwork, and mentorship in RTL quality, design methodology, and front-end design closure practices.
Experience Level
Mid-level.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop high-quality SystemVerilog/Verilog RTL implementations aligned with architecture and design requirements.
- Contribute to microarchitecture definition and design trade-off analysis for functionality and performance optimization.
- Ensure development of synthesis-clean and timing-clean designs.
- Lead front-end design structural check closure including verification methodologies.
- Manage and optimize complex power designs with low-power methodologies.
Requirements
Must-have skills and experience:
- Strong understanding of full ASIC flow: RTL → Synthesis → P&R → Signoff → GDS.
- Experience with ASIC front-end design and verification methodologies.
- Competency in analyzing designs for power, performance, and area (PPA).
- Understanding of SoC architecture concepts.
- Experience with scripting and automation using Python, Tcl, Perl, or similar.
Nice to have:
- Familiarity with multi-power-domain designs and UPF-based flows.
- Experience with advanced process nodes and SoC development.
- Familiarity with formal verification tools.
- Experience in post-silicon debug and validation.
Education Requirements
Not specified.
About the Company
Company: Arm
Headquarters: Cambridge, United Kingdom
ARM is a global leader in semiconductor and software design, driving innovation in computing technology. The company specializes in designing processors and systems that provide the essential building blocks for electronic devices. ARM's architecture is widely used in smartphones, servers, and IoT devices, and its collaborative culture fosters bold thinking, diversity, and high-impact benefits for its talented workforce.
