Design Engineer

Job Title

Design Engineer

Role Summary

Member of Arm's Solutions Engineering group responsible for implementation and analysis methodologies for SoC and CPU designs. Deliver physical implementation, timing closure, and flow improvements for Arm CPU cores, interconnects, and related IP.

Experience Level

Mid-level — typically 3–5 years of relevant ASIC implementation or physical design experience.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Synthesis, physical implementation, timing closure and physical signoff of CPU cores, system interconnects, and other designs.
• Analyze timing, area, and power to improve design quality.
• Optimize design flows and methodologies to improve power, performance, area and time-to-results.
• Develop and deploy new implementation methodologies and analysis/data-mining techniques.
• Collaborate with RTL, physical IP, EDA tool teams, and external partners to drive analysis and optimization.
• Convert R&D concepts into practical implementation solutions that enable partners to achieve high-quality results.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience:

• 3–5 years experience in ASIC implementation, physical design, STA/timing closure, structured clock tree, PDN analysis, DFM, and physical verification.
• Experience in developing and adopting new silicon implementation techniques and promoting their use with international teams.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree (or equivalent practical experience) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or other relevant technical field.

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.