EDA Optimisation Engineer

Job Title

EDA Optimisation Engineer

Role Summary

The EDA Optimisation Engineer will improve utilisation, efficiency and cost-performance of Arm's engineering compute platforms, spanning HPC, cloud, emulation and FPGA environments. The role sits in the Productivity Engineering team and focuses on metrics-first, data-driven optimisation, automation and scalable analytics.

Experience Level

Mid-level (Level - Mid-Career). Years of experience not specified.

Responsibilities

Deliver data-driven improvements to platform efficiency and support strategic decisions about compute and infrastructure.

• Optimise HPC scheduling and infrastructure to increase utilisation and cost-effectiveness.
• Design and run performance benchmarking to inform platform choices.
• Develop dashboards and visualisations for observability and performance analysis.
• Analyse cost and usage reports and infrastructure metrics to support forecasting and budgeting.
• Build and maintain scalable analytics frameworks to measure utilisation, capacity and workload behaviour.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations and finance teams to enable data-driven decisions.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and domain experience.

• Background in distributed HPC, cloud environments, and data engineering & analytics.
• Knowledge of EDA workflows and semiconductor engineering environments.
• Proficiency in Python and data analysis / ML frameworks.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable strategy.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with IBM Spectrum LSF or other job schedulers.
• Familiarity with NetApp or other high-performance storage systems.
• Experience applying AI/ML to workload optimisation or resource management.
• Experience building production-grade data pipelines.
• Exposure to FPGA and Emulation infrastructure.

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.