Experienced Verification Engineer and Line Manager

Job Title

Experienced Verification Engineer and Line Manager

Role Summary

Lead a verification team responsible for block-level verification of ML and neural-network hardware IP. Define verification strategies, own complex work packages, coordinate with multidisciplinary and global design teams, and develop engineering talent.

Based in Cambridge, UK or Lund, Sweden; the role includes people management and hands-on technical leadership in hardware verification for ML/AI-capable IP.

Experience Level

Senior — requires demonstrated technical leadership and line-management experience. No specific years-of-experience requirement stated.

Responsibilities

Primary duties focus on leadership, verification delivery, and cross-team collaboration.

• Manage and mentor a team of verification engineers; foster collaboration and inclusion.
• Define and execute verification strategies and methodologies for complex IP blocks.
• Estimate effort, plan work packages, and drive projects to timely completion.
• Deliver high-quality verification with rigorous coverage goals and low bug escapes.
• Collaborate with global design centers and multidisciplinary teams to integrate verification into the development lifecycle.
• Contribute to company-wide forums to advance verification practices and influence standards.

Requirements

Concise list of must-have skills and helpful additional experience.

• Must-have: Proven technical leadership and experience managing skilled engineering teams.
• Must-have: Extensive block-level verification experience using UVM and SystemVerilog constrained-random testbenches.
• Must-have: Coverage-driven verification of high-complexity designs and strong attention to detail.
• Must-have: Planning, accurate effort estimation, and effective project execution skills.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with formal verification techniques.
• Nice-to-have: Experience building C/C++ models of microarchitecture.
• Nice-to-have: Knowledge of the Arm architecture and AMBA bus protocols.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with continuous integration platforms (e.g., Jenkins) and Git.
• Nice-to-have: Background in machine learning or neural-network concepts.

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.