Graduate Engineer

Job Title

Graduate Engineer

Role Summary

Join the Systems Performance Analysis team within Central Technology to evaluate pre-silicon SoC performance and influence CPU, GPU and interconnect design. The role focuses on running experiments with mobile-phone use-cases, identifying bottlenecks and recommending improvements across hardware and software stacks.

Experience Level

Entry-level (Graduate program).

Responsibilities

The core responsibilities are hands-on performance analysis and cross-team collaboration:

• Design and run experiments on pre-silicon SoC environments to measure system performance.
• Analyse performance of CPU, GPU and interconnect components using mobile-like workloads.
• Bring up and validate use-cases on prototype systems and interpret their behaviour.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and propose practical solutions to engineers and partners.
• Communicate results clearly and share findings with internal teams and stakeholders.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and professional behaviours; followed by optional skills.

• Must-have: detailed understanding of computer architecture.
• Must-have: programming experience in Python or Ruby; experience with C or C++ and assembly (Arm assembly preferred).
• Must-have: strong interpersonal and communication skills; able to work effectively in teams and across sites.
• Must-have: proactive, motivated, and willing to learn about new systems and tools.
• Nice-to-have: Unix, scripting and source control (e.g., Git, Subversion).
• Nice-to-have: familiarity with CPU instruction sets, SystemVerilog, ARM architectures, compilers and device drivers.
• Nice-to-have: demonstrated lateral thinking and problem-solving skills.

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.