Modeling Engineer

Job Title

Modeling Engineer

Role Summary

Join Arm's Central Technology Machine Learning Hardware Architecture team to develop functional and performance models that guide ML features in Arm IP. The role focuses on modeling, workload characterization, performance analysis, and tooling to accelerate machine-learning capabilities across next-generation IP.

Experience Level

Mid-level. No explicit years-of-experience requirement provided in the posting.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities involve building and using models and tools to evaluate and optimize ML-related hardware features.

• Develop and extend functional and performance models for Arm IP.
• Characterize workloads and analyze performance impacts of new features.
• Implement automation, data analysis, and visualization tools for modeling results.
• Debug and investigate system-level behavior using modeling and empirical data.
• Collaborate with architecture, microarchitecture, and verification teams to inform design trade-offs.
• Document and present analysis to engineering stakeholders.

Requirements

Key must-have skills and technologies, followed by desirable additions.

• Must-have: Strong computer architecture and systems engineering fundamentals.
• Functional or performance modeling experience for hardware IP development.
• Proficient software development skills in modern C++ and Python.
• Strong problem solving and debugging abilities.
• Good analytical and presentation skills.
• Familiarity with Linux development and toolchains.

• Nice-to-have: Experience with machine-learning IP or systems.
• Experience with cache-coherent memory system architecture.
• Hardware microarchitecture exploration experience.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

Compensation

Salary range stated by employer: $137,700 - $186,300 per year.

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.