Principal Engineer

Job Title

Principal Engineer

Role Summary

Senior hardware design engineer for Arm's Systems Media IP group, focused on Image Signal Processors (ISPs), display processors and video codecs. The role leads unit-level or multi-unit RTL development, collaborates with verification, modeling, software and architecture teams, and drives design quality, performance, and deliverability for multimedia IP.

Experience Level

Senior — typically 15+ years of ASIC RTL design experience, with prior technical or team leadership for senior positions.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include technical ownership, end-to-end hardware delivery, and cross-team collaboration.

• Own unit-level development, multiple-unit hierarchies, or act as technical lead for an IP.
• Design and verify hardware modules implementing imaging algorithms or video codecs.
• Perform architectural investigation, modeling, specification, design, simulation, backend implementation support, and IP maintenance.
• Identify and implement process or methodology improvements to increase design efficiency.
• Collaborate with verification, modelling, software driver, architecture, and research teams.
• Mentor and support junior engineers and team members.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and relevant experience; desirable skills listed separately.

• Must-have: 15+ years of ASIC RTL design experience, ideally with multimedia IP or related high-performance peripherals.
• Must-have: Proficiency in SystemVerilog, Verilog, or VHDL.
• Must-have: Experience across all design stages: concept, specification, implementation, testing, documentation, and support.
• Must-have: Proficiency with UNIX and scripting (TCL, Perl, Python, or shell).
• Must-have: Prior technical and/or team leadership experience for senior roles.
• Nice-to-have: Knowledge of advanced image-processing algorithms or AI/ML-based computer-vision techniques.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with industry-standard interfaces and protocols (AMBA, DDR) and functional-safety development (ISO 26262 / IEC 61508).
• Nice-to-have: Experience with MATLAB, C or C++, SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA), and continuous-integration flows.

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.