Senior RTL Design Engineer

Job Title

Senior RTL Design Engineer

Role Summary

Senior RTL Design Engineer on a multidisciplinary team in Bristol developing digital IP used across AI, automotive, edge and infrastructure products. The role focuses on micro-architecture and RTL implementation to meet functional, area, power and performance targets.

Hybrid role based in Bristol. Salary range: £73,500 - £99,500 per year.

Experience Level

Senior level (title indicates senior role; typically 7+ years of relevant experience).

Responsibilities

The core responsibilities are implementation-focused and cross-functional collaboration to deliver high-quality RTL IP.

• Analyse specifications, identify implementation challenges and collaborate with architects to refine designs.
• Plan, track and coordinate tasks for personal deliverables and team contributions.
• Work with verification, back-end implementation, performance, power analysis and subsystem teams to satisfy functional, area, power and timing objectives.
• Improve and evolve design methodology to meet changing project needs.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience required to perform the role; additional desirable skills listed separately.

• Proven micro-architecture and RTL design experience using SystemVerilog, Verilog or VHDL.
• Ability to evaluate high-level design trade-offs and justify decisions.
• Knowledge of ASIC or FPGA design methodology and IP signoff processes, with strong understanding of timing/area/complexity trade-offs.
• Experience with static design checks, synthesis, timing analysis and power-management techniques.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

• Familiarity with memory system interconnects (e.g., AMBA ACE-Lite, AXI).
• Experience with PCI Express (PCIe), I/O virtualization and address translation.
• Proficiency with SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) and formal verification techniques.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Perl, Tcl, C shell or Python.
• Knowledge of Functional Safety methodologies.

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.