Senior/Staff Verification Engineer

Job Title

Senior/Staff Verification Engineer

Role Summary

The Senior/Staff Verification Engineer will lead verification activities for Arm Systems IPs and subsystems, with emphasis on machine-learning and advanced system workloads. The role focuses on verification strategy, development of verification environments, formal and simulation-based techniques, and hardware prototyping validation.

Experience Level

Senior-level (Staff). Typical candidates will have extensive verification experience; roles at this level commonly expect ~7+ years of relevant industry experience or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include technical leadership of verification efforts, hands-on development, and collaboration across design and software teams.

• Define and own verification strategy and sign-off criteria for IPs and subsystems.
• Design and implement verification environments and testbenches (UVM/SystemVerilog or equivalent).
• Develop and run simulation, emulation and formal/model-checking flows to verify complex corner cases.
• Validate hardware prototypes and coordinate system-level verification with software and architecture teams.
• Drive automation, verification infrastructure improvements and coverage-driven verification.
• Mentor and lead other verification engineers; perform design reviews and verification planning.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug and resolve complex system issues.

Requirements

Practical verification skills and experience required for successful performance in this role.

• Must-have:
  • Proven experience in hardware verification for ASIC/SoC projects.
  • Hands-on experience with SystemVerilog and industry verification methodologies (e.g. UVM) or equivalent.
  • Experience with simulation and formal verification / model checking tools and methodologies.
  • Strong debugging skills across RTL, simulation logs and prototype hardware.
  • Ability to define verification plans, coverage metrics and drive to closure.
  • Effective communication and leadership skills for mentoring and cross-team collaboration.
• Nice-to-have:
  • Experience with machine-learning IPs, system-level verification or accelerator IP.
  • Familiarity with hardware prototyping, emulation platforms or model-based verification frameworks.
  • Scripting skills (Python, Perl, Shell) and experience improving verification infrastructure.

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.