Senior Verification Engineer - CPU group

Job Title

Senior Verification Engineer - CPU group

Role Summary

Senior Verification Engineer for Arm's CPU team responsible for building and refining simulation-focused verification environments for next-generation CPU IP. Collaborate with architecture, design and verification teams to define verification strategies and ensure functional correctness and quality of CPU designs.

Experience Level

Senior-level role. No specific years-of-experience requirement stated.

Responsibilities

Accountable for verification activities across the CPU verification lifecycle; deliver verification to agreed schedules and quality standards.

• Own verification for a specific CPU area, from unit-level testbench development to overall verification approach.
• Define and deliver test plans, verification strategies, coverage goals and quality checkpoints.
• Develop and maintain simulation environments, testbenches, checks and coverage metrics.
• Use data-driven analysis to assess verification progress, coverage and product quality.
• Investigate, debug and drive root-cause analysis of issues found during verification.
• Contribute to verification methodology and productivity improvements across the CPU group.

Requirements

Must-have skills and technologies; nice-to-have items listed separately.

• Proven experience building verification environments for complex RTL designs.
• Strong proficiency in SystemVerilog.
• Scripting experience with Python, Perl or Tcl.
• Demonstrated understanding of the verification process from test planning through verification closure.
• Strong computer-architecture fundamentals (pipelining, exception handling, memory systems).
• Effective communication and presentation skills for technical audiences.

Nice-to-have:

• Knowledge of Arm architecture.
• Experience with UVM or equivalent verification methodologies.
• Programming experience in C/C++ and Python.
• Practical experience verifying microprocessor or CPU designs, constrained-random stimulus, functional coverage and behavioural reference models.
• Experience conducting detailed technical reviews and interest in applying AI tools to improve engineering productivity.

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.