Staff ASIC Front-End Design Engineer

Job Title

Staff ASIC Front-End Design Engineer

Role Summary

The Arm Security Technology Team is seeking a highly motivated Staff ASIC Front-End Design Engineer to lead the design and development of complex security and compute subsystems for advanced SoC platforms. This role emphasizes front-end EDA methodologies and design PPA (power, performance, area) analysis and optimization, requiring technical leadership and collaboration with architecture and verification teams.

Experience Level

Senior level. Information not specified.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities include:

• Develop high-quality SystemVerilog/Verilog RTL implementations.
• Contribute to microarchitecture definition and design trade-off analysis.
• Ensure designs are synthesis-clean, timing-clean, and structurally robust.
• Lead front-end design structural check closure.
• Manage and optimize complex power designs.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience include:

• Strong understanding of full ASIC flow.
• Proven experience with ASIC front-end design methodologies.
• Competency in analyzing and optimizing designs for power, performance, and area (PPA).
• Solid understanding of SoC architecture concepts.
• Experience with scripting and automation using Python, Tcl, Perl, or similar.

Nice-to-have skills:

• Familiarity with multi-power-domain designs.
• Experience with advanced process nodes and SoC development.
• Familiarity with formal verification tools.
• Experience with post-silicon debug and validation.

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.