Staff Engineer

Job Title

Staff Engineer

Role Summary

The Staff Engineer will develop and deploy electrical sign-off and implementation methodologies for advanced SoC designs, focusing on power delivery network (PDN), EM/IR and sign-off analyses. The role sits within Arm's Solutions Engineering group and works across implementation flows, EDA tool interactions, and partner enablement.

Experience Level

Senior — typically 7+ years of experience in ASIC implementation, sign-off and physical design on advanced process nodes.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include developing and operationalizing sign-off methodologies and implementation analysis to improve silicon yield and implementation efficiency.

• Develop PDN sign-off flows and methodologies for advanced nodes and 2.5D/3D technologies.
• Perform and improve static and dynamic PDN analysis, electro-migration (EM) and ESD sign-off methodologies.
• Create and deploy methodologies to improve implementation efficiency and quality of results.
• Develop detailed implementation analysis and data-mining methodologies to support sign-off decisions.
• Translate R&D concepts into production-ready implementation solutions.
• Collaborate with partners and internal teams to enable best possible quality of results.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience for immediate impact.

• 7+ years' proven experience in ASIC implementation, EM/IR, PDN design, physical design and STA on advanced process nodes.
• Experience across the IC design flow from RTL through to GDSII and with top- and block-level implementation and sign-off flows.
• Proven programming and scripting skills (examples: Tcl, Perl, Python, Make).
• Track record of developing and promoting new silicon implementation techniques and methodologies across distributed teams.
• Strong initiative, problem-solving skills and the ability to work across R&D and implementation teams.

Nice-to-have:

• Familiarity with Arm-based SoC architectures.
• Experience with additional scripting/programming and data presentation tools (e.g. sh, csh, R, C, C++, Java, JavaScript, HTML, Ruby).
• Experience with low-power design techniques (power gating, voltage/frequency scaling).

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical field; or equivalent practical experience.

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.