Staff Hardware Engineer
ArmJob Title
Staff Hardware Engineer
Role Summary
Hands-on senior hardware engineer responsible for RTL design, functional verification and synthesis of digital platforms and subsystems. Collaborates with architects and cross-functional engineering teams to turn requirements into efficient hardware implementations that balance performance, power and area. Explores automation and AI-assisted tooling to improve design, verification and implementation workflows.
Experience Level
Senior-level. Specific years of experience are not stated; role expects substantial practical experience in RTL design, verification and synthesis.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
- Design, develop and maintain synthesizable RTL using SystemVerilog or Verilog.
- Translate architectural and functional requirements into efficient hardware implementations.
- Develop verification environments, write testbenches, and perform functional verification.
- Integrate digital IP blocks and subsystems, including interfaces, control logic and datapaths.
- Partner with system architects and engineering teams to evaluate performance, power and area trade-offs.
- Debug, optimise and integrate RTL and use synthesis results to assess implementation outcomes.
- Improve hardware development workflows through automation and exploration of AI-assisted tooling.
Requirements
Must-have skills and experience:
- Experience designing and verifying synthesizable RTL using SystemVerilog or Verilog.
- Experience developing and maintaining testbenches and investigating functional verification issues.
- Experience using synthesis to evaluate RTL implementation results and support gate-level builds.
- Ability to analyse technical problems, communicate design decisions clearly and collaborate across engineering disciplines.
Nice-to-have:
- Experience with FPGA build and implementation.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted tools or automation for hardware design, verification or synthesis workflows.
- Knowledge of advanced verification methodologies and tools.
- Experience improving engineering processes, build methodologies or development automation.
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.
