Staff SoC Design Verification Engineer

Job Title

Staff SoC Design Verification Engineer

Role Summary

Verify complex Arm-based IP, subsystems, and SoCs by developing scalable verification solutions and owning end-to-end verification execution. Work with architecture, design, firmware, emulation, FPGA, validation, and post-silicon teams to deliver first-time-right silicon.

Experience Level

Senior — requires 10+ years of IP, subsystem, or SoC verification experience.

Responsibilities

Deliver and execute verification strategies, frameworks, and closure for IP, subsystem and SoC projects.

• Develop and execute verification strategies for IP, subsystem, and SoC designs.
• Verify CPU, PCIe, DDR, security, coherency, memory subsystem, and interconnect functionality.
• Perform power-aware verification and system scenario / performance validation.
• Own verification deliverables from planning through verification closure, meeting quality and schedule targets.
• Architect, develop, and maintain reusable verification environments, verification IP, methodologies, and automation.
• Create verification plans, test cases, and coverage-closure strategies; drive functional, code, toggle, assertion, and coverage closure.
• Debug RTL, testbench, integration, and system-level issues.
• Collaborate across architecture, design, firmware, emulation, FPGA, validation, and post-silicon teams.
• Use automation, scripting, and AI-assisted workflows to improve verification productivity.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience.

• Strong Verilog, SystemVerilog, UVM, and modern verification methodologies.
• Experience with Arm-based SoC concepts: coherency, interconnects, memory hierarchy, and UPF.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and scripting for test automation and coverage analysis.
• Proven RTL and testbench debug skills and experience driving coverage closure.
• Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication; able to work cross-functionally.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with CHI, ACE, AMBA, PCIe, DDR, or security IP.
• Familiarity with assembly programming, formal verification, emulation, FPGA, gate-level simulation, or post-silicon validation.
• Experience with AI-assisted verification and working in globally distributed teams.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline (for example Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science) as stated in the posting.

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.