Staff SOC Modeling Engineer

Job Title

Staff SOC Modeling Engineer

Role Summary

Join the Fast Models team to develop high-performance software models and virtual platforms that enable early firmware, OS and application development before silicon availability. You will translate hardware designs and specifications into system-level software models and collaborate with hardware architects, RTL designers and software teams across Arm.

Experience Level

Senior — minimum 12+ years of professional experience in software or SoC modeling.

Responsibilities

Deliver and maintain functional models and integrate them into system-level virtual platforms to support software bring-up and system validation.

• Develop, test, and maintain high-performance functional models of system IP using C++ and SystemC.
• Build and integrate virtual platforms representing complete reference platforms for early software development.
• Collaborate with hardware architects and RTL designers to implement accurate behavioral models from specifications.
• Work with software teams to enable software bring-up, diagnose system-level issues, and validate platform behavior.
• Integrate multiple IP models to create scalable system-level simulations and ensure performance and correctness.
• Participate in planning and execution of development roadmaps with project managers and global teams.

Requirements

Required technical skills and team-working abilities to design, implement and maintain large-scale modeling projects.

Must-have:

• Strong C/C++ programming skills and experience in large-scale software systems.
• Experience in SoC or IP modelling using C++, SystemC, or TLM.
• Good understanding of computer architecture, microarchitecture, and SoC design concepts.
• Experience with debugging, testing, and performance optimization.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git/Gerrit.
• Familiarity with RISC-based architectures and CPU instruction sets.
• Effective independent and distributed-team working skills; strong written and spoken English.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with Programmer’s View (PV) modelling and SystemC TLM-2.0 methodologies.
• Knowledge of Arm architecture or Arm system IP (CPU, interconnects, GIC, SMMU, etc.).
• Experience building SoC virtual platforms or full-system simulators.
• Background in low-level software, firmware, bare-metal programming, or device drivers.
• Experience supporting large multi-site software projects.

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.