Staff System Architect

Job Title

Staff System Architect

Role Summary

Senior hands-on hardware engineering role responsible for architectural exploration, RTL design, functional verification and synthesis of digital hardware platforms and subsystems. Works with system architects and cross-functional teams to translate requirements into efficient implementations, balancing performance, power and area.

Experience Level

Senior-level (Staff). Specific years of experience not stated.

Responsibilities

Core responsibilities include design, verification, integration and workflow improvement across the hardware development lifecycle.

• Design, develop and maintain synthesizable RTL (SystemVerilog/Verilog).
• Translate architectural and functional requirements into efficient hardware implementations.
• Develop verification environments and testbenches; perform functional verification and debug verification issues.
• Integrate digital IP blocks and subsystems, including interfaces, control logic and datapaths.
• Evaluate and trade off performance, power and area with system architects and engineering teams.
• Use synthesis and implementation results to assess outcomes and support gate-level builds.
• Improve hardware development workflows through automation and exploration of AI-assisted tooling.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; nice-to-have items listed separately.

• Proven experience designing and verifying synthesizable RTL using SystemVerilog or Verilog.
• Ability to develop and maintain testbenches and investigate functional verification issues.
• Experience using synthesis to evaluate RTL implementation results and support gate-level builds.
• Strong technical problem analysis, clear communication of design decisions, and cross-discipline collaboration skills.

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.