Verification Engineer (Cambridge)

Job Title

Verification Engineer (Cambridge)

Role Summary

Multiple verification engineering roles in Arm's Cambridge site focused on functional verification of silicon IP and subsystems. Engineers will create and maintain verification environments, execute verification plans, and collaborate with design, architecture and validation teams to deliver high-quality IP.

This work advances Arm's processor, system IP and media/ML-related products by ensuring correctness and quality through simulation, assertion-based and formal techniques.

Experience Level

Mid-level (Experienced Professional). Specific years-of-experience guidance not specified in the source.

Responsibilities

Typical responsibilities for these verification roles include:

• Design, implement and maintain verification environments and testbenches (SystemVerilog, UVM).
• Plan and execute verification strategies to achieve coverage and quality targets.
• Develop and run simulation regressions; analyze results and track coverage closure.
• Apply formal verification and assertion-based techniques where applicable.
• Debug functional issues and triage RTL, testbench and toolchain problems.
• Automate verification flows and develop scripts/tools to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with RTL designers, architects and system engineers; participate in design and review meetings.
• Contribute to verification methodology improvements and mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

Core technical skills and experience expected:

• Practical experience in hardware verification using SystemVerilog and UVM.
• Hands-on experience with simulation and debug tools and coverage-driven verification.
• Scripting skills for automation (e.g., Python, Tcl, Shell).
• Strong problem-solving and RTL debug capabilities; ability to work in cross-functional teams.

• Experience with formal verification, SVA or model checking tools.
• Background in CPU, SoC, media, or ML accelerator verification.
• Experience improving verification methodologies or mentoring/leading verification efforts.

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.