Experienced SoC Design Engineer

Company: ARM
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Location: Manchester
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will contribute to designing and integrating IPs into complex subsystems and SoCs for a range of applications. You’ll work with cross‑functional teams to define microarchitecture, RTL, and verification plans, while optimizing power and performance. You’ll engage in system-level trade‑offs and debugging to help deliver scalable hardware across IoT, Automotive, and Infrastructure domains. This position offers global collaboration and exposure to advanced ARM architectures, with a strong focus on impact and hands-on design delivery.

Pay / Benefits

  • hybrid working patterns
  • accommodations available during recruitment
  • equal opportunities employer

Responsibilities

  • Understand incoming IPs and interfaces, and work with subsystem/SoC components
  • Develop subsystem microarchitecture specifications and RTL
  • Review verification plans and assist debugging and issue resolution
  • Collaborate with performance analysis to improve system performance
  • Propose refinements to IP teams based on integration insights
  • Execute design checks, fix bugs, and support design methodologies
  • Balance multiple tasks with project management to plan schedules
  • Guide and support team members to enable project completion

Key requirements

  • Bachelor or Master in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field
  • Experience with digital hardware design and Verilog HDL
  • Understanding of complex SoC design techniques
  • Experience with static design checks (CDC, RDC, X-prop, lint)
  • Experience creating design specifications
  • Scripting in Perl, Python or similar
  • Strong RTL subsystem delivery track record
  • Ability to perform high-level PPA trade-offs and justify choices
  • Experience with synthesis, timing analysis, and power management techniques
  • Good communication and collaboration skills
  • communication
  • collaboration
  • problem-solving
  • Verilog HDL
  • SystemVerilog
  • synthesis

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Posted: October 1st, 2026