SOC Design Engineer

Overview

In this role you will contribute to the specification, design and verification of Arm-based SoCs. You’ll join a collaborative team across Manchester and Sheffield, driving next-generation compute solutions. You’ll tackle IP integration, micro-architecture and RTL work while partnering with verification and backend teams to ensure delivery. The role combines hands-on design with process improvement and cross-group collaboration to shape future Arm devices.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• accommodation support during recruitment
• equal opportunity employer

Responsibilities

• Integrate complex IP such as CPU clusters, PCIe, DDR and other High-Speed IO into SoCs
• Write micro-architecture specs, develop RTL, fix bugs, and perform design checks
• Collaborate with verification to analyze test plans and debug issues
• Support backend activities including floor planning, constraints, and timing closure
• Contribute to design methodologies and improve design quality metrics and inspections
• Mentor and guide team members to ensure project success
• Assist Project Management with activities, plans and schedules

Key requirements

• Experience crafting subsystems for PCIe, DDR/LPDDR, HBM, UCIe, Ethernet
• RTL design for sophisticated SoC development using Verilog and/or SystemVerilog
• Proficiency in static design checks (Lint/CDC/RDC), synthesis, timing analysis, power management, and clock domain crossing
• Exposure to all design stages from concept to testing and documentation
• Produce specifications and documentation for complex designs
• Knowledge of shell scripting (Tcl, Perl, Python)

• team collaboration
• problem-solving
• mentoring teammates
• Verilog
• SystemVerilog
• static design checks (Lint/CDC/RDC)

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