Staff / Principal Implementation Engineer

We are bringing together phenomenal talent and expertise from across the semiconductor industry to drive how the next generation of leading AI compute on Arm devices are built, opening up significant and exciting future potential.

Arm is rapidly growing the Systems IP team to develop best‑in‑class solutions based on Arm's IP, addressing AI challenges in secure compute, large‑screen compute, infrastructure and automotive markets.

Responsibilities

• Physical implementation of Arm Solutions using the entire physical implementation flow from RTL to GDSII, including synthesis, floorplanning, place & route, STA, power analysis and physical verification.
• Optimize performance, power and area as needed and deliver outstanding implementations of our designs.
• Work collaboratively with design teams to influence system micro‑architecture and achieve the highest standards.
• Enable our chip‑design partners to support their physical‑implementation success.

Required skills and experience

• Large SoC systems integration.
• Power and physical architecture.
• Design for test.
• Good understanding of synthesis, place & route, clock‑tree synthesis, constraint development, timing closure, and hardware languages such as Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Writing and validating UPF.
• Experience with tools like Genus & Innovus, Conformal low power, Primetime/Tempus, and other relevant physical‑implementation tools.
• Algorithmic thinking with some programming experience in Tcl, Make and Linux shell.
• Ability to analyse problems, reason logically about solutions and chart the appropriate course to take.
• Curiosity about embracing new silicon‑implementation techniques and methodologies.
• Teamwork with strong communication and the ability to present ideas, results and conclusions in a proficient and organised way.

Nice to have skills and experience

• Knowledge of systems architecture, Arm IP and Arm‑based SoCs.
• Interest in AI hardware technology.
• Past experience with programming languages for data processing and presentation.
• Experience with low‑power design techniques – clock and power gating, voltage/frequency scaling, retention.
• Understanding of power delivery and experience with static and dynamic IR‑drop analysis.
• A STEM degree in a relevant field such as electronics engineering or computer science.

In return

You will utilise your engineering skills to build support for the technologies and influence millions of devices for years to come. You will have the opportunity to drive and share your ideas with a wider group of leading experts, build your technical leadership and influencing skills, and progress toward becoming an established and recognised expert within the team.

Our 10x mindset guides how we engineer, collaborate, and grow. Understand what it means and how to reflect 10x in your work: https://careers.arm.com/en/10x-mindset

Accommodations at Arm

At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email accommodations@arm.com. By sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation or adjustment requests will be treated with confidentiality, and information concerning these requests will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation. Examples of support include breaks between interviews, having documents read aloud, or office accessibility. Please email us about anything we can do to accommodate you during the recruitment process.

Hybrid Working at Arm

Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognising the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.

Equal Opportunities at Arm

Arm is an equal‑opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organisation of dedicated and innovative individuals, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level. Employment type: Full‑time. Job function: Information Technology. Industries: Semiconductor Manufacturing, Software Development, and Computer Hardware Manufacturing.