IP EDA Verification & Automation Engineer

ARM • Austin, TX

146d • $241,100 - $326,100 • Hybrid

About The Position

Arm teams develop groundbreaking Silicon demonstrators which embeds the latest Arm Compute Sub-System IP (Intellectual Property) and other various outsourced IP. We are looking for a creative and hardworking principal engineer to join the IP Qualification team to verify these Third-Party IPs before they are embedded in SoC. Such TPIP are foundation IP (e.g. standard-cells, SRAM), NVM (e-fuse, anti-fuse), PLL, sensors, as well as sub-system Interfaces (controller + PHY) like LPDDR, USB, Ethernet or PCIe. You will join a newly formed team in Austin as well as collaborate with multiple other groups inside of Arm.

Requirements

• At least 15 years of post-master degree work experience in IP design or verification and/or implementation and signoff.
• Functional verification of IP blocks/subsystems.
• RTL code Linting and CDC/RDC verification.
• Scan stitching, ATPG and patterns simulation.
• Synthesis, low-power (UPF) physical implementation and verification, timing and power signoff.
• Power grid integrity (electro-migration, voltage-drop) and physical checks.
• Scripting for tasks automation with Shells (e.g. Bash), TCL, Python or any other language.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong initiative and open in engaging and learning various IP and the SoC reference design flow.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Verify-IP usage for Interface IP protocol verification.
• Boundary scan integration (IEEE-1149).
• SI/PI (signal/power integrity) checks at chip/package level.
• Functional Safety and Cyber Security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the installation and the verification of all the TPIP EDA models for Silicon demonstrators.
• Ensure compliance with Arm SoC design flow requirements and DFX requirements.
• Use the IP Qualification flow along with EDA tools from major providers.
• Analyze deviations and share them with SoC design teams for review.
• Report deviations to the IP providers for updates.
• Propose and lead the implementation of new checks to improve coverage and compliance.

Benefits

• Private medical insurance (employee and family).
• 20 days annual leave.
• 20-day sabbatical every four years.
• Supplementary pension.
• Reduction in working hours.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees