The Graduate Design Tooling Engineer will develop innovative methodologies, implement new tooling, and collaborate with design teams to enhance efficiency and automation.
Are you ready for a new and exciting challenge? If you are a self-motivated and passionate in advancing design methodology, ground-breaking tools and automation, looking to make a difference in an innovative and inclusive team, you've come to the right place!
The candidate will join the Arm System IP team working with logic design and architecture team to develop new innovative design methodology, such as rendering scalable RTL, and developing testbench to speed up simulation.
In addition, we would expect our engineers to fully apply resourcefulness and soft skills to collaborate with peer teams like implementation, design, performance, verification, and project management.
What you could be doing as a Design RTL IP Tooling Graduate?
As a new graduate on our design team, you would be working closely with both our design and tooling engineers to develop a robust methodology used at scale across the entire interconnect product portfolio.
We are looking for individuals who:
Hold (or are on track to hold) a degree or equivalent experience by August 2026. This can be a Bachelors, Masters or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering. Candidates with alternative degrees will also be considered if they have meaningful experience.
Qualities that will help your application stand out:
Additional Information:
We encourage early applications as we review them on a first come/first served basis.
In Return:
In addition to a competitive salary and comprehensive rewards package, you'll also receive the support, autonomy and opportunity to excel in your career.
With a mid-year, and year-end review you'll have two windows each year to progress recognizing the pace at which you could grow. Attend our 'Grad-teach-Grads' workshops, guest speaker series and various social events to expand your knowledge. Want to take this a step further? Join our Graduate Committee and home in on your planning, networking and co-ordination skills.
You'll also be invited to our exclusive Global Graduate Conference (GGC)! A yearly occurrence exclusive for Graduates allowing you to hear from executive members, inspiring speakers and make connections for life.
With many of our leaders and technical specialists having originally joined as a Graduate, will you be next?
#li-mx1
Salary Range:
$119,400-$161,600 per year
We value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm's offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.
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 [email protected] . To note, 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. Although this is not an exhaustive list, 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 recognizing 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 organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don't discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
The candidate will join the Arm System IP team working with logic design and architecture team to develop new innovative design methodology, such as rendering scalable RTL, and developing testbench to speed up simulation.
In addition, we would expect our engineers to fully apply resourcefulness and soft skills to collaborate with peer teams like implementation, design, performance, verification, and project management.
What you could be doing as a Design RTL IP Tooling Graduate?
As a new graduate on our design team, you would be working closely with both our design and tooling engineers to develop a robust methodology used at scale across the entire interconnect product portfolio.
- Develop custom solutions to render RTL that aligns with our architecture requirements
- Implement new methodologies and tooling alongside industry standard EDA and design tools
- Create innovative solutions to drive efficiency, automation and flexibility for our design team
We are looking for individuals who:
Hold (or are on track to hold) a degree or equivalent experience by August 2026. This can be a Bachelors, Masters or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering. Candidates with alternative degrees will also be considered if they have meaningful experience.
- Knowledge of hardware design and design principles
- Deep interest in computer architecture as demonstrated by academic or research projects
- Understanding of modern EDA tools and logic design fundamentals
- Demonstrated skills in quality coding, scripting, software development
- Proficient with scripting languages like Python, Perl, Ruby, etc. and competence with Unix/Linux, shells, and Makefiles
Qualities that will help your application stand out:
- Knowledge of high-speed interfaces such as AMBA CHI or equivalent
- Coursework/project experience in complex VLSI design through PPA optimization cycle for multiple design cycles
- Knowledge of topics including transaction ordering, virtualization, MMUs, cache coherence
- Strong communication, teamwork, and presentation skills
Additional Information:
We encourage early applications as we review them on a first come/first served basis.
In Return:
In addition to a competitive salary and comprehensive rewards package, you'll also receive the support, autonomy and opportunity to excel in your career.
With a mid-year, and year-end review you'll have two windows each year to progress recognizing the pace at which you could grow. Attend our 'Grad-teach-Grads' workshops, guest speaker series and various social events to expand your knowledge. Want to take this a step further? Join our Graduate Committee and home in on your planning, networking and co-ordination skills.
You'll also be invited to our exclusive Global Graduate Conference (GGC)! A yearly occurrence exclusive for Graduates allowing you to hear from executive members, inspiring speakers and make connections for life.
With many of our leaders and technical specialists having originally joined as a Graduate, will you be next?
#li-mx1
Salary Range:
$119,400-$161,600 per year
We value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm's offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.
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 [email protected] . To note, 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. Although this is not an exhaustive list, 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 recognizing 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 organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don't discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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