Staff Verification IP Applications Engineer

Arm; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000

Job description

The Verification IP (VIP) team develops and maintains a suite of tools used for the verification of various Arm Hardware IP products. The team provides reliable, accurate, consistent and well documented VIP for standard interface protocols, that are used by all Arm engineering design and verification teams.

Job Description:

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly skilled and experienced Applications Engineer with a solid background in hardware verification to join the VIP team. In this fast-paced technical role, you will be the go-to technical adviser for VIP users across Arm, driving successful integration of our VIP products into IP, Subsystem or SoC test benches.

Responsibilities:

• Drive adoption of VIP within test benches and support users with integration of new Protocol features and improvements
• Offer hands-on technical guidance on VIP bring up and prototype new solutions in testbenches
• Conduct training sessions, workshops, and webinars to enable users in standard methodologies for VIP based verification and be a key point of contact for all VIP users
• Develop and maintain example test benches, scripts, and user documentation that illustrate VIP adoption in real-world scenarios
• Communicate with all the VIP users on a regular basis and provide detailed feedback to the team on VIP improvements
• Provide remote and occasional onsite support to VIP users in Arm offices across the world as and when required

Required Skills and Experience:

• Experience of IP and SoC verification with deep knowledge of verification processes and methodologies
• Experience of using SystemVerilog and UVM with sound understanding of object-oriented design, data structures and algorithms
• Experience in Test bench construction including VIP integration, Test bench component design and implementation
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills and a methodical approach to solving complex hardware and software issues
• Excellent communication, teamwork and networking skills
• Hard-working, self-motivated with the ability to work well individually and as part of a team

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience:

• Hands-on knowledge of Arm Architecture and AMBA protocols such as CHI, AXI, DTI etc
• Experience with Emulation based or Acceleration based Verification IP
• Knowledge of software development techniques and workflows such as Continuous Integration
• Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and assistants to aid day to day work

In Return:

You will play a vital role in the successful verification of multiple Arm products by driving efficient use of VIP in user test benches. By acting as a key link between the VIP team and the user community, you will be able to develop your technical leadership and influencing skills and become an established and recognised VIP expert within Arm.