Senior Principal Physical Design Methodology Engineer

The Role

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About the Role

Arm's Solutions Engineering (SE) Physical IP (PIP) team has an opening for a Physical Design (PD) methodology engineer with experience across all PD stages from RTL to Signoff GDS experience. In this role you will define and lead the integration of advanced process technologies into Arm's PD design flow. The role combines broad PD skills with extensive scripting/programming which supports all major EDA flows across a spectrum of advanced foundry technologies. You will have the opportunity to develop new PD techniques, interacting directly with physical IP architects, dive deep into the technology, and craft robust approaches to PD with PPA in mind. Our team has a diverse set of engineers working across five design centers globally, servicing both internal and external partners around the world.

An Arm a Senior Principal Engineer is high-ranking technical role with high visibility at all levels within the company. Senior PEs set technical direction in their areas of expertise and align with other senior members of the technical staff. They act as role models and mentors to less senior engineers. Senior PEs may represent Arm in a technical capacity to external parties.

Arm provides 401(k) and insurance offerings for this full-time role.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of new and improved advanced block-level physical design techniques.
• Analyze and interpret physical design implementation results and identify issues with the physical IP, process technology, and EDA tool.
• Support and teach internal and external partners.
• Deeply understand the process node technology, and its impact on block-level physical design.
• Understand EDA algorithms for place and route.
• Collaborate with EDA on physical design flow improvements.
• Collaborate with teams across Arm to perform root-cause analysis of issues and develop innovative solutions.

Required Skills and Experience:

• A BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or other relevant technical fields.
• 15+ years design experience (for BSEE)
• 12+ years design experience (for MSEE)
• Detailed knowledge of industry software for automated place and route, EM-IR, timing analysis, synthesis and their associated programming languages and algorithms
• Extensive use of scripting languages to create utilities or flows outside the standard PnR design setup and closure.
• Algorithmic and methodic approach to finding solutions.

Nice to have Skills and Experience:

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong leadership skills, be self-motivated, persistent, and resilient with the ability to operate in the face of ambiguity.
• Solid understanding of technology defined DRMs (Design Rule Manual) and fabrication technology.

About Arm

Arm is at the heart of the world's most advanced digital products. Our technology enables the creation of new markets and transformation of industries and society. We craft scalable, energy efficient-processors and related technologies to deliver the intelligence in applications ranging from sensors to servers, including smartphones, tablets, enterprise infrastructure and the Internet of Things.

In Return

At Arm, we are proud to have a set of behaviors that reflect our culture and guide our decisions, defining how we work together to defy ordinary and shape extraordinary. These behaviors are assessed as part of the recruitment process:

• Partner and customer focus
• Teamwork and communication
• Creativity and innovation
• Team and personal development
• Impact and influence
• Deliver on your promises

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Accommodations at Arm

At Arm, we want our people to Do Great Things. If you need support or an accommodation to Be Your Brilliant Self 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 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.

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 any characteristic.

Hybrid Working at Arm

Arm's hybrid approach to working is centred around flexibility, where we split our time between the office and other locations to get our work done. We empower groups/teams to determine their hybrid working pattern, with an expected minimum attendance in the office of 20% per month, depending on the work, level of experience and team's needs. 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.