Senior Engineer

Job ID 2026-18267 Date posted 24/07/2026 Location Cambridge, United Kingdom Category Engineering Operations

Job Description This position offers an outstanding opportunity for a highly motivated IP Verification Engineer to join Arm’s SoC Management IP team.

Our group develops and verifies infrastructure IP that is fundamental to Arm-based systems, including message handling, interrupt control, and performance monitoring components. These IPs are critical to SoCs ranging from real-time embedded platforms to large-scale cloud computing.

You will collaborate with architects, designers, and verification engineers to produce high-quality IP by applying advanced verification methodologies and tools.

Responsibilities As a member of the verification team, you will:

• Develop and own verification plans for IP blocks based on architecture and build specifications
• Build and implement SystemVerilog/UVM-based verification environments, including testbenches, stimulus, and checkers
• Define functional and code coverage goals and drive coverage closure
• Debug RTL and verification issues, working closely with build and architecture teams to resolve problems
• Complete regression testing and analyze failures to root cause
• Support the advancement and refinement of verification methodologies and infrastructure
• Participate in building and verification reviews, providing feedback to improve build quality and verifiability
• Collaborate with teams across Arm to ensure delivery of high-quality IP

Necessary Skills And Experience You will possess:

• Experience in RTL verification, including development of constrained-random environments
• Strong proficiency in SystemVerilog and familiarity with UVM or similar methodologies
• Experience in writing test plans, developing testbenches, and driving coverage closure
• Good debugging and problem-solving skills in complex simulation environments
• Understanding of verification fundamentals, including functional coverage and assertions
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Perl, or similar) for automation
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively within a team

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Familiarity with AMBA protocols (AXI, AHB, APB, or CHI or equivalent experience)
• Experience with system-level or SoC verification flows
• Knowledge of interrupt handling, message-based communication, or performance monitoring architectures
• Experience with formal verification, emulation, or low-power verification techniques
• Exposure to debug or trace infrastructures

Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience

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

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.

Salary Range £73,500 - £99,500 per year