Verification Engineer

Read More **Job overview**: Are you a hardworking verification engineer who loves to work on sophisticated systems, building test environments which find all the bugs before anyone else finds them? Well then, we can offer you a phenomenal challenge, as we are looking for an experienced verification engineer to participate in the development of our next generation of state of the art CPUs Arm’s Sophia Antipolis design centre is located in one of the most beautiful parts of France, at the heart of Europe’s largest and most dynamic technology park. Surrounded by mountains and the Mediterranean Sea, this outstanding design centre has delivered leading products from Arm’s Cortex (TM) processor family. As a CPU Verification Engineer, you will be involved in the developments of the most recent Arm CPUs. You will foster a collaborative, diverse team environment when you need to cooperate with other CPU teams and engineers. In this role, you will ensure the delivery of efficient, quality-driven service that guarantee the correct functioning of the CPU while focusing on the overall behaviour of the processor. Would you like to work in a multi-site and multi-cultural environment? Are you creative, innovative and passionate about new technologies? If so, we would love to hear from you **Responsibilities**: - Understanding the specification of the CPU you will target - Defining and documenting the verification environment you will use to find bugs in the processor; plus specifying the verification sign-off criteria - Building and maintaining a verification testbench by using an appropriate methodology and programming language(s) - Running tests to stress the design in its last corner cases and find all possible bugs - Participating in special initiatives and recommending ideas, strategies, tools related to the verification activity that will contribute to the long-range growth of the company, and to the quality of the products - Strong communication, organizational, planning, and project management skills ***Required Skills and Experience**: - You graduated from a University or Engineering School, in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electronic / Electrical Engineering, or other related science - Relevant working experience in hardware or software fields - You have in-depth programming skills (C, C++, Python, or SystemVerilog), and strong low-level programming skills in assembly and/or low-level C - You are highly motivated to "break" the design and find bugs, and have a reasonable appreciation of the verification methodology linked to this activity ***“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience**: - You know basic CPU micro-architecture concepts (cache, MMU, pipeline, ) - You have been exposed to the RTL hardware design flow and methodology ***Why you will love this job?**: You will work directly with engineers across the company to build next-generation CPUs. You will have a direct impact on our bottom line and the ability to deliver improvements for our customers. You will be part of a growing, fast-paced, and fun team. You will have ownership for the implementation of your work. We have a friendly and high-performance working environment, where Arm offers a competitive benefits package in France including: private medical insurance (employee and family), 25 days annual leave, 20-day sabbatical every four years, supplementary pension and reduction in working hours (11 days). LI-DDG1 **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.