Service Reliability Infra Analyst jobs at Arm in India, Bengaluru

Design engineers in the GPU Group are responsible for the development of next-generation GPU IP for graphics and compute. They are required to have in-depth understanding across all the elements that contribute to the products’ successful delivery, including: low-power design techniques, awareness of the impact of design decisions on system performance, ability to produce designs that are area efficient, and the verification techniques that are employed to ensure high-quality robust designs.

We are looking for dedicated, hard-working engineers who are capable of owning parts of GPU micro-architecture, contributing to all phases of the design flow:

• The definition and implementation of hardware designs
• Technically supporting other specialists
• Writing and reviewing design and verification documentation
• Planning and tracking design tasks to meet the targets at the planned time

• Hands-on experience using System Verilog, Verilog or VHDL HDL for design
• Experience in complex designs that achieve performance, area, frequency and power targets
• Ability to make judgements on functionality, performance, and physical implementation trade-offs
• Experience of producing specifications and documentation describing complex designs
• Ability to own all stages of a project from start to completion: concept, specification, implementation and testing, support

• Practical experience of working on GPU/microprocessor designs
• Knowledge of 3d Graphics - OpenGL, Vulkan, DirectX
• Working knowledge of SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA)
• Knowledge of scripting eg Python, Perl or UNIX shell scripting

Verification engineers in the GPU Group are responsible for innovation and development of next-generation GPU IP for graphics and compute.

Required Skills and Experience

• Strong hands-on experience in System Verilog and UVM methodology OR formal verification
• Exposure to all stages of unit verification: collection of requirements, defining test methodologies, writing test plans, developing testbenches and test cases, debugging complex designs and testbenches, coverage closure.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a large team.

• Experience with both UVM & formal verification
• Experience working with project management and leads on planning tasks, setting schedules, and quality checkpoints.
• Experience mentoring team members or reviewing other’s technical work.
• Knowledge of scripting (e.g. Python, Perl or Unix shell scripting).
• Experience with continuous integration platforms (e.g., Jenkins) and version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Experience with verification for Safety and Security requirements.
• Understanding of the fundamentals of computer architecture.

You will specify and develop new hardware verification testbenches for future generation hardware IP. You will improve existing testbenches to increase performance, quality and efficiency. You will also identify areas for improvement in processes and methodologies, then implement those changes to advance our best-practises and state of the art for hardware verification.

The responsibilities of a member of the Verification team are:

• Reviewing and assessing proposed design changes from a verification complexity point of view
• Develop and own verification plans for IP blocks based on architecture and design specifications.
• Define testbenches, coverage goals, and verification environments using industry-standard methodologies
• Investigating and scripting new verification flows and optimising existing ones
• Developing methodology and deploying within the group and having full ownership of verification closure and mentoring other members of the team.
• Collaborate with architects, RTL designers, and software teams to define verification scope and goals.
• Close collaboration with other Arm engineering teams leading to high quality IP that works well in a complete system.

• You can demonstrate experience in working with constrained-random verification including ownership of a suitably complex verification environment.
• Experience of architecting and implementing functional verification environments for complex IP.
• Experience developing re-usable and scalable code whilst having good knowledge of UVM.
• Strong scripting skills – being able to develop scripting to support new flows.
• Proven software engineering skills including understanding of object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms.
• You are familiar with the tools and processes for developing testbenches and finishing all aspects of the verification process.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work well as part of a team.
• Dedicated with a focused approach to problem analysis and solving.
• Strong experience in planning and estimation.

• Team leadership and mentoring experience
• Multiprocessing microarchitecture experience including knowledge of cache coherence and bus protocols (e.g. AMBA5 CHI, AMBA4 ACE or AXI)
• Experience in Formal Verification testbenches is a plus.

Applications Engineering is a multifaceted, deeply technical role, where you will not only use your expertise but your social skills to support our partners through their technical challenges. This role is mostly focusing on Arm IP and Subsystem products that target the Automotive markets.

Working with customers means that you will need to understand what they want to achieve, analyze their requests and issues and provide a solution that moves them forward. As your the experience grows, you will develop and present training courses on our products to customer development teams, and also provide reviews and advice on their system designs. You may be required to mentor and guide other team members, passing on your deep experience and expertise to assist with developing best working practice within the group.

You will collaborate with engineering teams and new product planning teams, acting as the voice of the customer to motivate changes which improve our products and help our partners adopt new technology. You will also raise defects against products, review documentation and periodically write application notes, example source code and knowledge base articles.

• Provide fast and accurate technical answers to customer questions
• Develop and deliver technical training corses on IP systems, both onsite and remotely
• Perform SoC design reviews of customers' Arm-based systems and provide functionality and optimization recommendations
• Work with Arm IP design and product management teams to improve partners experience and influence IP feature development
• Develop tools and techniques to aid Application Engineers solve problems more efficiently
• Mentor junior members of the team

• Deep experience designing or verifing ASICs and other digitial systems
• Proven understanding of SoC architecture and design principles, especially for Automotive applications
• Experience debugging RTL issues, including in silicon
• Knowledge of scripting languages (Perl/python).
• Ability to work with remote teams and software teams
• Excellent written and spoken English language skills

• Arm CPU Architecture and AMBA bus protocols
• High speed I/O : PCIe, CXL, CCIX
• Experience with failure modes, effects, and diagnostic analysis (FMEDA) or dependent failure analysis (DFA) would be a plus.
• Understanding of Function Safety (FuSa) knowledges and processes, including knowledges of ISO 26262 or IEC 61508.
• Experience of SoC design for FuSa products is also a plus.
• SoC physical implementation and manufacturing principles
• A Degree or equivalent experience in Electronic Engineering

You will have the opportunity to learn about the latest Arm architecture features, working closely with highly skilled engineering teams on ground-breaking technology. You will be empowered to continually identify and roll out improvements to our ways of working; while being supported by a diverse team of project and program managers.

Job Overview

You will specify and develop new hardware verification testbenches for future generation hardware IP. You will improve existing testbenches to increase performance, quality and efficiency. You will also identify areas for improvement in processes and methodologies, then implement those changes to advance our best-practices for hardware verification. This is a new team with plenty of opportunities to shape its future, and your own growth and career progression.

Depending on prior experience, the responsibilities of the role can include:

• Verification ownership of unit level or multi-unit hierarchy or alternatively verification lead of an overall IP (ISP, Display, Video).
• Architecting verification IP and full verification environments.
• Reviewing and assessing proposed design changes from a verification complexity point of view.
• Analysis of data from simulation runs using machine learning and data science techniques to drive efficient bug discovery and debug.
• Identify cross Media IP process or methodology improvement opportunities, implementing changes to advance hardware verification efficiency.
• Close collaboration with other Arm engineering teams leading to high quality IP that works well in a complete system.
• Mentor & support other members of the team.

• Experience in working with constrained-random verification including ownership of a suitably complex verification environment and creating testbenches.
• Experience developing reusable and scalable code whilst having in-depth knowledge of SV-UVM.
• Strong scripting skills – being able to develop scripts to support new and existing flows.
• Solid software engineering skills including understanding of object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms.
• Familiar with the tools and processes for developing testbenches and finishing all aspects of the verification process.
• Prior technical and/or team leadership skills required for more senior positions.

• Team leadership and mentoring experience.
• Multiprocessing microarchitecture experience including knowledge of bus protocols (e.g. AMBA APB/AHB/AXI).
• Past experience in Formal Verification testbenches.
• Experience in video codec, ISP, or display projects, including knowledge of advanced image processing algorithms, such as local tone mapping, noise reduction, motion estimation, transform coding, etc.
• Experience of Functional Safety product development for the Automotive market (applying standards such as ISO 26262 and/or IEC 61508).
• Experience with Continuous Integration flows.

You will get to utilise your engineering skills to build support for the technologies and influence millions of devices for years to come. You will be able to drive and bring your ideas to a wider audience, while building your technical leadership and influencing skills.

As an experienced C/C++ developer, you will lead a team developing Linux application-level software for a new range of Arm hardware devices aimed at AI use cases. You will work with architects, other technical leaders and project managers to define, estimate, plan and deliver work for your team. You will also be the line manager for the team, handling the full range of activities such as hiring, development and performance evaluations.

· Leading a high-performing team of up to 5 engineers

· Developing Linux services to manage AI workloads and interact with device drivers

· Experienced at designing and developing Linux application-level software in modern C or C++

· Interacting with the Linux kernel and device drivers

· Expertise in inter-process communication, including mailboxes and shared memory

· Experience in managing other engineers

· Effective communicator and ability to collaborate well within and across teams

· Familiarity with container technologies such as Docker

· Understanding of tensor operators in Neural Networks

As an experienced C/C++ developer, you will lead a team developing Linux application-level software for a new range of Arm hardware devices aimed at AI use cases. You will work with architects, other technical leaders and project managers to define, estimate, plan and deliver work for your team. You will also be the line manager for the team, handling the full range of activities such as hiring, development and performance evaluations.

· Leading a high-performing team of up to 5 engineers

· Developing Linux services to manage AI workloads and interact with device drivers

· Experienced at designing and developing Linux application-level software in modern C or C++

· Interacting with the Linux kernel and device drivers

· Expertise in inter-process communication, including mailboxes and shared memory

· Experience in managing other engineers

· Effective communicator and ability to collaborate well within and across teams

· Familiarity with container technologies such as Docker

· Understanding of tensor operators in Neural Networks