Arm
Website:
arm.com
Company:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/arm
Seniority: Associate
Industries: Semiconductor Manufacturing, Software Development, and Computer Hardware Manufacturing
Job details:
J Ob Overview
Staff System Level Test and Characterization Engineer:
Join Arm as a Staff System Level Test and Characterization Engineer in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, and become part of a group that fosters world-class innovation! This outstanding opportunity enables you to work on ambitious projects, ensuring flawless power, performance, and thermal characterization of Arm silicon.
Responsibilities
- Plan and execute Silicon PVTF characterization activities across multiple projects and platforms.
- Develop scalable automation frameworks, regression infrastructure, data collection flows, dashboards, and reporting tools.
- Analyze leakage/static, active-idle, dynamic, and Silicon boot power to identify bottlenecks and optimization opportunities.
- Characterize voltage droop and loadline impedance.
- Enable and port industry-standard, customer, and stress workloads required for silicon characterization.
- Collaborate with SoC architecture , firmware, validation, and systems teams to debug and resolve silicon issues.
Necessary Skills And Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering; master’s degree Preferred.
- 8+ years of experience in post-silicon characterization or validation.
- Experience in characterizing any of the SoC IPs such as CPU, interconnect, DDR, PCIe, UCIe, or high-speed I/O subsystems.
- Hands-on experience with lab equipment including oscilloscopes, DAQ systems, thermal chambers, power analyzers, and control units/devices for measurement and debug.
- Understanding of power and Performance optimization techniques.
- Experience with benchmarking and profiling tools such as SPEC2017, LMBench, Stress-ng, Fio, iPerf, or equivalent.
- Good understanding of VRMs, PMICs, voltage rails, power delivery networks, and control mechanisms.
- Ability to analyze and interpret large datasets from instrumentation and telemetry systems.
- Experience working with firmware, bootloader, UEFI/BIOS, ACPI, or device tree flows.
Preferred Skills And Experience
- US B1/B2 valid Visa.
- Proven background in performing VMIN analysis for any of the SoC IPs (CPU, Interconnect etc.)
- Experience with pre-silicon modeling, simulation, emulation, or FPGA platforms.
- Experience closing pre- and post-silicon power and performance correlation.
- Scripting experience in Python, Shell, Perl, or similar languages.
- Programming experience in C/C++ for low-level system software.
- Experience in silicon bring-up, board enablement, validation of power management features such as DVFS, AVS, thermal throttling etc.
- Understanding of Arm architecture, SoC architecture, firmware flows, and platform power/performance trade-offs.
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Our 10x Mindset
At Arm, we believe progress happens when people are empowered to think bigger and push beyond what seems possible. Our 10x mindset is about curiosity, ambition and creating impact that will be used by millions. We learn fast, prioritise collaboration and turn bold ideas into real technology. We look for people who are inspired by this way of working and want to grow in an environment where bold ideas are welcomed. Discover how the 10x mindset shapes life at Arm: https://careers.arm.com/10x-mindset
Use of AI in Your Application
At Arm, we embrace the benefits AI can bring, including in recruitment. You may use AI to support your preparation, such as improving the clarity of written responses, practicing interview questions, or learning more about our industry. However, your application and interview responses must reflect your own thinking, experience, and abilities. We want to understand your authentic perspective, creativity, and approach to problem solving. As such, you may not use AI to complete assigned tasks as part of any assessments. If you plan to use AI-supported or assistive technologies as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact accommodations@arm.com so we can support you.
Recruitment Adjustments and Accommodations
At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email accommodations@arm.com . To note, by sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation or adjustment 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.
Hybrid Working
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
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.
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