Memory Design Engineer

About the role

Join Arm’s memory development group, comprising leading experts in deep submicron circuit design. This is a rare opportunity for a memory circuit professional to collaborate with our circuit and layout team on groundbreaking foundries and deep submicron technologies. As a memory designer, you will develop and validate best-in-class memories for Arm CPUs, GPUs, and SoCs, working on advanced process technology nodes.

Responsibilities

• Understand memory architectures and development flows.
• Perform transistor-level full-custom design and collaborate with the physical design team for layout realization.
• Develop new features, optimize, and improve Arm memories to meet Performance, Power, and Area targets in advanced technology (3 nm and beyond).
• Contribute to all parts of the memory development flow: design specification, circuit design, design margining, physical verification, memory characterization, FE verification, release procedure, and QA flow for memories used in CPU, GPU, and SoCs.
• Use AI to develop scripts to improve execution efficiency and quality.
• Ensure high-quality and high-performance memory designs with the lowest possible power for Arm CPUs, GPUs, and SoCs.

Requirements

• Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a relevant technical field with an emphasis in VLSI design, or a Bachelor’s degree with relevant work experience.
• 2-5 years of circuit design experience (SRAM preferred).
• Project experience in physical IP design (memories, standard cells, IOs, or PHYs).
• Understanding of basic memory principles, especially for SRAM.
• Good understanding of technology trade-offs in deep submicron technologies.
• Experience with Cadence Virtuoso or similar schematic and layout editing tools, and with Spice and FastSpice simulators.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting.
• Enjoy innovation, continuous improvement, and efficiency enhancements.

Skills

Nice to have:

• Experience designing on silicon technologies at or smaller than 28nm.
• Exposure to CMOS layout.
• Experience with statistical simulations (e.g., Monte-Carlo).
• Basic coding skills in Perl, Tcl, Java, or UNIX.
• Familiarity with AI tools.

Pay

Salary range: $130,100–$176,000 per year. Salary is one component of Arm’s total reward package, which will be shared during the recruitment process.

About Arm

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Arm’s hybrid working approach balances high performance and personal wellbeing. Teams determine their own hybrid working patterns based on the work and team needs. Details will be shared upon application.