Senior Engineer Application Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Application Engineer with 6+ years of experience to drive the enhancement and optimization of tools and workflows for the Standard Cell Design team, specifically in the areas of layout creation, schematic development, and physical verification in advanced technology nodes. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise, leadership abilities, and the drive to ensure continuous tool integration, troubleshooting, and process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead collaboration with design teams to understand complex project requirements, ensuring efficient, high-quality deliverables within tight deadlines.
• Provide comprehensive end-to-end support for design tool flows, managing integration, troubleshooting, and issue resolution across all stages.
• Drive and lead productivity improvements by automating and optimizing workflows using advanced scripting languages such as PERL, SKILL, TCL, and Python.
• Take ownership of coordinating with onsite teams, offering advanced troubleshooting expertise and resolving tool or flow-related challenges.
• Write clear, detailed requirements for any changes or improvements needed in the tools, while collaborating with tool developers to prioritize and deliver enhancements.
• Validate and rigorously test updates to design tools and flows for stability, efficiency, and effectiveness, ensuring they meet the high standards of advanced technology nodes.
• Act as the primary point of contact for the design team, keeping them informed of the latest updates, tool enhancements, and improvements to workflows and toolsets.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide guidance on best practices for tool usage, flow optimization, and scripting techniques.
  
  

Tools & Technologies

• Industry Tools Cadence Virtuoso, Calibre tools (Calibredrv)
• Languages TCL, Cadence SKILL, PERL, Python (advanced scripting techniques)

This role requires a deep technical understanding, leadership experience, and the ability to influence tool development to drive continuous improvements and support a high-performance design team. 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 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 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.

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