Principal Power Analysis Engineer

Company: Arm Limited
Location: San Diego
Posted on: April 6, 2025

Job Description:

Job Overview:Principal Power Analysis Engineer role responsible for estimating, analyzing and optimizing high-volume, sophisticated, SoC platforms on groundbreaking nodes across multiple market segments including mobile, automotive, datacenter and networking, and IoT.This position plays a meaningful role in the development of production-quality silicon with outstanding performance and power efficiency, both in partnership with Arm partners and producing Arm development silicon!Responsibilities:

• Lead a team focused on pre-silicon power analysis of SoC product features, from early estimation to final product validation.
• Work proactively across Arm's SoC and IP product teams to coordinate the power measurement and optimization of the SoC design.
• Collaborate with Architecture team to develop power modeling and estimation of world-leading SoCs.
• Drive activities for pre-silicon design power measurements throughout the SoC development cycle from early modeling, RTL analysis, to in-depth timing annotated netlist analysis.
• Collaborate with post-silicon characterization team to correlate pre-silicon estimates.
• Driving a culture of innovation in the team to improve power analysis methodologies.Required Skills and Experience :We are seeking strong technical leadership, with ability to develop accurate project plans involving multiple teams.
  • Expertise in RTL and Netlist based power analysis flows.
  • Expert knowledge of ASIC design dependencies on power efficiency including technology node, mixed Vt design, standard cell and memory library selection, voltage and power domain partitioning.
  • Shown experience driving multiple projects and supporting junior engineers.
  • Good knowledge of software use-cases and workloads and how they affect the hardware design power.
  • Good understanding of ASIC physical design flows and simulation/emulation flows."Nice To Have" Skills and Experience :
    • Experience using tools for power analysis, power delivery and signoff. (e.g. PowerPro, PrimePower, Redhawk, etc)
    • Experience running simulation/emulation tools. (e.g. VCS, Questasim, Incisive, Veloce Strato, Palladium, Zebu, etc)
    • Detailed knowledge of low power design features and techniques, including clock and power gating, voltage/frequency scaling, memory/logic retention.
    • Python for automation and modeling.
    • SoC use-case power budget decomposition to IP power budget.
    • Development of SoC benchmarks for power and performance analysis.In Return:We are proud to have a set of behaviors that reflect our culture and guide our decisions, defining how we work together! These behaviors are assessed as part of the hiring process:
      • Partner and customer focus
      • Teamwork and communication
      • Creativity and innovation
      • Team and personal development
      • Impact and influence
      • Deliver on your promisesSalary Range:$241,100-$326,100 per yearAccommodations at ArmAt Arm, we want our people to Do Great Things. If you need support or an accommodation to Be Your Brilliant Self during the recruitment process, please email . To note, by sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation requests will be treated with confidentiality, and information concerning these requests will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation.Hybrid Working at ArmArm'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.Equal Opportunities at ArmArm 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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