Staff Hardware Engineer

In this role you will contribute to Arm's hardware platform development by designing and validating high-speed embedded hardware and PCBs around Arm IP and FPGAs. You will work within the Hardware Platform team in Cambridge to prototype compute platforms for software development and partner validation. You will drive specifications, schematics and routing, collaborating across cross-functional, distributed teams to meet project milestones. You’ll operate at the intersection of design, SI/PI analysis and hands-on hardware debugging, delivering robust, scalable platforms. This is a chance to shape next-generation hardware platforms powering Arm IP and external collaborations.

• accommodations during recruitment
• hybrid working options
• equal opportunity employer

• Specify, design, develop and commission new hardware platforms
• Drive design specs, schematics and PCB layouts with cross-functional teams
• Define PCB routing guidelines, topologies and initial SI/PI analysis
• Collaborate with hardware lead on planning and scheduling to hit timescales
• Prototype and validate platforms for internal and external use

• Strong electronics fundamentals and board design experience with high-pin-count SoCs/LSIs (FPGAs/CPLDs)
• High-speed digital design expertise and knowledge of PCIe Gen 5/6/7 and LPDDR5/6
• Signal Integrity and Power Integrity holistic perspective
• PCB stack-up definition and controlled impedance routing for complex topologies
• Proficiency with Cadence OrCAD CIS and Allegro PCB Suite
• Embedded hardware debug skills with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, VNAs)

• excellent written and verbal communication
• delivery-focused with creative, structured problem-solving
• ability to work in fast-paced environments and learn new skills
• high-speed IO interfaces
• SI/PI techniques
• PCB routing and stack-up design