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Arm Limited lists this Senior Post-Silicon PCIe Characterization Engineer opportunity in chandler, Arizona. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Join Arm’s Chandler Characterization team to validate and characterize next-generation Arm SoCs and help customers bring products to market.
As a Senior Post-Silicon PCIe Characterization Engineer, you will focus on PCIe interfaces, characterizing silicon across process, voltage, temperature, and frequency conditions. You will collaborate across engineering teams to analyze results, debug issues, and improve silicon performance.
Responsibilities:
Develop and enable system-level stress workloads on Linux and Bare-Metal SW environments!
Collaborate with post-silicon validation team to leverage test content to characterize silicon at the system level.
Debug and resolve system issues and bugs
Develop test plans and implement tests for characterizing silicon at the system level.
Required Skills and Experience :
We are looking for experience in pre- or post-silicon validation and characterization, with an understanding of silicon power, performance, and PVT behavior.
Experience with PCIe architecture, including link initialization, training, equalization, and PHY operation.
Software skills including C/C++, Arm assembly, Python, or scripting languages
Experience with voltage/frequency margining and silicon operating limits
Experience debugging PCIe, silicon, and system issues using protocol analyzers, scopes, debuggers, or similar tools
Ability to analyze data, tackle sophisticated problems, and communicate technical findings
“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience :
Experience with PCIe PHY characterization, link behavior, signal integrity, and protocol-level debug is helpful, including experience with PCIe Gen4, Gen5, Gen6, or related high-speed interfaces.
Experience characterizing PCIe performance, stability, operating margins, and failure behavior
Experience with PCIe protocol analysis, error handling, link recovery, or compliance testing
Experience developing Python automation for characterization and data analysis
Experience with Arm-based SoCs, CPUs, PCIe controllers, or high-speed interfaces
Understanding of system-level testing and correlation with manufacturing test
You will succeed in this role by collaborating effectively, continuing to learn, and applying strong analytical and interpersonal skills to sophisticated silicon and PCIe challenges!
Salary Range:
$161,500-$218,500 per year
We value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm's offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.
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 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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Worksite address
chandler, AZ, 85249, US
Who can apply
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