Emulation/FPGA lead

Job ID

Date posted Sep. 26, 2025

Location Bengaluru, India

Category Hardware Engineering

Overview:

Arm is leading the vision to unlock a broad ecosystem of silicon required for AI-ML, Data centers, mobile, compute and IoT. As a member of the Solutions Engineering leadership team, you will develop and implement Emulation strategy to support development of industry leading compute subsystems and SoCs. The role reports to Arm's VP Front End Engineering and plays a critical role in the development of leading performance silicon in collaboration with Arm partners

Based out of one of our main design centers globally, you will possess deep understanding of FPGA horizontal function and Emulation technologies, a consistent record in high-impact high volume SoC project delivery, expertise in innovative automation across the CSS and SoC design flow.

Accountabilities:

• Serve as the functional domain leader for all Solutions Engineering Emulation & FPGA activities globally spanning model development, debug & infrastructure support across product roadmap
• Develop and complete a comprehensive Emulation and FPGA strategy to support delivery of industry leading compute subsystem and SoCs, for use by our Software & Hardware teams globally to accelerate SW/HW co-development, early firmware bring-up, and system validation
• Drive continuous improvements in FPGA and Emulation methodology and tool flows, using pioneering automation technologies, to reduce time to market and optimize engineering efficiency
• Recruit, lead, mentor, and retain a diverse team of engineers across Emulation and FPGA Infrastructure development & support. Nurture a culture of teamwork, innovation, and continuous learning within the team
• Infuse innovative industry tools and internal developed statistical, analytical algorithms and machine learning methodologies to develop and refine performance bottlenecks
• Identify and implement efficiency improvement areas in all emulation & FPGA processes, such as automated design optimization, advanced flow & methodology techniques. Ensure the quality and robustness of the models generated and ensure high levels of predictability and accuracy

Required Skills and Experience :

• Proven ability in product definition, architecture, design, system SW and HW Emulation
• Extensive experience in semiconductor emulation & FPGA infra
• Proven track record of leading and scaling teams
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment (logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers) and hardware debugging
• Consistent track record of efficiency improvements and quality assurance in chip development processes
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and debug complex hardware and system issues quickly and effectively

In Return:

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• Team and personal development
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Equal Opportunities at Arm

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