System Performance Analysis Engineer

System Performance Analysis Engineer at Arm

Would you love to investigate performance issues and suggest product improvements across the various components of a Cloud Server’s System-on-a-Chip?

Would you like to analyse the performance of Arm’s future CPUs and Interconnect IPs when they operate together?

Arm’s Infrastructure Performance Analysis Team is a group of highly motivated engineers dedicated to maintaining Arm’s leadership in server/cloud computing. We achieve this by helping our partners build outstanding products through:

• Detailed competitive analysis
• Sophisticated workload characterisation
• Advanced software modelling

Our work regularly influences both Arm’s internal engineering teams and its external partners.

Responsibilities

As a System Performance Analysis Engineer, you will join the Solutions Performance Analysis team within Central Technology. Your key responsibilities include:

• Running experiments on pre-silicon SoC environments
• Analysing the performance of various Arm components (CPU, Interconnect, etc.) using real-world server and networking use-cases
• Assisting in the bring-up and behavioural understanding of these use-cases on future platforms
• Identifying performance bottlenecks and contributing to viable solutions

You’ll be encouraged to share your insights widely across the company, promoting Arm’s core beliefs and behaviours while embracing the opportunity to learn and grow within this impactful and highly collaborative space.

Required Skills And Experience

• In-depth understanding of Computer and System Architecture
• Experience conducting deep technical studies
• Hands-on expertise in software and hardware performance analysis
• Solid base in statistics
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multi-functional teams across multiple sites
• Familiarity with Unix, scripting, and source control systems

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Nice To Have Skills And Experience

• Familiarity with one or more CPU instruction sets
• Understanding of Arm architectures
• Experience with compilers and/or device drivers
• Flair for lateral thinking and creative problem-solving
• Familiarity with Verilog/SystemVerilog and front-end design
• Experience with Ruby, Assembly language (preferably Arm assembly), and programming languages such as C or C++

Key skills/competency

• Performance Analysis
• System Architecture
• CPU Performance
• Interconnect IP
• SoC Environments
• Workload Characterization
• Software Modelling
• Unix/Scripting
• C/C++ Programming
• Problem Solving