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Sophia Antipolis, France

Graduate CPU Microarchitecture Modelling and Performance Analysis

Graduate Program
Technology & Digital
Engineering
Posted:
December 29, 2025

Arm

Chip-design & semiconductor-IP company
74.6
Palpable Score
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Do you have deep, low-level software knowledge and a keen interest in processor micro-architecture? Take up the challenge to increase the performance and efficiency of tomorrowโ€™s processors.

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The position is available in the CPU Performance Analysis and Micro-architecture Modelling team, an international team comprised of an enthusiastic mix of experts and talented graduates. At the crossroads of software and hardware, our activities cover all performance-related topics for the CPUs developed in the centre, from early microarchitectural investigations, to performance verification of the final products.

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Apply now and join our team.

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What could you be doing as a Microarchitecture Modelling and Performance Analysis Engineer?

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You will be part of a human-sized team in charge of improving some specific CPU micro-architectural functionalities. Early phases of the projects are dedicated to micro-architectural investigations: you will implement the expected improvements in an internally-developed CPU performance model, and analyze the resulting performance and power efficiency gains, refining and tuning the micro-architecture until finding the appropriate sweet spot. In later stages of the project, the activity will focus on the performance verification of the product itself, to ensure it reaches its area, frequency, power and performance targets.

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We are looking for individuals who:

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Qualities that will help your application stand out:

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About the company

Arm

Company overview
Arm designs CPU and system IP that other companies license to build chips for phones, PCs, servers, automotive, and embedded devices. Armโ€™s architecture is used across a very large ecosystem of partners, and Arm earns revenue through licensing and royalties. Arm also invests heavily in engineering and R&D to push performance and power efficiency for AI-era compute. Arm is headquartered in Cambridge, UK and operates globally.

Locations and presence

Armโ€™s global headquarters is in Cambridge, UK, with major office sites across the US (including San Jose and Austin) and many other countries. Arm describes a hybrid approach where teams decide their own patterns within a โ€œbring people together face to faceโ€ framework.

Palpable Score

74.6
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Arm is a strong pick for early-career candidates who want a structured start, because Arm runs internships, graduate programmes, and degree apprenticeships with published support and development expectations. The score is capped by mixed candidate reports about the workload of assessments and by uneven pay-range visibility outside markets where Arm posts salary ranges publicly.
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