Tech giant Arm has shed further light on its plans to open a new site in Bristol, saying the facility will create “a broad range” of engineering roles in the city.
The British microchip designer, whose processing technology is used in smartphones, said its new South West office, along with another new base in Norway, would serve as one of two new primary engineering sites across its global operations.
In a blog post on Wednesday (May 17) Arm’s executive vice president of central engineering Gary Campbell said: “The opening of the Bristol and Oslo offices signal Arm’s commitment to attracting the world’s very best engineers, with both locations brimming with engineering talent.
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“Bristol, the largest city in the South West of England, is frequently selected as one of the best places to live in the UK. It is also an area consisting of many engineers with the right skillsets to expand Arm’s engineering teams.”
BusinessLive understands there are around 30 open vacancies for roles at the Bristol office, with Arm expecting its workforce
in the region to continue to grow as the site becomes more established. Details on the office's exact location in Bristol are currently being finalised.
Mr Campbell said the company had a “close relationship” with academics at the University of Bristol. The firm is currently working with the university on a new super computer called the Isambard, which is being developed for scientific data analysis.
Mr Campbell added that Arm had Bristol engineering graduates working at its three current UK sites, and that its new Bristol facility would allow future recruits from the city to stay there.
Engineers based in Arm’s Bristol office will work with those at its Cambridge headquarters on the company's Cortex-A processors, targeting the infrastructure, automotive and consumer technology markets.
Members of Arm’s system IP, central technology solutions and new solutions engineering team, will all be recruited to the Bristol office, to work on a pipeline of new “cutting edge” computing products.
The company said it would hold a virtual ‘discovery day’ next Monday (May 22) for those interested in joining.
Arm first announced its plans for a Bristol base in March, as the firm sought to underline its commitment to the UK after it rebuffed the government’s attempts to persuade it to consider a float on the London Stock Exchange.
Founded more than 30 years ago, the business is owned by Japanese multinational conglomerate Softbank Group.
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