Microchip company Arm has announced the expansion of its global engineering team with the establishment of two new engineering sites that will bring around 30 new jobs to Bristol.

Employing around 6,000 staff globally and with 13 dedicated engineering sites, Oslo, Norway joins Bristol as the latest engineering site that will support Arm’s aim to remain at the forefront of processor intellectual property.

Arm, which recently recorded a 28 per cent revenue increase amid its plans for an IPO this year, has existing UK engineering sites in Cambridge, Manchester and Sheffield but said the new location in Bristol will help recruit those who wish to stay in the city.

Citing a further reason for choosing Bristol for the new site, Arm said it has a close working relationship with Simon McIntosh-Smith, professor in high performance computing at Bristol University, which it worked with on developing the Arm-based Isambard supercomputer.

Arm said that like Bristol, Oslo is also a key engineering and technology hub, with the new site aiming to develop a research and development centre. Engineering teams at the site will focus on graphics technologies that will power the future of visual computing.

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