Emulation Engineer

Intellectt Inc; Ontario; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is looking for a skilled Emulation Engineer to join their dynamic team in Canada. In this role, you will execute and debug tests on GPU Emulation models, collaborating closely with design and architecture teams to ensure optimal performance and reliability. Your expertise in emulation tools and programming languages will be crucial in analyzing results and providing valuable feedback to engineering teams. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in a collaborative environment, where your contributions will directly impact the development of advanced hardware solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering or related field required.
• Strong experience in emulation and simulation with industry-standard tools.

Responsibilities

• Execute and debug tests on GPU Emulation models to validate new features.
• Collaborate with design and verification teams to resolve issues.

Skills

Emulation and simulation

Problem-solving skills

Debugging skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

Veloce

Palladium

ZEBU

HAPs

Protium

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Emulation Engineer to join our team in Canada. In this role, you will work on executing tests on the GPU Emulation model to validate new features. You would analyse the output of tests and debug the failing tests to figure out the cause of failure and then report it to the hardware design team. You would need to understand the tests being run and the function being targeted to effectively triage / root-cause the issue.

Key Responsibilities :

1. Execution and debug of tests on GPU Emulation models to validate new features
2. Collaborate with design, verification, and architecture teams to identify and resolve potential issues.
3. Perform emulation tasks, including performance tuning and debugging.
4. Analyze results and provide feedback to engineering teams on design modifications.
5. Debugging failures using waveform viewers, log files and microcode trace dumps.
6. Stay up to date with the latest trends in emulation tools, techniques, and technologies.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Strong experience in emulation and simulation, with familiarity in industry-standard tools like Veloce, Palladium, ZEBU, HAPs, Protium.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, Python, Ruby, Shell and TCL test content.
• Solid understanding of hardware architectures and design principles.
• Experience with FPGA-based emulation platforms is a plus.
• Knowledge of current industry GFX Architectures.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Good to have familiarity with Gaming Silicon product lines, including CPUs, GPUs, and APUs.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.