Senior Platform Engineer

Synthara; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Synthara is seeking a proactive engineer to own virtual reference platforms for ComputeRAM® and oversee cross-domain integration between hardware and software. You will develop full-system simulations, bring-up firmware, and drive validation across VCS, Renode, and FPGA prototyping.

You will work with hardware to integrate RTL models, create stable development targets, and build robust CI pipelines for continuous testing.

Qualifications

• Strong embedded systems background with C/C++ and firmware experience.
• Experience with simulators, FPGA prototyping, and system bring-up.
• Ability to debug across HW/SW boundaries and own verification infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain full-system simulation platforms (ComputeRAM, MCU cores, interconnect, DMA, peripherals).
• Integrate RTL models into simulators and develop low-level firmware for hardware validation and stress testing.
• Provide stable targets for software and enable bring-up, debugging, and performance evaluation.
• Develop low-level drivers and reference firmware for validation and demos.
• Own verification infrastructure with firmware-based test suites and CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.
• Proactively identify and resolve HW/SW integration issues.
• Evaluate and introduce new tools and methodologies for platform development.

Skills

Embedded systems

C/C++

Firmware

Drivers

HW/SW integration

System-level debugging

Tools

SystemVerilog

SystemC

Python

Vivado

Renode

Synopsys VCS

Git

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Job description

Join Synthara’s software team and own the virtual platforms for ComputeRAM®. These platforms serve as reference systems for pre-silicon software prototyping and HW/SW co-verification. They must be accurate, usable, and continuously validated. You sit between hardware and software. Your job is to make both sides work together and expose issues early.

What you’ll do

• Build and maintain full-system simulation platforms: ComputeRAM® + MCU cores + interconnect + DMA + peripherals, using SystemC, FPGA, VCS, Renode
• Work with Hardware to: Integrate RTL models into simulators and develop low-level firmware for hardware validation and stress testing
• Work with Software to: Provide stable development targets and enable bring-up, debugging, and performance evaluation
• Develop: Low-level drivers and system bring-up code and reference firmware for validation and demos
• Own verification infrastructure: Firmware-based test suites, cross-platform validation and CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing
• Proactively identify and resolve HW/SW integration issues
• Evaluate and introduce new tools and methodologies for platform development

Tools & Technologies

• Programming and Modeling: SystemVerilog, C, C++, SystemC, Python
• FPGA prototyping: AMD/Xilinx platforms and Vivado
• RTL simulation: Synopsys VCS
• Virtual Platform & System simulation: Renode, Synopsys Platform
• Architect Development & Automation: Git, GitHub, CI/CD,GitHub Actions

Outcomes (first 12–18 months)

• Usable, well-documented virtual platforms for software development
• Consistent execution of the same firmware across VCS, FPGA, and Renode
• CI infrastructure that flags HW/SW integration issues early
• Reduced time-to-bring-up for new platform configurations
• Reliable reference environment for internal teams and customers

Profile

• Strong embedded systems background (C/C++, firmware, drivers)
• Experience with simulators, FPGA prototyping, and system bring-up
• Comfortable working across HW/SW boundaries
• Debugs at system level, not just component level
• Bias for ownership and problem resolution

What success looks like

Any change in hardware or software can be validated quickly on a full-system platform, and issues are caught already at simulation stage.