Emulation-Prototyping Senior Engineer

OPENCHIP & SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES; Barcelona; Híbrido; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid work environment

Flexible schedule

Competitive compensation package

Base in Barcelona

Descripción de la vacante

Openchip & Software Technologies S.L. in Barcelona, Spain, seeks a Silicon Design Framework and Emulation‑Prototyping Engineer to accelerate silicon validation with design frameworks, emulation platforms and prototyping environments.

The role focuses on HW/SW co-design, verification platforms, and performance/power analysis of SoCs, requiring strong HDL/verification experience and international collaboration.

Formación

• 5+ years experience in SoC design and hardware product delivery.
• Proficient in Verilog, SystemVerilog, C/C++, SystemC, VHDL.
• Familiar with UVM, testbenches, functional coverage and assertions.
• Experience with digital simulation tools and debugging environments.
• Hands-on with emulation/prototyping platforms and transactors.
• Experience with JTAG interfaces for SW debug.
• Knowledge of C/C++/SystemC modeling and virtual platforms.
• Exposure to commercial virtual prototyping platforms and opensource like Gem5.
• Experience with processor-centric verification tools (Spike, riscvOVPsim, Sting/ImperasDV) a plus.
• Understanding of high-performance interconnects (AXI-ACE, CHI, CXL) and PCIe/UCIe.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and implement emulation and prototyping strategies aligned with goals.
• Enable accelerated hardware validation, compliance and stress testing on platforms.
• Support HW-SW co-design and debug on emulation and prototyping environments.
• Contribute to virtual platforms for SW development and architectural exploration.
• Develop frameworks for performance and power analysis of SoC.

Conocimientos

Verilog

SystemVerilog

C/C++

SystemC

VHDL

UVM

Testbench

Functional Coverage

Verilog Assertions

Verification IPs

Questa

VCS

Xcelium

Visualizer

Verdi

Verisium

Synopsys Zebu EP1/2

Cadence Palladium Z1/Z2

Siemens Veloce Strato+

HAPS-80/100

Protium X1/X2

Primo CS

ProFPGA

Transactors

JTAG Debug

C/C++ SystemC TLM

Platform Architect

Virtualizer

Gem5

Spike

riscvOVPsim

ImperasDV

AXI-ACE

CHI

CXL

PCIe

UCIe

JTAG

ATB

TPIU

HBM

RISC-V

Communication

Educación

MS in EE/CE/CS

Herramientas

Questa

VCS

Xcelium

Visualizer

Verdi

Verisium

Descripción del empleo

The Role

We are actively seeking a Silicon Design Framework and Emulation-Prototyping Engineer to join our dynamic and growing Hardware Design team. The mission of the role is to enable fast, reliable, and scalable hardware-software co-design by developing and maintaining design frameworks, emulation platforms, and prototyping environments that accelerate silicon validation and system bring-up.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and Implement Emulation & Prototyping strategies based on product goals and KPIs
• Enable Accelerated HW Validation, Compliance testing and Stress Testing using Emulation platforms
• Enable Hardware SW-drivenSoftware Development and Debug on Emulation and Prototyping Platforms
• Contribute to the definition and maintenance of Virtual Platforms for SW development, Co-Emulation (Hybrid platforms), SW-driven HW Verification and Architectural Exploration
• Develop and maintain Emulation, Prototyping and Virtual Prototyping Frameworks to enable the Performance and Power Analysis of the SoC

Required Qualifications

• At least 5 years of past experience developing in SoC Design and delivering hardware products or solutions
• HDL and HVL Languages (Verilog, System Verilog, C/C++, SystemC, VHDL)
• Familiarity with UVM methodology and Testbench construction, Functional Coverage and Verilog Assertions, Verification IPs
• EDA Tools for digital simulation (Questa, VCS, Xcelium) and Debug (Visualizer, Verdi, Verisium)
• Direct Experience with Commercial Emulation Platforms (Synopsys Zebu EP1/2, Cadence Palladium Z1/Z2, Siemens Veloce Strato+) or Prototyping Platforms (Synopsys HAPS-80/100, Cadence Protium X1/X2, Siemens Primo, Primo CS, ProFPGA, ProFPGA CS) is appreciated
• Direct experience in developing/setting-up custom or commercial transactors for interfacing System Verilog UVM Testbench or SystemC TLM Virtual Platforms with Emulation platforms is appreciated
• Direct experience setting-up Emulation and prototyping platforms for SW debug through physical or virtual JTAG interface is appreciated
• Familiarity with System / Functional Modeling Languages (C,C++, SystemC TLM LT/AT)
• Direct experience in constructing virtual platforms for SW development, architectural exploration, co-emulation. Experience with Commercial Virtual Prototyping platforms (Synopsys Platform Architect, Virtualizer or Cadence Helium or Siemens NextGen/Vista) or other opensource frameworks like Gem5
• Experience in Processors Compliance Testing, ISS simulators & reference models (Spike, riscvOVPsim), Stress Tests, Benchmarking and other commercial processor centric functional verification siutes (Sting, ImperasDV) is appreciated
• Familiarity with high performance coherent on-chip & chiplet to chiplet communication protocols (AXI-ACE, CHI, CXL), interfaces (PCIe, UCIe), debug interfaces/protocols (JTAG, ATB, TPIU etc…) cache coherency, interfaces to High Performance Memory Systems (HBM controller/PHY) is appreciated
• Experience with RISC-V toolchain and ISA is a plus
• Excellent communication skills
• MS in EE, CE, CS or a related technical discipline

Soft Skills

• The candidate should be equipped with a unique skills-set: Self-starter, self-motivated, humility, excellent communications skills; outstanding human qualities as honesty, integrity, fellowship, generosity and commitment with his/her mission to change the world.
• Excellent communication and management skills
• He/she is a natural team player with the aim to create a positive impact in the society.

What do we offer?

• Join an innovative team and experience company growth.
• We believe in investing in our employees and providing them with the opportunities they need to grow and develop their careers.
• Enjoy a hybrid work environment.
• We also offer a flexible schedule.
• We offer a remuneration that values your experience.
• The position will have the base in Barcelona, Spain.

We are looking for outstanding people willing to join our mission to change this industry and help to build a better world. If you feel identified with Openchip, please contact us. We can offer a competitive compensation package in a flexible work schema that will help you to keep a balance between your personal and professional life. Openchip & Software Technologies S.L., we believe a diverse and inclusive team is the key to groundbreaking ideas. We foster a work environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential – regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity.