Engineer - Emulation

Larsen & Toubro Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 450,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

LTST-L&T Semiconductor Technologies Limited in Bengaluru is seeking a hands-on FPGA engineer to support SoC prototyping and hardware emulation. You will contribute to RTL preparation, FPGA synthesis, platform bring-up, and validation under senior engineers.

Collaborate with Design Verification, RTL Design, Firmware, and Software teams to resolve issues, automate builds, and improve verification turnaround time on platforms like HAPS and Synopsys ZeBu.

Qualifications

• Role requires hands-on FPGA prototyping and hardware emulation experience.
• Involves RTL preparation, FPGA synthesis, implementation and validation.
• Work with FPGA-based platforms and collaborate with multiple engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Support FPGA prototyping and emulation workflows, including RTL preparation and validation.
• Execute FPGA synthesis, place-and-route, and bitfile generation; analyze build reports.
• Assist platform bring-up: JTAG, clock/config, basic hardware validation.
• Assist emulator compilation and model bring-up on ZeBu or similar platforms.
• Analyze timing and resource reports to identify bottlenecks and optimization opportunities.
• Validate interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO, Ethernet, and peripherals.
• Debug and escalate complex issues with logs, waveforms, and FPGA tools.
• Support firmware execution and system-level validation on prototypes.
• Develop basic automation scripts (Python/Tcl/Shell) for builds and logs.
• Collaborate with RTL, Verification, Firmware and Software teams to enable integration.

Skills

FPGA

Education

Bachelor of Technology (BTech)

Job description

• LTST-L&T Semiconductor Technologies Limited

Required Experience 0 - 3 years

Skills

Knowledge & Posting Location

FPGA

Bachelor of Technology (BTech)

Job Description

Role Summary

Support FPGA-based SoC prototyping and hardware emulation activities for next-generation semiconductor products. Contribute to RTL preparation, FPGA synthesis, implementation, emulation compilation, platform bring-up, validation, and debugging under the guidance of senior engineers.

Work with platforms such as HAPS and Synopsys ZeBu to support pre-silicon validation and hardware/software co-verification. Collaborate with Design Verification, RTL Design, Firmware, and Software teams to resolve implementation and functional issues while contributing to automation, infrastructure maintenance, and improvements in verification turnaround time.

• FPGA Prototyping and Emulation: Support FPGA prototyping and emulation workflows, including RTL preparation, synthesis, implementation, compilation, model bring-up, and validation.
• Synthesis and Implementation: Execute FPGA synthesis, place-and-route (P&R), and bitfile generation. Analyze build reports and assist in resolving implementation issues.
• Platform Bring-up: Support FPGA board setup, bitfile programming, JTAG connectivity, clock/reset configuration, and basic hardware validation.
• Emulation Compilation: Assist with emulator compilation, model configuration, and bring-up on platforms such as Synopsys ZeBu, following established workflows.
• Timing and Resource Analysis: Analyze timing reports, FPGA resource utilization, and implementation results to identify bottlenecks and support optimization activities.
• Interface and Connectivity Validation: Validate basic connectivity and functionality of interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO, MDIO, Ethernet, and other SoC peripherals, as applicable.
• Debug and Issue Resolution: Perform initial debugging of compilation, connectivity, timing, and runtime issues using logs, waveform viewers, and available FPGA debug tools. Escalate complex issues to senior engineers.
• Hardware/Software Co-verification: Support firmware execution and system-level validation on FPGA prototypes and emulators, including boot, memory access, register programming, and peripheral functionality.
• Regression and Validation: Execute assigned tests, monitor regression results, analyze failures, and maintain validation status and issue-tracking records.
• Automation and Productivity: Develop basic scripts using Python, Tcl, Perl, or Shell to automate build execution, log analysis, report generation, and repetitive engineering tasks.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with RTL Design, Design Verification, Firmware, Software, and senior Emulation engineers to support integration, debugging, and prototype readiness.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain build logs, configuration details, validation results, debug notes, and setup documentation. Communicate progress, blockers, and technical issues to the team.
• Methodology and Skill Development: Follow established engineering flows and contribute to process improvements while developing expertise in FPGA implementation, emulation, timing analysis, and system-level debugging.