Senior Emulation Engineer

EnCharge AI; India; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is looking for a Senior Emulation Engineer based in India to validate complex AI accelerator architectures. The ideal candidate will have a strong SoC design background, experience with emulation platforms like Siemens Veloce, and a solid understanding of digital design. Responsibilities include setting up emulation platforms, collaborating with design teams, and optimizing performance. This is a remote position suited for individuals passionate about bridging hardware and software in cutting-edge tech environments.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of SoC design experience.
• Experience with emulation platforms like Veloce or Palladium.
• Solid understanding of digital design and SoC architecture.

Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain emulation and prototyping platforms.
• Develop and debug emulation testbenches and system-level environments.
• Collaborate with design teams to isolate issues and accelerate debug.

Skills

SoC design experience

Emulation platforms

High-speed I/O interfaces

Digital design knowledge

Hardware debug tools

Scripting skills (Python, Tcl)

Education

BS/MS/Ph.D. in EE, CS, or related field

Tools

Siemens Veloce

Palladium

FPGA-based prototyping systems

Job description

EnCharge AI is a leader in advanced AI hardware and software systems for edge-to-cloud computing. EnCharge’s robust and scalable next-generation in-memory computing technology provides orders-of-magnitude higher compute efficiency and density compared to today’s best-in-class solutions. The high-performance architecture is coupled with seamless software integration and will enable the immense potential of AI to be accessible in power, energy, and space constrained applications. EnCharge AI launched in 2022 and is led by veteran technologists with backgrounds in semiconductor design and AI systems.

Senior Emulation Engineer

Location: India - Remote

Job Description:

At EnCharge AI, we are building the next generation of AI compute silicon — purpose-built for high-performance, low-power, and scalable AI inference. As an Emulation Engineer, you will play a critical role in validating complex AI accelerator architectures on emulation platforms before tape‑out. This position is ideal for someone passionate about bridging the gap between hardware and software in fast‑paced, deep‑tech environments.

Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain Siemens Veloce emulation and prototyping platforms
• Adapt SoC designs for Emulation and Prototyping
• Develop and debug emulation testbenches and system‑level environments
• Support pre‑silicon validation, power/performance analysis, and early software bring‑up. Participate in silicon bring‑up and validation.
• Collaborate with design and verification teams to isolate design issues and accelerate debug.
• Optimize performance of the emulation workloads and reduce turnaround time.
• Work with firmware/software teams to enable use of emulators for OS and driver testing.

Required Background

• BS/MS/Ph.D. in EE, CS, or related field with 7+ years of SoC design experience.
• Experience with emulation platforms (Veloce, Palladium, or ZeBu) and FPGA-based prototyping systems (proFPGA, HAPS, or Protium)
• Experience with emulating high‑speed I/O interfaces such as PCIe and UCIe and memory technologies such as LPDDR and HBM
• Solid understanding of digital design, RTL (Verilog/SystemVerilog), and SoC architecture.
• Proficiency in hardware debug tools, waveform viewers, and logic analyzers
• Scripting skills (e.g., Python, Tcl, Perl) for automation and infrastructure development
• Familiarity with UVM, simulation, and testbench environments. SystemVerilog and UVM-based verification experience a plus
• Hand‑on software development experience with C/C++ is a plus