Emulation & Prototyping Leader for IP/SoC

SkyeChip Berhad; Penang; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Career growth

Competitive compensation

Job summary

SkyeChip Berhad in Penang, Malaysia, seeks an experienced Emulation & Prototyping Manager to lead the emulation team across IP, SoC, and system-level programs.

You will define strategies, manage projects, mentor engineers, and drive pre-silicon validation and software bring-up using leading emulation and prototyping platforms.

The role requires strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and a passion for innovation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field
• 10+ years in emulation, FPGA prototyping, hardware acceleration, or SoC verification
• 3+ years of engineering leadership or people management experience
• Strong expertise with Cadence Palladium, Synopsys ZeBu, Siemens/Mentor Veloce, or equivalent platforms
• Solid understanding of RTL design, SystemVerilog, Verilog, UVM, and SoC integration
• Experience managing complex projects and geographically distributed teams
• Strong project management, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
• Proficiency in automation and scripting (Python, TCL, Perl, Shell)

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow emulation/prototyping team.
• Manage resource planning, staffing, performance management, and career development.
• Establish engineering best practices, methodologies, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Define and drive emulation/prototyping strategies for IP and SoC programs.
• Provide technical guidance on platform architecture, RTL partitioning, acceleration methodologies, and debug.
• Evaluate and deploy industry-leading emulation/prototyping technologies and infrastructure.
• Drive execution of multiple emulation projects to meet quality, schedule, and budget objectives.
• Manage project planning, effort estimation, risk assessment, and resource allocation.
• Track project progress and provide regular status updates to management and stakeholders.
• Partner with architects, RTL, DV, firmware, and software teams to enable pre-silicon validation and software bring-up.

Skills

10+ years emulation

Leadership experience

Emulation platforms

RTL design/SystemVerilog/UVM

Distributed teams

PM skills

Scripting: Python/TCL/Perl/Shell

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related

Tools

Cadence Palladium

Synopsys ZeBu

Mentor Veloce

Job description

SkyeChip Berhad in Penang, Malaysia, seeks an experienced Emulation & Prototyping Manager to lead the emulation team across IP, SoC, and system-level programs.

You will define strategies, manage projects, mentor engineers, and drive pre-silicon validation and software bring-up using leading emulation and prototyping platforms.

The role requires strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and a passion for innovation.