Emulation Engineer

MatchPoint; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

MatchPoint in Menlo Park, CA is seeking a Hardware Emulation Engineer for a 6-12 month extendable contract to drive pre-silicon validation. You will work on ASIC solutions for data center and AI infrastructure, using Cadence Palladium, Synopsys ZeBu, or Siemens Veloce.

Required skills include Verilog/SystemVerilog, SoC knowledge, UVM/SVA, and Python/DPI scripting. Collaboration with design, verification and SW teams is essential to accelerate bug finding and improve emulation flows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 5+ years of hardware verification/emulation experience.
• Hands-on experience with Cadence Palladium, Synopsys ZeBu or Siemens Veloce.

Responsibilities

• Emulation Environment Development: Build and maintain pre-silicon emulation platforms.
• Model Integration and Optimization: Integrate RTL onto emulation platform and optimize build efficiency.
• Smoke verification to flush out emulation flow issues.
• Support validation team with comprehensive test content to accelerate bug finding.
• Collaborate with design, verification and SW teams to resolve emulation issues.
• Develop and enhance automation scripts and flows to manage regressions.

Skills

Verilog/SystemVerilog

SoC architectures

UVM/SVA

C/C++ DPI

Python scripting

Debugging tools

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Cadence Palladium

Synopsys ZeBu

Siemens Veloce

Job description

Employment Type: 6-12 Months Extendable Contract

Pay Range: USD 80-85/HR

We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate Hardware Emulation Engineer to join our team working with

the best in the Industry, developing innovative ASIC solutions for data center and AI Infrastructure. As an Hardware Emulation Engineer, you will be at the forefront of pre-silicon validation, ensuring the highest quality and functionality of our hardware before it goes into production.

Key Responsibilities:

• Emulation Environment Development: Build and maintain pre-silicon emulation platforms using industry-standard systems such as Cadence Palladium or Synopsys ZeBu or Veloce Strato, Primo
• Model Integration and Optimization: Integrate the RTL design onto the emulation platform by ensuring synthesizability, optimize build efficiency and performance, and work with high-performance transactors and emulation testbenches (e.g., using SystemVerilog, C/C++, Python).
• Flush out emulation flow issues by performing smoke verification
• Support validation team in execute comprehensive test content, including bare-metal and OS-based tests, to accelerate bug finding in pre-silicon on the emulation platform.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams including design, verification and SW development teams to understand issues in using the emulation platform.
• Flow Automation: Develop and enhance automation scripts and flows using Python, Perl, and shell scripting to manage regressions, optimize runtime, and improve overall verification efficiency.
• Vendor Collaboration: Interface with emulation platform vendors to debug and quickly resolve technical issues encountered with the tools.
• The candidate must be able to work independently and proactively on allocated technical tasks.

Required Skills:

• Proficiency in Hardware Description Languages (HDLs) such as Verilog and SystemVerilog.
• SoC Knowledge: Solid understanding of SoC architectures and industry-standard protocols (e.g.,
• Experience with verification methodologies (UVM, SVA) and related verification environments, including C/C++ DPI is desirable.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Perl, Tcl, or Shell for automation.
• Familiarity with debugging tools (e.g., Verdi, SimVision) and waveform analysis is desirable.

Education:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

Experience:

• Proven experience of 5+ years in hardware verification and/or emulation roles.
• Hands-on experience with at least one of the major commercial emulation platforms (Cadence Palladium, Synopsys ZeBu, or Siemens Veloce)

Soft Skills:

• Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a meticulous attention to detail.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative, team-oriented