Emulation Engineer

QFocus Technologies LLC; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

QFocus Technologies LLC invites an experienced HVA Emulation Verification Engineer to join our team in Sunnyvale, CA. You will lead pre-silicon emulation environment development, integrating RTL designs onto emulation platforms and optimizing performance.

You will collaborate with design, verification and software teams, and develop automation scripts in Python, Perl, or shell to streamline regressions and verification workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of hardware verification and/or emulation experience.
• Hands-on with major emulation platforms (Cadence Palladium, Synopsys ZeBu, or Siemens Veloce).
• HDLs: Verilog and SystemVerilog.
• SoC knowledge and industry protocols (AXI, PCIe, Ethernet, USB, HVM).
• Experience with UVM/SVA and DPI (desirable).
• Strong Python, Perl, Tcl, or Shell scripting for automation.
• Familiarity with debugging tools (Verdi, SimVision) and waveform analysis (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain pre-silicon emulation platforms.
• Integrate RTL onto emulation platform and optimize synthesisability and performance.
• Troubleshoot emulation flow issues via smoke verification.
• Support validation with bare-metal and OS-based tests on emulation platform.
• Collaborate with design, verification and SW teams to resolve issues.
• Develop automation scripts and flows to manage regressions and improve efficiency.
• Interface with emulation vendors to resolve tool-related issues.

Skills

Verilog / SystemVerilog

SoC architectures

UVM / SVA

Python / Perl / Tcl scripting

C/C++ DPI

Debugging tools (Verdi, SimVision)

Emulation platforms (Cadence Palladium

Education

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

Tools

Cadence Palladium

Synopsys ZeBu

Siemens Veloce

Job description

Join our dynamic team to play a crucial role in bringing the next generation of complex AI infrastructure silicon System-on-Chip (SoC) designs to life. As an HVA Emulation Verification 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.

Responsibilities

• Emulation Environment Development: Build and maintain pre-silicon emulation platforms using industry-standard systems such as Cadence Palladium or Synopsys ZeBu.
• Model Integration and Optimization: Integrate the RTL design onto the emulation platform by ensuring synthesizability, optimizing build efficiency and performance, and working 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 the allocated technical tasks.

Qualifications

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.

Emulation Expertise: Hands-on experience with at least one of the major commercial emulation platforms (Cadence Palladium, Synopsys ZeBu or Siemens Veloce).

Technical 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., AXI, PCIe, ETH, USB, HVM)
-- 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.

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 environment.

QFocus Technologies LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

We are a group of passionate and experienced technology professionals working together with a singular focus to delight our customers by delivering quantifiable value and becoming a natural extension of your team!