Emulation Platform Lead for Pre-Silicon Validation

TYLsemi; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 238,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

TYLsemi is hiring a Principal Engineer Emulation Lead to build scalable pre-silicon environments that boot real software and run workloads months before tapeout. You will architect full-chip emulation platforms and drive cross-domain validation across RTL, firmware, and software teams.

You'll own emulation platforms using Palladium/ZeBu/Veloce, lead complex debug, mentor engineers, and shape observability and release processes that scale across the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in ASIC/SoC development with emulation ownership.
• Experience with Palladium, ZeBu or Veloce emulation platforms.
• Strong RTL skills in Verilog/SystemVerilog and firmware bring-up.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python scripting.
• Proven cross-functional debugging and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy full-chip, multi-die, and subsystem emulation environments.
• Enable pre-silicon bring-up of boot ROM, firmware, drivers, and OS.
• Develop scalable emulation methodologies and reusable infrastructure.
• Drive system-level validation, performance analysis, and root-cause debug.
• Build automation, CI/CD workflows, regressions, and release processes.
• Partner with multiple teams to reduce product risk before tapeout.
• Influence observability, debugability, and silicon readiness.
• Lead complex debug spanning RTL, firmware, software, and hardware.
• Mentor engineers and shape architecture for better diagnostics.

Skills

RTL Verilog/SV

Firmware bring-up

C/C++

Python scripting

Cross-functional leadership

Emulation ownership

Tools

Palladium

ZeBu

Veloce

Job description

TYLsemi is hiring a Principal Engineer Emulation Lead to build scalable pre-silicon environments that boot real software and run workloads months before tapeout. You will architect full-chip emulation platforms and drive cross-domain validation across RTL, firmware, and software teams.

You'll own emulation platforms using Palladium/ZeBu/Veloce, lead complex debug, mentor engineers, and shape observability and release processes that scale across the organization.