Hardware Emulation Engineer

MetAntz; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MetAntz seeks a skilled Hardware Emulation Engineer to join a client-facing team delivering ASIC solutions for data center and AI infrastructure. You will lead pre-silicon validation using emulation platforms, ensuring high-quality hardware before production.

Role emphasizes independent work, cross-functional collaboration with design, verification and SW, and automation of verification flows using Python, Perl, and shell scripting.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Emulation Environment Development: Build and maintain pre-silicon emulation platforms using Cadence Palladium, Synopsys ZeBu, or Veloce.
• Model Integration and Optimization: Integrate RTL onto emulation platform, ensure synthesizability, optimize build efficiency and performance.
• Smoke verification to identify emulation flow issues.
• Assist validation with bare-metal/OS-based tests to accelerate bug finding.
• Collaborate with design, verification and SW teams to resolve issues.
• Develop and enhance automation scripts in Python, Perl, and shell.
• Interface with emulation tool vendors to troubleshoot issues.
• Ability to work independently and drive tasks to completion.

Skills

Verilog

SystemVerilog

SoC architectures

AXI

PCIe

USB

UVM

SVA

Python

C/C++ DPI

Verdi

SimVision

Education

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

Tools

Cadence Palladium

Synopsys ZeBu

Siemens Veloce

Job description

MetAntz connects the top talents with global opportunities.

We are currently working for this role for a customer, which is US-headquartered design and manufacturing engineering services company with delivery teams in India and US. They partner with OEMs and contract manufacturers in medical, industrial, transport, and hi-tech to solve hard engineering problems and compress time-to-market. Small, senior, and execution-focused - you'd be working alongside subject-matter experts, not in a large delivery pyramid.

About The Customer

It is a consulting-led engineering services company with sharp focus on supporting next gen advanced products development across AI, ML, Compute, Communication, Storage and Consumer Electronics. Our mission is to help our customers deliver cutting-edge products on time ensuring world-class quality.

Why Join them?

Join a passionate team, dedicated to making a difference. We are a close-knit team, with strong mission, vision and values that guide our day-to-day. Recognition of work, respect, and our multicultural community are key aspects of the employee experience and contribute to our continued success. Would you like to be part of our story? Don\'t hesitate, come and join us!

About This Opportunity – Hardware Emulation Engineer

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 executing 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., 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 Education Bachelor`s or Master`s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

Experience

• Proven experience of 5-15 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)