Senior Engineer Emulation

Global Foundries; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 86,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalFoundries in Richardson, TX, seeks a skilled Emulation Engineer to design, test, and triage emulation runs. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug issues and maintain scalable testbench components across product lines.

The role requires 2+ years in emulation with platforms like Veloce, Zebu, or Palladium and strong scripting in Python, TCL, Bash, and Makefile. This on-site position offers a competitive salary and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in a related field with 2+ years of practical experience.
• Experience with emulation platforms like Veloce, Zebu, Palladium.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, TCL, Bash, and Makefile.
• Strong debugging skills for CPU-internal, integration, emulator, scripting, and Linux issues.

Responsibilities

• Build the design for emulation, run tests, triage failures, and analyze wave data.
• Improve and maintain emulation testbench components including IP and AVIP where applicable.
• Collaborate with technical teams and support debug efforts.
• Develop and maintain scalable scripts used across product lines.
• Understand emulator internals to optimize debugging and improve build quality (performance, resources).

Skills

Emulation

Python

TCL

Bash

Makefile

Debugging

Veloce

Zebu

Palladium

Linux

Education

BS/MS in related field

Tools

Perforce

Git

Job description

About GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world's most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit www.gf.com.

Summary of Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Emulation Engineer to join our team.

Essential Responsibilities

• Building the design for emulation, running tests, identifying the failure point, getting waves of the fails, and initial triage.
• Improving and maintaining (and expanding where necessary) emulation testbench components including custom IP and AVIP where applicable.
• Working closely with technical teams and supporting debug efforts.

Other Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining scalable scripts to use across product lines.
• Understanding how the emulator works to optimize debugging strategies and improve the quality of the build (performance, resources).

Required Qualifications

• BS, MS with 2+ years of practical experience.
• Experience with emulation platforms like Veloce, Zebu, Palladium.
• Strong scripting skills with Python, TCL, Bash, and Makefile.
• Strong debugging skills for issues including but not limited to: cpu-internal bugs, integration bugs, emulator configuration or synthesis bugs, script bugs, Linux configuration or software bugs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding how various IP are integrated together with the various required interconnect, bridges, tieoffs, memory mapped registers, clocks, and resets.
• Experience with RISCV assembly.
• Experience with AMBA interconnect protocols such as AHB/APB/AXI.
• Experience with the Linux kernel.
• Experience with revision control systems such as Perforce and GIT.

No Recruitment Fee Policy

GlobalFoundries is committed to ethical and transparent hiring practices. Candidates will not be charged any fees at any stage of the recruitment process. Any request for payment related to a GlobalFoundries employment opportunity is unauthorized and should be reported immediately. All legitimate recruitment communications are conducted exclusively through official GlobalFoundries channels. To report concerns or suspected recruitment fraud, please contact our Ethics & Compliance Office at [e-mail] or visit our official website. The Ethics & Compliance mailbox is not a recruitment channel.

Expected Salary Range$86,000.00 - $148,000.00The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.

GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory. All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law