Senior Hardware Emulation Engineer - Palladium/Zebu Expert

samsungsemiconductor; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 219,000 - 351,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4+ weeks paid time off

Holidays and sick leave

Fertility care stipend

Caregiver support

Medical/Dental/Vision/401k benefits

Flexible benefit environment

Job summary

Samsung Semiconductor is seeking a highly experienced professional to join our emulation team at the San Jose headquarters. The role focuses on bringing up mixed-signal SoC emulation, developing monitors and checkers, and ensuring robust debugging workflows across hardware and software teams.

You will work with Palladium/Zebu platforms, build and maintain emulation infrastructure, and collaborate with simulation, firmware, and design teams to validate pre-silicon solutions.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer/Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Computer Science; 20 years of relevant experience or MS with 18 years of relevant experience preferred.
• Emulation experience on Palladium or Zebu platforms.
• Experience with emulation compile flow, wave dump & triggers, waveform debug, running tests.
• Experience writing scripts in Perl or Python.
• Exposure to Makefile or other build flows.
• Experience with waveform debug tools such as Verdi/SimVision.
• Good understanding of Verilog and SystemVerilog RTL design.
• Exposure to synthesizable SystemVerilog/Verilog code and SVAs.

Responsibilities

• Bring up the emulation platform for mixed-signal SoCs and develop monitors and checkers for the emulation platform.
• Debug emulation performance and area issues; develop and maintain the emulation environment.
• Support emulation methodology and tools; develop workflows and collaborate with teams for productivity during debug and runtime analysis of emulation results.
• Work cross-functionally with simulation, firmware and software test teams to validate pre-silicon chips.

Skills

Emulation experience

Palladium

Zebu

Verilog

SystemVerilog

Python

Perl

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS in Computer/Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Computer Science

MS in Computer/Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Verdi

SimVision

Makefile / build flows

Job description

Samsung Semiconductor is seeking a highly experienced professional to join our emulation team at the San Jose headquarters. The role focuses on bringing up mixed-signal SoC emulation, developing monitors and checkers, and ensuring robust debugging workflows across hardware and software teams.

You will work with Palladium/Zebu platforms, build and maintain emulation infrastructure, and collaborate with simulation, firmware, and design teams to validate pre-silicon solutions.