Senior ICE Emulation Design Engineer

Anysilicon; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Axiado, an AI-enhanced security processor company, is seeking a Senior Emulation Design Engineer in San Jose to lead emulation of large SOC designs and integrate internal and third-party IPs. The role involves configuring hosts, boot environments, and debugging complex hardware/software issues in a collaborative environment.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in prototyping, emulation, and SOC validation, with strong scripting skills (Python/Perl/TCL) and experience with Linux drivers and boot

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in prototyping, emulation, SOC design, and validation.
• Self-driven with strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience integrating and debugging high-speed and low-speed interfaces.
• Familiarity with embedded software bring-up and bootloader/kernel interactions.

Responsibilities

• Partition and synthesize large SOC RTL designs for emulation.
• Integrate IPs for emulation compatibility and resolve timing/connectivity issues.
• Set up and validate high-speed and low-speed interfaces.
• Configure host servers and boot environments to interact with the emulated design.
• Integrate, develop, and debug transactors, bridges, and protocol adapters as needed.
• Debug and root-cause embedded hardware, software, and test failures in emulation.
• Collaborate with RTL, DV, and SW teams to resolve system-level bugs.

Skills

Python

Perl

TCL

Hardware/software co-simulation

Linux device drivers

Bare-metal firmware

Boot loaders

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Job description

Axiado, an AI-enhanced security processor company founded in 2017, is seeking a Senior Emulation Design Engineer to join its innovative team. With over 150 employees, Axiado focuses on redefining digital system control and management, particularly in platform security management and ransomware detection for cloud datacenters and 5G infrastructure. The company values collaboration, respect, and a passion for innovation, inviting candidates who are eager to disrupt the status quo and make a significant impact in the tech industry.

Responsibilities:

• Partition and synthesize large SOC RTL designs for emulation.
• Integrate internal and third-party IPs for emulation compatibility, resolving timing and connectivity issues.
• Setup and validate high-speed and low-speed interfaces.
• Configure host servers and boot environments to interact with the emulated design.
• Integrate, develop, and debug transactors, bridges, and protocol adapters as needed.
• Debug and root-cause embedded hardware, software, and test failures in emulation.
• Collaborate with RTL, DV, and SW teams to resolve system-level bugs.

Qualifications:

• BS or MS degrees or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in prototyping, emulation, SOC design, and validation.
• Self-driven with strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience integrating and debugging high-speed and low-speed interfaces.
• Familiarity with embedded software bring-up and bootloader/kernel interactions.

Skills:

• Proficiency with scripting languages (Python, Perl, TCL) for automation.
• Experience in design verification and hardware/software co-simulation.
• Knowledge of Linux device drivers, bare-metal firmware, or boot loaders.

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