Staff Design Modeling Engineer: Virtual Hardware Platforms

Silicon Labs; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 125,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great medical plans (PPO/HSA)

401k with match & Roth option

RSUs equity rewards

Flexible PTO

Onsite gym

Job summary

Silicon Labs in Austin, Texas is seeking a Staff Design Modeling Engineer to help define and execute a cross‑discipline modeling framework for architecture exploration and virtual hardware development. You will collaborate with hardware and software architects to shape future products, writing both functional and performance models for IP development.

You will lead modeling activities, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to RTL verification and simulations within a collaborative,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• Proficiency in C/C++ is required and knowledge of object‑oriented concepts.
• Embedded C or Assembly programming experience is required.
• Experience in hardware architecture or modeling is expected.
• Linux environment experience and scripting skills are required.
• Ability to build executables and libraries from source.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop hardware/software solutions to product‑driven requirements.
• Write functional models to enable IP development.
• Write performance models to enable architectural analysis.
• Develop virtual hardware platforms for simulation.
• Propose improvements to hardware architecture.
• Write application‑level and driver‑level software.
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to junior modelers.
• Define and maintain our modeling framework.

Skills

C/C++

Object‑oriented concepts

Embedded C

Assembly

Hardware modeling

Linux scripting

Build from source

Version control

CI

Modeling framework

CMake

Visual Studio Code

RTL simulation

Education

Electrical or Computer Engineering degree

Tools

Renode

Python

SystemC

Modern C++

C++

RTL simulation software

CMake

Visual Studio Code

Job description

Silicon Labs in Austin, Texas is seeking a Staff Design Modeling Engineer to help define and execute a cross‑discipline modeling framework for architecture exploration and virtual hardware development. You will collaborate with hardware and software architects to shape future products, writing both functional and performance models for IP development.

You will lead modeling activities, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to RTL verification and simulations within a collaborative,