Emulation Engineer

Title: Emulation Engineer

Location: San Jose, CA

Duration: Contract (12 Months)

Job Description

Experienced Emulation Engineers with strong expertise in Palladium/ZeBu hardware emulation to support SoC/IP verification and validation activities.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain emulation environments using Palladium/ZeBu platforms

Port RTL/UVM testbenches from simulation to emulation

Debug SoC/IP level issues in emulation and provide root-cause analysis

Optimize performance and compile time for large SoC designs

Integrate transactors, BFMs, and acceleration models

Work closely with DV, RTL, and software teams for bring-up and validation

Develop/employ hybrid verification (simulation + emulation) flows

Support pre-silicon software validation and boot flows

Create scripts for build, run, and regression automation

Required Skills

3+ years in SoC/IP verification with emulation experience

Strong hands-on experience with palladium/ZeBu emulation platforms

Good knowledge of SystemVerilog and UVM

Experience in simulation-to-emulation bring-up

Familiarity with SCE-MI / transactor-based acceleration

Strong debugging skills across RTL, testbench, and firmware

Knowledge of PCIe/AXI/DDR or similar standard protocols

Experience with Linux bring-up on emulation is a plus

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in full-chip emulation environments

Exposure to performance tuning and capacity planning

Scripting knowledge (Python/Shell/Perl)

Experience with FPGA prototyping is an added advantage

Soft Skills

Strong problem-solving and debugging mindset

Good communication and cross-team collaboration

Ability to work in fast-paced project schedules

Upon Completion Of Waiting Period Consultants Are Eligible For

Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
Dental Plan
Vision Plan
Health Savings Account
Health Flexible Spending Account
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
Supplemental Life Insurance
Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
Business Travel Insurance
401(k), Plus Match
Weekly Pay


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