Locations: Santa Clara, CA or Remote
Job Description:
We are seeking a Junior Emulation Engineer to support pre-silicon validation of advanced AI accelerator and SoC architectures. This role is ideal for someone interested in bridging hardware and software in a fast-paced semiconductor environment.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain emulation and FPGA prototyping platforms
- Adapt SoC designs for emulation and prototyping
- Develop and debug emulation testbenches and system-level environments
- Support pre-silicon validation, power/performance analysis, and early software bring-up
- Partner with firmware/runtime teams to enable driver and application testing on emulators
- Collaborate with design and verification teams to isolate issues and accelerate debug
Required Background:
- BS/MS/PhD in EE, CS, or related field
- 3+ years of SoC design experience
- Experience with emulation platforms such as Veloce, Palladium, or ZeBu
- Experience with FPGA prototyping systems such as proFPGA, HAPS, or Protium
- Strong understanding of digital design, RTL, Verilog/SystemVerilog, and SoC architecture
- Proficiency with hardware debug tools, waveform viewers, and logic analyzers
- Scripting experience with Python, Tcl, Perl, or similar languages
- Familiarity with UVM, simulation, and testbench environments
- SystemVerilog and UVM-based verification experience is a plus
- Experience emulating high-speed I/O interfaces such as PCIe or UCIe, and memory technologies such as LPDDR or HBM, is a plus
- Hands-on C/C++ development experience is a plus
