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

If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

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