FPGA Emulation Engineer - Senior Staff - Cork, Ireland
Core
End-to-end technical ownership of FPGA-based emulation platforms, flows, and system-level debug for next-generation wireless products.
Role type
Senior Staff FPGA Emulation Engineer
Builds
FPGA prototyping solutions, Veloce, and Palladium emulation platforms for SoC bring-up
Domain
Wireless connectivity / 5G / Semiconductor design
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
FPGA design and verification, SystemVerilog/RTL/HDL, AMD/Xilinx UltraScale and UltraScale+ MPSoC, FPGA implementation flows, timing closure, system-level debug using waveforms and instrumentation, cross-functional collaboration, technical mentorship
Preferred skills
Pre-silicon emulation and prototyping, SoC bring-up and enablement, low-level hardware and software debugging, JTAG and kernel debug techniques, CPU and SoC architecture knowledge, C/C++ programming, Python/TCL scripting for automation, cross-site initiative leadership
Technologies
Veloce, Palladium, AMD/Xilinx UltraScale, UltraScale+, MPSoC, SystemVerilog, RTL, HDL, JTAG
Responsibilities
Deliver FPGA-based emulation solutions across commercial platforms; Drive emulation build flows including synthesis, place & route, constraints, clocking, and timing closure; Lead system-level debug to support SoC bring-up; Lead or contribute to bring-up of new FPGA emulation hardware and software; Engage with EDA vendors and represent the team in technical forums; Mentor and technically lead junior engineers
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC with cross-site leadership
