Emulation Performance/Debug Engineer
Core
Develop and support pre-silicon SoC platforms using FPGA emulation to enable and debug new chip designs before silicon fabrication.
Role type
Senior IC emulation performance and debug engineer
Builds
Pre-silicon SoC prototypes and emulation platforms for chip architects and verification teams
Domain
Semiconductor hardware design and verification
Required skills
FPGA expertise (Xilinx/Intel), SystemVerilog, Verilog, C programming, Python/TCL scripting, JTAG debugging, kernel debugging, SoC architecture knowledge, timing closure techniques
Preferred skills
Cross-site collaboration, vendor engagement, executive communication, low-level software/hardware debugging, power and performance analysis
Technologies
Veloce, Palladium, Xilinx FPGAs, Intel FPGAs, JTAG, kernel debuggers
Responsibilities
Design and deploy global methodologies for emulation build generation and debug across various FPGA configurations; Bring up new FPGA emulation/prototyping hardware and software; Debug low-level software and hardware issues; Validate and debug digital circuits; Collaborate with architects, designers, and verification engineers on pre-silicon prototyping
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
