Pre-silicon Validation Engineer - Emulation
Core
Pre-silicon validation of System on Chip (SoC) architectures using emulation platforms to ensure hardware quality before silicon fabrication.
Role type
Senior IC pre-silicon validation engineer (emulation)
Builds
High-quality SoC products for AI, data centers, PCs, gaming, and embedded systems
Domain
Semiconductor hardware verification and emulation
Required skills
SoC verification and validation, emulation platform expertise (Veloce, Palladium, ZEBU, HAPs, Protium), C/C++/UEFI test development, hardware debugging with waveform viewers and microcode traces, low power design emulation, x86/ARM architecture knowledge, high-speed IO protocols (PCIe, USB, AXI, MIPI), system architecture analysis
Preferred skills
Pre-silicon validation on accelerators/CPU/Power Management, embedded C and BIOS development, power management fundamentals, UEFI/Windows/Linux OS knowledge
Technologies
Veloce, Palladium, ZEBU, HAPs, Protium, C, C++, UEFI, PCIe, USB, AXI, MIPI, Linux, Windows, x86, ARM
Responsibilities
Drive technical innovation in validation tools and methodologies, debug issues across bring-up and validation phases, track test execution for feature validation, collaborate with cross-functional teams, engage in software/hardware modeling frameworks
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
