Emulation Engineer

$60-$78 per hour

SAN JOSE, CA

Contract

Contract (12 Months)

• Experienced Emulation Engineers with strong expertise in Palladium/ZeBu hardware emulation to support SoC/IP verification and validation activities.

• Develop and maintain emulation environments using Palladium/ZeBu platforms
• Port RTL/UVM test benches 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

• 3+ years in SoC/IP verification with emulation experience
• Strong hands‑on experience with Palladium/ZeBu emulation platforms
• Good knowledge of System Verilog 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

• 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

• Strong problem‑solving and debugging mindset
• Good communication and cross‑team collaboration
• Ability to work in fast‑paced project schedules

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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