TLM SoC Modelling Engineer

SystemC/TLM SoC Modelling Engineer

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Summary of Role

We are looking for a SystemC/TLM SoC Modelling Engineer with hands-on experience to develop high-level virtual platforms and transaction-level models for complex System-on-Chip (SoC) architectures.

Key Responsibilities:
Develop integrate and validate SystemC/TLM 2.0 models for SoC components (CPUs interconnects peripherals memory subsystems).
Create functional performance and loosely-timed (LT) / approximately-timed (AT) models for architecture exploration hardware-software co-verification and early software development.
Collaborate with architecture design and verification teams to ensure model accuracy and performance.
Debug and optimize simulation speed vs. timing fidelity trade-offs.

Required Skills & Qualifications:
Strong proficiency in C (C11 and modern standards) and SystemC/TLM-2.0 for modelling
Solid understanding of SoC architecture (processors caches coherency protocols interconnects memory ordering).
Experience with virtual platforms performance modelling and hardware-software co-simulation.
Good knowledge of digital design concepts protocols (e.g. AXI ACE) and verification methodologies.
Bachelors/Masters degree in Electronics Computer Engineering or related field with 2 to 5 years of experience.

Nice-to-Haves:
Exposure to tools like Synopsys Virtualizer Cadence or open-source SystemC environments.
Familiarity with Python scripting Git and agile development.

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