Senior Emulation Engineer

The Senior Emulation Engineer position is your opportunity to join one of the industrys leading companies in platform security management and ransomware detection for cloud datacenters 5G infrastructure and disaggregated compute ecosystems. We are looking for an emulation engineer to run and debug system-level workloads on Synopsys ZeBu emulation platforms and to own the integration and bring-up of transactors (XTORs) that connect the emulated SoC to real and virtual interfaces. Your focus is what happens once the design is running: getting the interfaces alive executing firmware OS and use-case validation triaging failures and finding issues before silicon. This role is critical for validating the interoperability of our design with commercial AI servers and for bridging the gap between hardware and software as well as supporting SW development.

Key Responsibilities :

Runtime validation

• Execute and debug system-level tests firmware and software workloads on ZeBu emulation models

• Bring up and validate secure boot flows (ROM bootloader Linux/RTOS) and platform security features such as root of trust attestation and firmware update on the emulated SoC

• Develop and run use-case scenarios covering platform security management ransomware detection workloads and datacenter/5G traffic patterns

• Triage failures and isolate root cause across RTL firmware driver testbench XTOR and emulation environment; produce clear reproducible bug reports

• Use ZeBu runtime debug capabilities (waveform capture triggers memory/register access checkpoint/restore force/release) to debug efficiently at speed

• Run and manage long-running regressions and soak tests; track pass rates failure trends and run-to-run stability

• Perform power-aware and performance validation runs: activity capture bandwidth/latency profiling and use-case benchmarking

XTOR integration and bring-up

• Integrate and configure ZeBu transactors and speed adapters (PCIe CXL Ethernet NVMe DDR/LPDDR I2C/I3C/SMBus SPI UART JTAG etc.) at the testbench and runtime level

• Bring up XTOR-to-DUT links from first connectivity through link training enumeration and stable data traffic; resolve protocol-level and configuration issues

• Develop host-side software and drivers that control XTORs (C/C Python SystemVerilog DPI ZeBu API) including connections to real devices virtual peripherals or hybrid platforms

• Debug XTOR-related failures using protocol analyzers waveforms and logs; determine whether the issue lies in the DUT the XTOR clocking/speed-adapter configuration or the host

• Tune XTOR configuration for throughput latency and emulation-frequency compatibility

• Maintain XTOR configuration version control and documentation across model releases

• Configure host servers boot environments to interact with the emulated design

• Integrate develop and debug transactors bridges and protocol adapters as needed

• Debug and root-cause embedded HW SW and test failures in emulation

• Collaborate with RTL DV and SW teams to resolve system level bugs

Qualifications :

• BS or MS degrees or higher in EE CE or related fields

• 7 years of hands-on experience in prototyping emulation SOC design and validation

• Self-driven good problem solving and communication skills

• Hands-on experience running and debugging designs on Synopsys ZeBu (or comparable emulators such as Palladium or Veloce) including runtime control (NGTB or C based) waveform capture and checkpoint/restore

• Experience integrating and debugging high-speed and low-speed interfaces

• Familiarity with embedded software bring-up and bootloader/kernel interactions

• Proficiency with scripting languages (Python Perl TCL) for automation

• Preferred qualifications include: experience in design verification hardware/software co-simulation Linux device drivers bare-metal FW or boot loaders

Additional Information :

Axiado is committed to attracting developing and retaining the highest caliber talent in a diverse and multifaceted environment. We are headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley with access to the worlds leading research technology and talent.

We are building an exceptional team to secure every node on the internet. For us solving real-world problems takes precedence over purely theoretical problems. As a result we prefer individuals with persistence intelligence and high curiosity over pedigree alone. Working hard and smart continuous learning and mutual support are all part of who we are.

Axiado is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Axiado does not discriminate on the basis of race religion color sex gender identity sexual orientation age non-disqualifying physical or mental disability national origin veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications merit and business need.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time