Emulation Engineer

Emulation Engineer

Acceler8 Talent is partnered with a startup developing cutting-edge AI compute silicon optimized for performance, efficiency, and scalability in inference workloads. We are looking for an Emulation Engineer to help validate advanced accelerator architectures on emulation platforms prior to tapeout. This position is well-suited for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of hardware and software in a fast-moving deep tech environment.

Responsibilities include:

• Setting up, configuring, and maintaining hardware emulation and prototyping platforms such as Siemens Veloce
• Converting RTL into emulation-ready models and generating complete emulation images
• Building and debugging testbenches and full system environments on emulators
• Supporting pre-silicon activities, including validation, performance/power analysis, and early software enablement
• Working with design and verification teams to identify design flaws and speed up debug cycles
• Improving emulator efficiency by optimizing workloads and reducing run times
• Collaborating with firmware and software teams to use emulators for operating system and driver testing
• Contributing to silicon bring-up and validation of features once hardware is available

Ideal background:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (BS/MS/PhD) with around 10 or more years of SoC design and development experience
• Strong knowledge of digital design principles, RTL coding (Verilog/SystemVerilog), and SoC architecture fundamentals
• Hands-on work with major emulation platforms such as Palladium, ZeBu, or Veloce
• Proficiency using hardware debug tools, waveform viewers, and logic analyzers
• Scripting experience (Python, Tcl, Perl, or similar) for automation and infrastructure support
• Familiarity with simulation, UVM, and testbench development; SystemVerilog/UVM verification experience is a plus
• Exposure to high-speed interfaces like PCIe is preferred