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Emulation Engineer

San Jose, CA

12.0 Months

Full-Time $17-$22/hr

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Posted: Jun 11, 2026

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Position Overview

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

Key Responsibilities:
Develop and maintain emulation environments using Palladium/ZeBu platforms
Port RTL/UVM testbenches 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

Required Skills:
3+ years in SoC/IP verification with emulation experience
Strong hands-on experience with palladium/ZeBu emulation platforms
Good knowledge of SystemVerilog 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

Preferred Qualifications:
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

Soft Skills:
Strong problem-solving and debugging mindset
Good communication and cross-team collaboration
Ability to work in fast-paced project schedules

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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