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Design Engineer – Emulation & High-Speed Interfaces

Palladium Solutions Development

Why Join Us

We’re building the next generation of full system emulation and verification solutions—and we’re looking for a seasoned Design Engineer to help lead the way. If you’re passionate about high-speed interfaces, system-level verification, and solving complex engineering challenges at scale, this is an opportunity to make a real impact on industry-defining technology.

You’ll work hands-on with Palladium and Protium emulation platforms, developing high-fidelity models and end-to-end verification environments that enable early software bring-up and accelerate silicon success.

What You’ll Do

+ Lead the development and deployment of PHY logic and interface models for emulation platforms including Palladium and Protium

+ Design, integrate, and validate high-speed interface subsystems (SerDes, chip-to-chip links) in full-system emulation environments

+ Develop end-to-end verification flows, including:

+ System-level modeling (microcontrollers, memories, NoC, controllers, MACs)

+ Custom test case development and automation

+ Interface performance analysis and validation

+ Convert Analog/Mixed-Signal (AMS) parallel and serial models into emulation-ready implementations with functional and bit accuracy

+ Enable bare-metal driver validation and early software stack development in emulation

+ Collaborate with architecture, IP, verification, and software teams to ensure smooth transitions from simulation to emulation

+ Optimize multi-clock domain designs for accuracy, performance, area, and runtime

+ Drive innovation in emulatable IP and AVIP solutions, influencing next-generation verification methodologies

+ Support system prototyping and early bring-up for complex SoC designs

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

+ 7–15 years of experience in system-level design, verification, or emulation

+ Strong experience with high-speed communication protocols, including:

+ PCIe, UCIe, Ethernet, UALink, DDR, USB, SPI, JTAG, AMBA

Proven expertise in:

+ SystemVerilog for synthesizable RTL design

+ C and Python for modeling, scripting, automation, and test development

+ Converting AMS designs into emulation models supporting configuration, control, and status monitoring

+ Lab debug, performance analysis, and test case development

+ Hands-on experience with emulation and prototyping platforms, such as:

+ Palladium, Protium, Zebu, HAPS, Veloce, FPGA

+ Strong understanding of verification flows, emulation acceleration, and hardware/software co-verification

Nice to Have

+ Experience building Acceleratable Verification IP (AVIP)

+ Familiarity with end-to-end verification environments from simulation through emulation

+ Background in system prototyping, SoC bring-up, and pre-silicon validation

+ Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills

+ Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical leadership abilities

Make an Impact!

We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.

Join a team where your expertise directly shapes how complex systems are verified, validated, and brought to life.

The annual salary range for California is $154,000 to $286,000. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.

We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.

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