Job Details

Overview

Emulation Validation Engineer role at Diligent Tec, Inc. Location: Bay Area, CA (onsite). Duration: 12+ months (immediate).

Experienced Emulation Engineer of 8 to 10 years, responsible for validating and debugging complex ASIC and IP designs using the Synopsys ZeBu emulation platform. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in hardware emulation, DV UVM knowledge, a deep understanding of the chip design lifecycle, and strong problem-solving skills to find and fix bugs efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute DB test cases: Run functional verification tests on the ZeBu emulation platform to find bugs.
• Debug: Actively participate in functional design verification and in debugging failures.
• Collaborate: Coordinate with extended teams to validate and optimize implementation and debug flows.
• Analyze and Troubleshoot: Replicate issues and provide detailed analysis to help design teams quickly identify the root cause of failures.

Required Skills & Experience (must have)

• 8 to 10 years of total emulation/verification experience, with 2 to 5 years specifically in hardware emulation with ZeBu.
• DV Experience: Design verification knowledge and experience with UVM/SystemVerilog.
• Debugging skills with waves and logs.
• Experience using ZeBu platform.
• Comfortable with C++ code implementation and handling.
• Proficiency with hardware description languages and methodologies: UVM, SystemVerilog, Verilog, and VHDL.
• A solid understanding of the complete SoC design cycle to effectively debug complex IP and system-level issues.

Good to have

• Experience with ARM/Xtensa core toolchain.
• Scripting (Python).
• Knowledge of key protocols like PCIe, USB, Ethernet, AMBA, UART, JTAG, NOC, LPDDR, and flash memories.
• Familiarity with debug infrastructures like CoreSight/UltraSoC.
• Hands-on experience with bare-metal code for SoC bring-up.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting