Emulation Engineer

GlobalFoundries • Richardson, TX

3d

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled Emulation Engineer to join our team. This role involves building the design for emulation, running tests, identifying failure points, obtaining wave data for failures, and performing initial triage. The engineer will also be responsible for improving and maintaining (and expanding where necessary) emulation testbench components, including custom IP and AVIP where applicable. A key aspect of the role is working closely with technical teams and supporting debug efforts. Additionally, the engineer will develop and maintain scalable scripts for use across product lines and understand how the emulator works to optimize debugging strategies and improve build quality (performance, resources).

Requirements

• BS, MS with 2+ years of practical experience
• Experience with emulation platforms like Veloce, Zebu, Palladium
• Strong scripting skills with Python, TCL, Bash, and Makefile
• Strong debugging skills for issues including but not limited to: cpu-internal bugs, integration bugs, emulator configuration or synthesis bugs, script bugs, Linux configuration or software bugs.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding how various IP are integrated together with the various required interconnect, bridges, tieoffs, memory mapped registers, clocks, and resets.
• Experience with RISCV assembly
• Experience with AMBA interconnect protocols such as AHB/APB/AXI
• Experience with the Linux kernel
• Experience with revision control systems such as Perforce and GIT

Responsibilities

• Building the design for emulation
• Running tests
• Identifying the failure point
• Getting waves of the fails
• Initial triage
• Improving and maintaining (and expanding where necessary) emulation testbench components including custom IP and AVIP where applicable
• Working closely with technical teams and supporting debug efforts
• Developing and maintaining scalable scripts to use across product lines
• Understanding how the emulator works to optimize debugging strategies and improve the quality of the build (performance, resources)

Benefits

• background checks
• medical screenings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level