Emulation Engineer

Etched • San Jose, CA

3d • $150,000 - $275,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Etched is building AI chips that are hard-coded for individual model architectures. Our first product (Sohu) only supports transformers, but has an order of magnitude more throughput and lower latency than a B200. With Etched ASICs, you can build products that would be impossible with GPUs, like real-time video generation models and extremely deep & parallel chain-of-thought reasoning agents.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with emulation platforms such as Palladium, Protium, Veloce, ZeBu, or HAPS, covering design bring-up, build flows, debugging, and performance tuning.
• Strong C/C++ and Linux system development skills.
• Proficiency with SystemVerilog and Verilog, including DPI-based interfaces.
• Experience with git-based development workflows and scripting (Python) for automation and flow development.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with UVM verification environments.
• Background in design verification, DFT, and testbench modeling.
• Familiarity with waveform debug tools such as Verdi or SimVision.
• Experience with SLURM or similar job schedulers for managing large emulation workloads.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions) applied to hardware or pre-silicon validation flows.

Responsibilities

• Oversee SoC bring-up on emulation platforms; diagnose and resolve failing SoC/processor tests.
• Develop and maintain automated build and regression flows to accelerate pre-silicon validation and software development.
• Provide support across emulation environments using advanced techniques including C/C++ DPI transactors, coverage analysis, and in-circuit emulation for high-speed protocols.
• Collaborate closely with Design, DV, Silicon Validation, Performance, and Software teams, and partner with leading emulation vendors to enhance platform capabilities and resolve complex issues.
• Develop high-performance infrastructure to capture debugging signals and surface actionable insights for users.
• Implement hybrid emulation environments using custom DPI-based streaming transactors.
• Create highly configurable chip-to-chip network models using emulation-efficient primitives.
• Build and maintain CI pipelines and git-based workflows for emulation build reproducibility and regression tracking.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
• $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
• Housing subsidy of $2k per month for those living within walking distance of the office
• Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
• Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
• Daily lunch and dinner in our office
• Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed