Emulation Validation/Verification Engineer

Role: Emulation Validation Engineer
Work location: Sunnyvale, CA.
Job Description:
Emulation Validation/Verification Engineer
Location: onsite bay area preferred; any Capgemini office location also will be considered; Hybrid
Experienced Emulation Engineer of 8 to 10 years, responsible for validating and debugging complex ASIC and IP designs using the Client 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 DV testcases: 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/System Verilog
• 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.