Principal Design Engineer- Emulation (m/w/d)

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Description: The Architecture Co-Verification team (ACOV) is an exciting, fast paced team responsible for enabling HW/FW development and co-verification of state-of-art System-On-Chip (So C) devices using industry leading HW emulators (such as Cadence Palladium and Protium).

The team is deployed in all aspects of So C development phases from architectural exploration to post-silicon validation, HW/FW co-development, pre-silicon functional co-verification, pre/post-silicon performance testing, power analysis, and critical post-silicon investigations.

As an emulation Engineer, you will be working closely with hardware designers, firmware engineers, and verification teams throughout the So C development process.

This is a role for a versatile engineer that enjoys the challenges of HW/FW co-development and system level co-verification using leading edge HW emulators and FPGA platforms.

It's a high visibility role that will develop a wide range of skills and exceptional problem-solving ability.

Key Responsibilities

• Porting So C RTL to industry leading HW emulators and FPGA platforms.
• Developing emulation specific HW for pre-silicon subsystem/system level co-verification.
• Developing common test ecosystem across pre/post silicon.
• Developing FW and tests for pre-silicon subsystem/system level co-verification.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex problems in embedded multi-core real-time systems executing emulation test plans.
• Utilize state of the art protocol analyzers for analysis and error injection.
• Utilization of test and defect tracking tools to document and report on verification progress and product quality.
• Effectively present technical information to small teams of engineers.

Requirements/Qualifications

• BS/MS degree or higher in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• 8+ years of relevant work experience.
• 2+ years' experience with one or more serial protocols such as SAS/SATA/NVMe and a thorough knowledge of PCIe.
• Knowledge of key components of a server and storage solution including Windows/Linux host driver architectures.
• Willing to learn in a fast-paced environment, and being an organized self-starter.
• Proficient Linux experience and strong programming/scripting skills with languages such as C, Python, Tcl and Bash.
• Proficient in digital design, RTL coding with VHDL, Verilog, or System Verilog experience.
• Creation & management of system validation testing schedules and their execution.
• Knowledge of MIPS, ARM, or RISC-V architecture, including JTAG, I2C, and firmware programming.
• Desired Skills
• Excellent analytical and documentation skills.
• Strong problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills are required.
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies.
• Highly motivated team player who sets personal goals and achieves those goals without supervision.
• Experience with RAID HBA's, SAS Controllers and their associated Software Testing Strategies in an asset.
• Experience with test automation, testing methodologies, and test tools.
• Isolation and resolution of complex software & firmware problems in embedded real-time systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex problems in embedded multi-core real-time systems.
• Knowledge of Embedded Linux development as well as RTOS constructs including processes, threads, scheduling, synchronization mechanisms, memory management.
• Cadence infrastructure support and process flow in an asset.
• Emulation related work experience is an asset.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary, bonus aligned with company goals, employee stock purchase program, and much more.
• Lunch subsidy at partner restaurants.
• Contributions to the company bike program.
• A range of local perks designed to enhance your well-being and work-life balance.
• We follow a hybrid work model with flexible hours, combining remote work and office presence.

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