ASIC Emulation and Verification Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: ASIC Emulation and Verification Engineer (Palladium Specialist)

Description

Bring up complex ASIC IP and SoC designs on Cadence Palladium emulation platforms by converting RTL into emulation-ready models and executing hardware acceleration. Perform UVM-based pre-silicon simulation verification and debugging, and support firmware co-verification to enable early bootloader/driver/OS bring-up. Build and maintain automation to compile RTL, launch regressions, and manage hand-offs between design releases and the emulation environment.

Responsibilities

• Compile, synthesize, and map complex RTL databases onto Cadence Palladium hardware acceleration systems
• Resolve compilation errors and manage clocking/memory overrides to bring up full-chip and sub-system emulation models
• Partner with firmware teams to accelerate early firmware bring-up using hardware models and virtual debuggers (e.g., JTAG)
• Run standard pre-silicon verification tasks using SystemVerilog and UVM: write test cases, build monitors/checkers, and debug with waveform viewers
• Diagnose and triage complex issues across both simulation and emulation environments
• Develop scripts to automate RTL compilation and Palladium regression execution; manage database hand-offs to the emulation environment

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field with at least 8 years of hardware description or verification experience, or Master’s degree with at least 6 years
• Deep hands-on experience with Cadence Palladium enterprise emulation platforms (e.g., Palladium Z1/Z2 or newer)
• Strong proficiency in Verilog/SystemVerilog and hardware synthesis concepts for emulation mapping
• Proven experience with UVM, SVA, and metric-driven coverage closure
• Expertise in Python, Perl, Bash, or Tcl for log parsing and regression automation

Benefits

• Annual base salary range: USD 121,900–195,000
• Discretionary annual bonus
• New hire equity grant and annual equity awards (subject to plan documents and agreements)
• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• 401(K) participation including company matching
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company paid holidays, paid sick leave, and vacation time
• Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence per applicable law