FPGA Emulation Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, and maintain FPGA-based emulation platforms (Synopsys HAPS, Palladium, or equivalent).
• Convert RTL designs into emulation-ready models, including partitioning and synthesis for multi-FPGA platforms.
• Perform design bring-up, debug, and hardware/software co-validation using JTAG, logic analyzers, and waveform viewers.
• Collaborate with design, verification, and firmware teams to enable early software execution and system performance analysis.
• Support automation of build flows, configuration management, and regression testing for emulation platforms.
• Analyze timing, resource utilization, and performance metrics to optimize emulation efficiency.
• Document flows, best practices, and debug methodologies for team knowledge sharing.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in FPGA prototyping or hardware emulation of complex SoCs/ASICs.
• Hands-on experience with Synopsys HAPS platforms (HAPS-80/100 series preferred).
• Strong proficiency in Verilog/SystemVerilog, FPGA synthesis, and place-and-route tools (Synplify Pro, Vivado, or Quartus).
• Familiarity with UVM verification, hardware/software co-simulation, and embedded firmware bring-up.
• Proficient in debug tools (Identify, Verdi, DVE, or similar).
• Scripting knowledge: Tcl, Python, Shell for automation.
• Good understanding of SoC architectures, AXI/AHB/PCIe interfaces, and clock/reset domains.