Emulation-Prototyping Senior Engineer

The Role:  

We are actively seeking a Silicon Design Framework and Emulation-Prototyping Engineer to join our dynamic and growing Hardware Design team. The mission of the role is to enable fast, reliable, and scalable hardware-software co-design by developing and maintaining design frameworks, emulation platforms, and prototyping environments that accelerate silicon validation and system bring-up. 

Key Responsibilities:  

You will work in synergy with Hardware Validation, Architecture and Software teams to: 

• Develop and Implement Emulation & Prototyping strategies based on product goals and KPIs 

• Enable Accelerated HW Validation, Compliance testing and Stress Testing using Emulation platforms 

• Enable Hardware SW-drivenSoftware Development and Debug on Emulation and Prototyping Platforms 

• Contribute to the definition and maintenance of Virtual Platforms for SW development, Co-Emulation (Hybrid platforms), SW-driven HW Verification and Architectural Exploration 

• Develop and maintain Emulation, Prototyping and Virtual Prototyping Frameworks to enable the Performance and Power Analysis of the SoC 

Required Qualifications: 

• At least 5 years of past experience developing in SoC Design and delivering hardware products or solutions 

• HDL and HVL Languages (Verilog, System Verilog, C/C++, SystemC, VHDL) 

• Familiarity with UVM methodology and Testbench construction, Functional Coverage and Verilog Assertions, Verification IPs 

• EDA Tools for digital simulation (Questa, VCS, Xcelium) and Debug (Visualizer, Verdi, Verisium) 

• Direct Experience with Commercial Emulation Platforms (Synopsys Zebu EP1/2, Cadence Palladium Z1/Z2, Siemens Veloce Strato+) or Prototyping Platforms (Synopsys HAPS-80/100, Cadence Protium X1/X2, Siemens Primo, Primo CS, ProFPGA, ProFPGA CS) is appreciated 

• Direct experience in developing/setting-up custom or commercial transactors for interfacing System Verilog UVM Testbench or SystemC TLM Virtual Platforms with Emulation platforms is appreciated 

• Direct experience setting-up Emulation and prototyping platforms for SW debug through physical or virtual JTAG interface is appreciated 

• Familiarity with System / Functional Modeling Languages (C,C++, SystemC TLM LT/AT) 

• Direct experience in constructing virtual platforms for SW development, architectural exploration, co-emulation. Experience with Commercial Virtual Prototyping platforms (Synopsys Platform Architect, Virtualizer or Cadence Helium or Siemens NextGen/Vista) or other opensource frameworks like Gem5 

• Experience in Processors Compliance Testing, ISS simulators & reference models (Spike, riscvOVPsim), Stress Tests, Benchmarking and other commercial processor centric functional verification siutes (Sting, ImperasDV) is appreciated 

• Familiarity with high performance coherent on-chip & chiplet to chiplet communication protocols (AXI-ACE, CHI, CXL), interfaces (PCIe, UCIe), debug interfaces/protocols (JTAG, ATB, TPIU etc…) cache coherency, interfaces to High Performance Memory Systems (HBM controller/PHY) is appreciated 

• Experience with RISC-V toolchain and ISA is a plus 

• Excellent communication skills 

• MS in EE, CE, CS or a related technical discipline 

Soft skills 

• The candidate should be equipped with a unique skills-set: Self-starter, self-motivated, humility, excellent communications skills; outstanding human qualities as honesty, integrity, fellowship, generosity and commitment with his/her mission to change the world. 

• Excellent communication and management skills 

• He/she is a natural team player with the aim to create a positive impact in the society. 

What do we offer?

· Join an innovative team and experience company growth.

· We believe in investing in our employees and providing them with the opportunities they need to grow and develop their careers.

· Enjoy a hybrid work environment.

· We also offer a flexible schedule.

· We offer a remuneration that values your experience.

· The position will have the base in Barcelona, Spain.

We are looking for outstanding people willing to join our mission to change this industry and help to build a better world.

If you feel identified with Openchip, please contact us. We can offer a competitive compensation package in a flexible work schema that will help you to keep a balance between your personal and professional life.

At Openchip & Software Technologies S.L., we believe a diverse and inclusive team is the key to groundbreaking ideas. We foster a work environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential – regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity.