Senior Emulation / Pre-Silicon Validation Engineer

? Location: Bengaluru (Onsite)

? Company: leadIC Design Pvt. Ltd.

? Employment Type: Full-time

? Experience: 6–12+ Years

About the Role leadIC Design Pvt. Ltd. is looking for a highly skilled Senior Emulation / Pre-Silicon Validation Engineer to join our growing semiconductor engineering team. In this role, you will drive ASIC/SoC emulation, pre-silicon validation, and hardware-software co-validation using industry-leading Cadence Palladium platforms.

The ideal candidate should possess strong hands-on experience with Cadence Palladium (XP/Z1/Z2/Z3), deep expertise in emulation flows, and the ability to enable early software bring-up and system validation for complex SoCs.

Key Responsibilities

Develop, build, and maintain ASIC/SoC emulation environments on Cadence Palladium platforms.

Own Palladium compile, partitioning, build, and debug flows.

Configure and optimize ICE (In-Circuit Emulation) and Virtual Interface (VIF) environments.

Enable pre-silicon validation for complex SoCs and support firmware/software bring-up.

Develop and maintain SystemC/C++ transactors, BFMs, and reference models.

Integrate RTL with emulation platforms and collaborate with RTL, DV, firmware, and software teams.

Debug hardware/software issues using Lauterbach, JTAG, CoreSight/UltraSoC, and waveform/debug tools.

Optimize emulation performance, capacity, runtime, and compile efficiency.

Develop automation using Python, TCL, Perl, and Shell scripting.

Support system-level validation of complex SoCs and interfaces.

Collaborate with global engineering teams to resolve architecture, RTL,



and software integration issues.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.

6+ years of experience in ASIC/SoC Emulation, Pre-Silicon Validation, or Verification.

Strong hands-on experience with Cadence Palladium (XP, Z1, Z2, or Z3).

Deep understanding of

Palladium compile/build flows

Clocking methodologies

ICE (In-Circuit Emulation)

Virtual Interface (VIF)

Hardware-Software Co-Validation

Experience with RTL languages

Verilog

SystemVerilog

VHDL (preferred)

Strong programming skills in

SystemC

C/C++

Strong scripting expertise in

Python

TCL

Perl

Shell scripting

Experience using debug tools

Lauterbach

JTAG

ARM CoreSight

UltraSoC

Strong understanding of SoC architecture and subsystem integration.

Knowledge of industry-standard protocols including:

AXI

PCIe

DDR/LPDDR

USB

SPI

Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills

Experience with other emulation platforms:

Synopsys ZeBu

Siemens Veloce

Cadence Protium

FPGA prototyping experience using HAPS or Xilinx platforms.

UVM verification and regression debug experience.





Experience in firmware validation and embedded software bring-up.

Knowledge of ARM or x86-based SoCs.

Experience with networking ASICs, Ethernet, RDMA, RoCE, SmartNICs, DPU, AI accelerators, or AI fabrics.

Familiarity with Linux-based embedded environments.

Why Join leadIC Design?

Work on cutting-edge next-generation ASIC and SoC programs.

Exposure to advanced emulation and pre-silicon validation technologies.

Collaborate with experienced global semiconductor engineering teams.

Chance to work across architecture, RTL, firmware, software, and silicon bring-up.

Competitive compensation and long-term career growth.

Keywords

Cadence Palladium, Palladium Z3, Palladium Z2, Palladium XP, Emulation Engineer, Pre-Silicon Validation, ASIC Verification, SoC Validation, Hardware Software Co-Validation, ICE, Virtual Interface, SystemC, C++, Python, TCL, Perl, JTAG, Lauterbach, CoreSight, UltraSoC, ARM, AXI, PCIe, DDR, LPDDR, FPGA Prototyping, ZeBu, Veloce, Protium, UVM, Embedded Software Bring-up, Firmware Validation.

Location: Bengaluru (Onsite)

If you're passionate about enabling next-generation silicon through advanced emulation and validation technologies, we'd love to hear from you. Ready to Join Us?

If you're passionate about enabling next-generation silicon through advanced emulation and pre-silicon validation technologies, we'd love to hear from you.

Interested candidates can apply through LinkedIn or reach out to me directly at: [email protected]

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📌 Senior Emulation / Pre-Silicon Validation Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 leadIC Design
📍 Bengaluru