Design Lead

Bangalore, Karnataka

Job Summary

Role OverviewWe are seeking an experienced Emulation Engineer to drive pre-silicon validation and customer co-emulation activities for next-generation SoC platforms. The candidate will work closely with architecture, design, validation, and customer teams to enable large-scale emulation environments and accelerate feature validation.

Key Responsibilities

Bring up, and debug emulation environments for complex SoCs.Execute and validate use cases involving:Coherency (CoH)MIO and IOMMU coherent pathsSecurity features such as Trusted P2P and Secure ATSCore validation and platform-level functionalityEnable customer co-emulation and support critical debug activities.Drive test planning, execution, coverage closure, and root-cause analysis.Collaborate with RTL, firmware, architecture,



and model-build teams.Develop automation and debug tools to improve validation efficiency.Analyze failures and work with design teams to drive fixes.

Skill Requirements

Solid understanding of SoC architectureExperience with hardware emulation platforms (ZeBu, Palladium, Veloce, or equivalent).Proficiency in SystemVerilog/UVM-based verification methodologies.Experience with PCIe, CXL, cache coherency, IOMMU, memory subsystems, or security protocols.Scripting expertise in Python, Perl, or Shell.Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Other Requirements

5+ years in Design Verification, Emulation Validation at SoC level

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