Etched

Software

EmulationEngineer

$150–275k San Jose, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Emulation Engineer at Etched. Skills: Emulation platforms, SystemVerilog, C/C++, Python. Oversee SoC bring-up. Diagnose failing tests”

Industry & Context.

Software
Problems you'll solve

Diagnose and resolve; Debugging; Troubleshooting

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Hands-on emulation platforms experience, C/C++ system development skills, Linux system development skills, SystemVerilog proficiency, Verilog proficiency, DPI-based interfaces proficiency, git-based development workflows experience, Scripting for automation experience, Scripting for flow development experience

Nice to Have

UVM verification environments experience, Design verification background, DFT background, Testbench modeling background, Waveform debug tools familiarity, SLURM experience, CI/CD tooling familiarity

What You'll Do.

Diagnose failing tests

Resolve failing tests

Develop automated build flows

Maintain automated build flows

Develop regression flows

Maintain regression flows

Provide emulation environments support

Develop infrastructure to capture signals

Surface actionable insights

Implement hybrid emulation environments

Create chip-to-chip network models

Maintain CI pipelines

Build git-based workflows

Maintain git-based workflows

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Design teams; DV teams; Silicon Validation teams; Performance teams; Software teams; Emulation vendors

Process & Methodology

CI pipelines, Git workflows

Full Job Description

About Etched Etched is building AI chips that are hard-coded for individual model architectures. Our first product (Sohu) only supports transformers, but has an order of magnitude more throughput and lower latency than a B200. With Etched ASICs, you can build products that would be impossible with GPUs, like real-time video generation models and extremely deep & parallel chain-of-thought reasoning agents. Key responsibilities - Oversee SoC bring-up on emulation platforms; diagnose and resolve failing SoC/processor tests. - Develop and maintain automated build and regression flows to accelerate pre-silicon validation and software development. - Provide support across emulation environments using advanced techniques including C/C++ DPI transactors, coverage analysis, and in-circuit emulation for high-speed protocols. - Collaborate closely with Design, DV, Silicon Validation, Performance, and Software teams, and partner with leading emulation vendors to enhance platform capabilities and resolve complex issues. - Develop high-performance infrastructure to capture debugging signals and surface actionable insights for users. - Implement hybrid emulation environments using custom DPI-based streaming transactors. - Create highly configurable chip-to-chip network models using emulation-efficient primitives. - Build and maintain CI pipelines and git-based workflows for emulation build reproducibility and regression tracking. You may be a good fit if you have - Hands-on experience with emulation platforms such as Palladium, Protium, Veloce, ZeBu, or HAPS, covering design bring-up, build flows, debugging, and performance tuning. - Strong C/C++ and Linux system development skills. Proficiency with SystemVerilog and Verilog, including DPI-based interfaces. - Experience with git-based development workflows and scripting (Python) for automation and flow development. Strong candidates may also have experience with - Experience with UVM verification environments. - Background in desi

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