Emulation

We are seeking an experienced Emulation Consultant with strong expertise in Cadence Palladium emulation, post-silicon debug, and software bring-up for complex SoC/ASIC platforms. The role requires hands-on experience in reproducing silicon issues on emulation platforms, running and debugging software workloads, peripheral protocol validation, and test development . The ideal candidate will possess strong debugging skills across hardware and software domains and be capable of supporting silicon validation and root-cause analysis activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Work extensively with Cadence Palladium emulation platforms for pre-silicon and post-silicon validation activities.
• Reproduce and debug silicon-reported issues on Palladium emulation environments.
• Develop, execute, and maintain software test suites on emulation platforms.
• Perform software bring-up and porting activities for new hardware platforms.
• Debug and validate peripheral interfaces including UART, SPI, I2C, GPIO, and other embedded protocols .
• Analyze hardware-software interactions and support root-cause identification of functional issues.
• Develop and maintain C-based validation test cases for feature verification and regression testing.
• Create and execute automated test cases in Python-controlled post-silicon validation benches .
• Collaborate closely with silicon validation, firmware, RTL, design verification, and architecture teams to resolve critical issues.
• Develop debug methodologies and automation scripts to improve validation productivity and coverage.
• Support regression execution, failure analysis, and issue tracking throughout the product lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

• 5–8 years of relevant experience in Emulation, Post-Silicon Validation, Silicon Debug, or SoC Verification.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, Electrical, Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems, or related field .
• Strong hands-on experience with Cadence Palladium Emulation flows and debugging methodologies.
• Experience in reproducing and analyzing silicon issues in emulation environments.
• Good understanding of SoC architecture, embedded systems, and silicon validation flows .
• Strong knowledge of peripheral protocols such as: UART, SPI, I2C. GPIO
• Hands-on experience in software bring-up, test execution, and firmware validation .
• Proficiency in C programming for validation and debug test development.
• Experience with Python-based automation frameworks and post-silicon validation environments.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across hardware and software domains.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Post-Silicon Validation and silicon bring-up activities.
• Exposure to embedded Linux, firmware debugging, or low-level driver validation.
• Knowledge of emulation acceleration flows and hybrid verification environments.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Shell, or Tcl .
• Prior experience working on complex SoC/ASIC products in consumer, automotive, networking, or industrial domains.