Design Verification Engineer, GLS & Hardware Emulation

Job Description

Our partner is looking for a Design Verification Engineer to support gate level simulation and hardware emulation for advanced semiconductor designs.

The role focuses on validating synthesized designs, identifying timing and functional issues, and supporting hardware emulation before silicon production. You will collaborate with RTL, DFT, physical design and firmware teams.

Location: Barcelona, Spain, Hybrid

Level: Mid / Senior, depending on experience

Responsibilities

• Configure and debug gate level simulations (GLS)
• Perform functional, timing and power verification
• Support hardware emulation and system bring-up
• Debug RTL and netlist mismatches
• Investigate timing, reset and X propagation issues
• Implement SDF timing annotation
• Automate simulation and emulation workflows
• Support scan, ATPG and BIST verification
• Enable firmware testing through emulation
• Improve simulation performance and regression efficiency
• Collaborate with RTL, DFT and physical design teams

Requirements

• 3+ years of ASIC or SoC verification experience
• Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field
• Practical gate level simulation experience
• Hardware emulation or FPGA prototyping experience
• Verilog/SystemVerilog
• VCS, Xcelium or Questa
• SDF annotation and timing simulation
• Clocking, reset and STA fundamentals
• Low power concepts, UPF/CPF
• Python, Perl or TCL scripting
• Git/Perforce and LSF/Grid
• Strong debugging and problem solving skills

Optional / Desired

• Siemens Veloce, Cadence Palladium or Synopsys ZeBu
• UVM verification
• DFT, scan, ATPG and MBIST
• UPF simulation and power verification
• Firmware bring-up on emulation
• Large SoC verification
• Physical design and timing closure knowledge
• Emulation performance optimization

What’s in it for you?

• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid model, 4 days office, 1 day from home
• 1 week per year working from anywhere
• 25 days annual leave plus December 24 and 31
• Monthly food allowance
• Private medical insurance
• Relocation bonus
• Housing search support
• Visa support, subject to approval
• Family relocation support, subject to eligibility
• Virtual shares, subject to plan terms
• Language classes
• Tax incentive, subject to eligibility

• 3+ years of ASIC or SoC verification experience
• Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field
• Practical gate level simulation experience
• Hardware emulation or FPGA prototyping experience
• Verilog/SystemVerilog
• VCS, Xcelium or Questa
• SDF annotation and timing simulation
• Clocking, reset and STA fundamentals
• Low power concepts, UPF/CPF
• Python, Perl or TCL scripting
• Git/Perforce and LSF/Grid
• Strong debugging and problem solving skills

Optional / Desired

• Siemens Veloce, Cadence Palladium or Synopsys ZeBu
• UVM verification
• DFT, scan, ATPG and MBIST
• UPF simulation and power verification
• Firmware bring-up on emulation
• Large SoC verification
• Physical design and timing closure knowledge
• Emulation performance optimization