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# Silicon Emulation Engineer

- **Company:** Waymo LLC
- **Location:** Mountain View, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $175,000.0 - $215,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Data Analysis, Booting (BIOS), C++ (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Dynamic Random-Access Memory, Emulators, Ethernet, Firmware, Joint Test Action (IEEE Standards), Python (Programming Language), Linux Kernel, PCI Express, Quick EMUlator (QEMU), Software Engineering, SystemVerilog, Tcl (Programming Language), Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, VirtualBox, Data Logging, Information Technology, Power Analysis (Cryptography), Bare Metal, Trace32
- **Published:** October 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.com/details/5766458066

## About the Role

* BS degree in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering or related field and 5 years of silicon development experience.
 * Experience with at least one major hardware emulation platform (Palladium, Zebu, Veloce, Protium, HAPS).
 * High level of proficiency with one or more of the following emulation approaches: virtual prototyping, testbench acceleration, hybrid emulation, in-circuit emulation (speed bridge), QEMU, or VirtualBox
 * Experience with SystemVerilog and design verification methodologies
 * Programming and scripting (C++, Python, or TCL) for automation, test development, debug flows, and release process.
 * Strong debug and problem-solving ability across hardware and software

We prefer:

 * Experience with AXI/AMBA, PCIe, DRAM, and Ethernet interfaces
 * Performance and power analysis techniques
 * Experience with JTAG, DFT, UART, SPI, GPIO and other test/low-speed interfaces
 * Knowledge of advanced design verification methods (coverage, gate-level simulation, assertions, and UVM).
 * Post-silicon debug software (e.g. Trace32, OpenOCD, TARMAC) and lab bench tools (analyzers, scopes, meters)
 * Understanding of bare metal programming, embedded systems, Linux internals, operating systems, boot loaders, drivers, and firmware

## Description

This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report to a Silicon Engineering Lead.

You will:

 * Collaborate with the Design, Verification, and Software teams to simulate future silicon designs and software on an emulation platform, targeting functional and performance validation and left-shift of software development
 * Design, implement, and optimize emulation testbenches, balancing performance and debug capabilities based on user needs and hardware constraints
 * Write end-to-end synthesizable transactors to interact with emulated designs through software APIs and C-DPI
 * Triage and root-cause failures alongside emulation users, leveraging waveforms, software logging, and custom-built emulation monitors
 * Assist with post-silicon bring-up, debug, and characterization
 * Build infrastructure to support the emulation user base, including tools for model build, regression, automation, continuous integration, data analysis, and training