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Waymo

Silicon Emulation Engineer

Mountain View, CA · Hybrid

... 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 ...

Apple

Emulation Engineer

Cupertino, CA

$184K - $324K/yr

The SOC Emulation team is looking for a strong engineer to join our team focusing on the creation, deployment and support of advanced emulation environments. In this highly visible role, you will be ...

Qualcomm

CPU Emulation Engineer

Santa Clara, CA · On-site

$167K - $250K/yr

As a CPU Emulation Engineer, you will work as part of CPU verification team to deliver emulation-based solutions for CPU team. You will work closely with all disciplines of CPU team to help verify ...

Comcast

Senior Adversary Emulation Engineer

Reston, VA · On-site

$119K - $163K/yr

We are seeking a Senior Adversary Emulation Engineer to help establish and mature adversary emulation as a repeatable capability within Threat Detection. This role sits at the intersection of ...

Qualcomm

CPU Emulation Engineer

Santa Clara, CA · On-site

$167K - $250K/yr

As a CPU Emulation Engineer, you will work as part of CPU verification team to deliver emulation-based solutions for CPU team. You will work closely with all disciplines of CPU team to help verify ...

CYNET SYSTEMS

Emulation Engineer

San Jose, CA · On-site

$55 - $60/hr

Experience in simulation-to-emulation bring-up. * Familiarity with SCE-MI / transactor-based acceleration. * Strong debugging skills across RTL, testbench, and firmware. * Knowledge of PCIe/AXI/DDR ...

Astera Labs

Principal Emulation Engineer

San Jose, CA · On-site

$209K - $230K/yr

We are looking for a Principal Emulation Engineer with hands-on experience verifying protocols on complex ASICs and experience with or interest in emulation. The ideal candidate would be at ease ...

Waymo

Silicon Emulation Engineer

Mountain View, CA · On-site

$175K - $215K/yr

... 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 ...

Waymo

Silicon Emulation Engineer

Mountain View, CA · On-site

$175K - $215K/yr

... 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 ...

Cisco

Emulation Engineer

San Jose, CA · On-site

$152K - $219K/yr

Developing emulation infrastructure using C/C++ and TCL * As a team member, work closely with the design, DV, power, and post-silicon diagnostic teams. * Assist with test plan design, test ...

K2 Space

Senior ASIC Emulation Engineer

Seattle, WA · On-site

$170K - $250K/yr

The Role We are seeking a Senior ASIC Emulation Engineer who will lead the bring-up, deployment, and optimization of our pre-silicon emulation platforms. You will work closely with architecture, RTL ...

Marvell

Principal Emulation Engineer

Santa Clara, CA · On-site

What We're Looking For - BS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science with 10+ years of emulation experience (or MS/PhD with 5+ years of experience ). Experience with ...

Cisco

Emulation Engineer

San Jose, CA

$155K - $222K/yr

Developing emulation infrastructure using C/C++ and TCL * As a team member, work closely with the design, DV, power, and post-silicon diagnostic teams. * Assist with test plan design, test ...

Mythic

Senior Silicon Emulation Engineer

Austin, TX

$120K - $225K/yr

Mythic's Digital Design Team is seeking a Silicon Emulation Engineer to support the development and validation of AI accelerator and AI-centric SoCs using hardware emulation platforms. This role is ...

Tenstorrent

$100K - $500K/yr

We are seeking a junior-to-mid level SOC Emulation Engineer to support our hardware emulation infrastructure and internal chip design teams. This role focuses on integrating vendor and custom ...

Mythic

Senior Silicon Emulation Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

$120K - $225K/yr

Mythic's Digital Design Team is seeking a Silicon Emulation Engineer to support the development and validation of AI accelerator and AI-centric SoCs using hardware emulation platforms. This role is ...

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As of Aug 10, 2026, the average yearly pay for emulation engineer in the United States is $101,752.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $84,000.00 and $116,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an emulation engineer?

To excel as an Emulation Engineer, you need a strong background in computer engineering or electrical engineering, with expertise in hardware description languages (HDL) such as Verilog or VHDL, and a deep understanding of verification methodologies. Familiarity with emulation platforms like Cadence Palladium or Mentor Graphics Veloce, simulation tools, and scripting languages such as Python or Perl is highly valued, along with relevant certifications being a plus. Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and clear communication are important soft skills, especially when working in cross-functional teams. These abilities enable Emulation Engineers to efficiently debug complex systems, develop reliable models, and collaborate effectively to accelerate silicon development cycles.

What does a typical day look like for an emulation engineer?

A typical day for an Emulation Engineer involves setting up and maintaining emulation environments, debugging hardware and software integration issues, and collaborating with design and verification teams to run complex validation scenarios. You may spend time writing and modifying scripts, generating test cases, and analyzing results to ensure new silicon designs function accurately before fabrication. The role often requires proactive communication and coordination with hardware designers, software developers, and other engineering stakeholders. This dynamic environment allows you to develop specialized expertise, contribute to project milestones, and have a tangible impact on the efficiency and quality of product development.

What does an emulation engineer do?

An Emulation Engineer specializes in developing and utilizing hardware emulation platforms to validate and verify complex semiconductor designs before fabrication. They create test environments, debug hardware-software interactions, and optimize performance using FPGA-based or commercial emulation systems. Their work helps detect design flaws early, reducing development time and costs. Emulation Engineers collaborate with verification, design, and software teams to ensure system functionality aligns with specifications.

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Silicon Emulation Engineer

Waymo

Mountain View, CA • Hybrid

Full-time

Re-posted 26 days ago

Job description

Waymo's Compute Team is tasked with a critical and exciting mission: We deliver the compute platform responsible for running the fully autonomous vehicle's software stack. To achieve our mission, we architect and create high-performance custom silicon; we develop system-level compute architectures that push the boundaries of performance, power, and latency; and we collaborate closely with many other teammates to ensure we design and optimize hardware and software for maximum performance. We are a multidisciplinary team seeking curious and talented teammates to work on one of the world's highest performance automotive compute platforms.

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

You have:

  • 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

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