This role requires deep knowledge and experience using simulation platforms, building emulation platforms, driving test strategy and vision for software and scale for the volume while ensuring sim to ...
This role requires deep knowledge and experience using simulation platforms, building emulation platforms, driving test strategy and vision for software and scale for the volume while ensuring sim to ...
Cyber Researcher, Attack Emulation (Senior / Principal)
Burlington, MA · On-site
$180K - $220K/yr
Description Location: Remote position. Occasional travel to our office in Golden, Colorado is required. About Pentera Pentera is the global leader in Automated Security Validation, helping ...
Cyber Researcher, Attack Emulation (Senior / Principal)
Burlington, MA · On-site
$180K - $220K/yr
Description Location: Remote position. Occasional travel to our office in Golden, Colorado is required. About Pentera Pentera is the global leader in Automated Security Validation, helping ...
Senior Information Security Analyst - Attack Surface Management Lead
Somerville, MA · On-site
$94 - $137/hr
Coordinate and support attack simulation and adversary emulation activities to validate security controls, response processes, and detection coverage. Map activity to MITRE ATT&CK where appropriate ...
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Senior Information Security Analyst - Attack Surface Management Lead
Somerville, MA · On-site
$94 - $137/hr
Coordinate and support attack simulation and adversary emulation activities to validate security controls, response processes, and detection coverage. Map activity to MITRE ATT&CK where appropriate ...
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Principal Software Reverse Engineer
$204K - $284K/yr
Familiarity with binary emulation or vulnerability research, including tools such as QEMU or AFL++ * Experience with DSP architectures, such as Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP, or Analog ...
Principal Software Reverse Engineer
$204K - $284K/yr
Familiarity with binary emulation or vulnerability research, including tools such as QEMU or AFL++ * Experience with DSP architectures, such as Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP, or Analog ...
Threat operations and analysis: adversary emulation; threat intelligence; defensive operations; deception and adversary engagement; cyber effects; analytics; malware analysis; forensics; assessments ...
Threat operations and analysis: adversary emulation; threat intelligence; defensive operations; deception and adversary engagement; cyber effects; analytics; malware analysis; forensics; assessments ...
Support emulation, firmware integration, and post-silicon validation activities. * Contribute to reusable VIP, automation infrastructure, and verification methodology improvements across the ...
Support emulation, firmware integration, and post-silicon validation activities. * Contribute to reusable VIP, automation infrastructure, and verification methodology improvements across the ...
Coordinate and support attack simulation and adversary emulation activities to validate security controls, response processes, and detection coverage. Map activity to MITRE ATT&CK where appropriate ...
Coordinate and support attack simulation and adversary emulation activities to validate security controls, response processes, and detection coverage. Map activity to MITRE ATT&CK where appropriate ...
Coordinate and support attack simulation and adversary emulation activities to validate security controls, response processes, and detection coverage. Map activity to MITRE ATT&CK where appropriate ...
Coordinate and support attack simulation and adversary emulation activities to validate security controls, response processes, and detection coverage. Map activity to MITRE ATT&CK where appropriate ...
... trial emulation, external control arms). The Principal/Associate Director will also contribute to external dissemination activities and research innovation strategy within the RWE team.
... trial emulation, external control arms). The Principal/Associate Director will also contribute to external dissemination activities and research innovation strategy within the RWE team.
Cyber Security Analyst
Woburn, MA · On-site
... emulation. - Operate and analyze data using SIEM (CrowdStrike, Sentinel, QRadar) and EDR tools (CrowdStrike, Defender). - Leverage email protection systems (Mimecast, Defender, Purview) in security ...
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Cyber Security Analyst
Woburn, MA · On-site
... emulation. - Operate and analyze data using SIEM (CrowdStrike, Sentinel, QRadar) and EDR tools (CrowdStrike, Defender). - Leverage email protection systems (Mimecast, Defender, Purview) in security ...
Design Verification Engineer
Boston, MA · On-site
$75K - $275K/yr
Participate in emulation, FPGA prototyping, and pre-silicon software bring-up activities. Drive bug investigation, root-cause analysis, and debug across hardware and software boundaries. Post-silicon ...
Design Verification Engineer
Boston, MA · On-site
$75K - $275K/yr
Participate in emulation, FPGA prototyping, and pre-silicon software bring-up activities. Drive bug investigation, root-cause analysis, and debug across hardware and software boundaries. Post-silicon ...
Support emulation, firmware integration, and post-silicon validation activities. * Contribute to reusable VIP, automation infrastructure, and verification methodology improvements across the ...
Support emulation, firmware integration, and post-silicon validation activities. * Contribute to reusable VIP, automation infrastructure, and verification methodology improvements across the ...
Software Reverse Engineer
Woburn, MA · On-site
$112K - $154K/yr
Familiarity with binary emulation or vulnerability research, including tools such as QEMU or AFL++ * Experience with DSP architectures, such as Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP, or Analog ...
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Software Reverse Engineer
Woburn, MA · On-site
$112K - $154K/yr
Familiarity with binary emulation or vulnerability research, including tools such as QEMU or AFL++ * Experience with DSP architectures, such as Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP, or Analog ...
Senior Reverse Engineer with Security Clearance
Woburn, MA · On-site
$134K - $184K/yr
Familiarity with binary emulation or vulnerability research, including tools such as QEMU or AFL++ * Experience with DSP architectures, such as Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP, or Analog ...
Senior Reverse Engineer with Security Clearance
Woburn, MA · On-site
$134K - $184K/yr
Familiarity with binary emulation or vulnerability research, including tools such as QEMU or AFL++ * Experience with DSP architectures, such as Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP, or Analog ...
Principal Software Reverse Engineer with Security Clearance
Woburn, MA · On-site
$204K - $284K/yr
Familiarity with binary emulation or vulnerability research, including tools such as QEMU or AFL++ * Experience with DSP architectures, such as Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP, or Analog ...
Principal Software Reverse Engineer with Security Clearance
Woburn, MA · On-site
$204K - $284K/yr
Familiarity with binary emulation or vulnerability research, including tools such as QEMU or AFL++ * Experience with DSP architectures, such as Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP, or Analog ...
Senior Reverse Engineer
Woburn, MA · On-site
$134K - $184K/yr
Familiarity with binary emulation or vulnerability research, including tools such as QEMU or AFL++ * Experience with DSP architectures, such as Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP, or Analog ...
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Senior Reverse Engineer
Woburn, MA · On-site
$134K - $184K/yr
Familiarity with binary emulation or vulnerability research, including tools such as QEMU or AFL++ * Experience with DSP architectures, such as Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP, or Analog ...
Principal Software Reverse Engineer
Woburn, MA · On-site
$204K - $284K/yr
Familiarity with binary emulation or vulnerability research, including tools such as QEMU or AFL++ * Experience with DSP architectures, such as Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP, or Analog ...
Quick apply
Principal Software Reverse Engineer
Woburn, MA · On-site
$204K - $284K/yr
Familiarity with binary emulation or vulnerability research, including tools such as QEMU or AFL++ * Experience with DSP architectures, such as Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP, or Analog ...
Software Reverse Engineer with Security Clearance
Woburn, MA · On-site
$112K - $154K/yr
Familiarity with binary emulation or vulnerability research, including tools such as QEMU or AFL++ * Experience with DSP architectures, such as Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP, or Analog ...
Software Reverse Engineer with Security Clearance
Woburn, MA · On-site
$112K - $154K/yr
Familiarity with binary emulation or vulnerability research, including tools such as QEMU or AFL++ * Experience with DSP architectures, such as Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP, or Analog ...
Senior Reverse Engineer
Woburn, MA · On-site
$134K - $184K/yr
Familiarity with binary emulation or vulnerability research, including tools such as QEMU or AFL++ * Experience with DSP architectures, such as Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP, or Analog ...
Senior Reverse Engineer
Woburn, MA · On-site
$134K - $184K/yr
Familiarity with binary emulation or vulnerability research, including tools such as QEMU or AFL++ * Experience with DSP architectures, such as Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP, or Analog ...
Associate Software Reverse Engineer with Security Clearance
Woburn, MA · On-site
$91K - $125K/yr
Familiarity with binary emulation or vulnerability research, including tools such as QEMU or AFL++ * Experience with DSP architectures, such as Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP, or Analog ...
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Associate Software Reverse Engineer with Security Clearance
Woburn, MA · On-site
$91K - $125K/yr
Familiarity with binary emulation or vulnerability research, including tools such as QEMU or AFL++ * Experience with DSP architectures, such as Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP, or Analog ...
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How much do emulation jobs pay per hour?
As of Sep 3, 2026, the average hourly pay for emulation in Massachusetts is $56.79, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $43.08 and $69.04 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is emulation?
Emulation refers to the process of imitating the functionality of one computer system or device on another. In technology jobs, emulation professionals often create software or hardware environments that mimic the behavior of different platforms, allowing software to run as if it were on the original hardware. This is especially useful for testing, development, and running legacy applications. Emulation plays a crucial role in areas like software development, gaming, and chip design, ensuring compatibility and preserving older systems.
What are common challenges faced by professionals working in emulation, and how can they overcome them?
Professionals in emulation roles often encounter challenges such as keeping pace with rapidly evolving hardware architectures and ensuring accurate replication of complex system behaviors. Debugging compatibility issues and optimizing for performance without sacrificing accuracy are also frequent hurdles. Collaboration with hardware engineers and software developers is vital, as is staying informed about new tools and best practices. Developing strong problem-solving skills and engaging with the emulation community can help address these challenges effectively.
What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an emulation engineer, and why are they important?
To thrive as an Emulation Engineer, you need a strong background in digital design, hardware verification, and a relevant degree in electrical engineering or computer science. Familiarity with hardware description languages (HDLs) like Verilog/VHDL, emulation platforms (such as Cadence Palladium or Mentor Veloce), and scripting languages is crucial. Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and effective collaboration distinguish top professionals in this field. These skills are vital for efficiently validating complex hardware systems, reducing time-to-market, and ensuring product reliability.
What is the difference between Emulation vs Simulation?
| Aspect | Emulation | Simulation |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Replicates hardware/software behavior in real-time for testing and development | Models system behavior to analyze performance or predict outcomes |
| Accuracy | High fidelity, closely mimics actual hardware/software | Variable accuracy, focuses on behavior over exact replication |
| Work Environment | Used in hardware/software development, testing labs | Used in research, training, and analysis |
| Credentials | Knowledge of hardware, software, and testing tools | Understanding of system modeling and analysis |
Emulation and simulation are both vital in technology development. Emulation provides a real-time, high-fidelity replication of hardware or software, ideal for testing and debugging. Simulation offers a broader analysis of system behavior, useful for research and performance prediction. While they share overlapping skills, emulation emphasizes real-world accuracy, whereas simulation focuses on modeling system dynamics.
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Re-posted 27 days ago
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7.4
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Job description
Amazon is seeking an exceptional Senior Manager, Software Development to own and drive SW integration and validation on simulation and emulation platforms, own test strategy and test plans including policy validation along with safety for next-generation advanced robotics systems.
You will build deep partnerships with internal robotics teams, our simulation team, and influence product design from concept through production deployment. This role requires deep knowledge and experience using simulation platforms, building emulation platforms, driving test strategy and vision for software and scale for the volume while ensuring sim to real gap measurements accurately measured and published. You will partner with engineering leaders across the robotics organization, shape our product architecture for testability and automation, and define our sw integration and simulation testing roadmap.
Key job responsibilities
- End-to-End Architectural Vision for Software Validation:
- Adversary Testing & Platform Integration: Interface with the platform team to enable adversary testing of the simulation platform, ensuring robustness and resilience under edge-case and failure-mode scenarios.
- Setting HIL test beds and continuous validation. Building CICD pipelines
- Virtualized Dynamic Environments for Field Testability: Provide virtualized dynamic environments that allow for realizing the testability of software in field environments, enabling rapid iteration and validation without physical deployment.
Safety Qualification through Simulation: Provide virtualized dynamic environments to qualify software for safety, ensuring compliance with safety standards and enabling rigorous validation of autonomous behaviors prior to real-world deployment.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of engineering team management experience
- 10+ years of software development experience
- 10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience
- Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams
- 10+ years of experience with embedded device/OS in the areas of FW/SW or test engineering development. This role will need deep expertise working with devices/hardware/systems
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience partnering with product and program management teams
- Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, MA, N.Reading - 220,100.00 - 297,700.00 USD annually
You will build deep partnerships with internal robotics teams, our simulation team, and influence product design from concept through production deployment. This role requires deep knowledge and experience using simulation platforms, building emulation platforms, driving test strategy and vision for software and scale for the volume while ensuring sim to real gap measurements accurately measured and published. You will partner with engineering leaders across the robotics organization, shape our product architecture for testability and automation, and define our sw integration and simulation testing roadmap.
Key job responsibilities
- End-to-End Architectural Vision for Software Validation:
- Adversary Testing & Platform Integration: Interface with the platform team to enable adversary testing of the simulation platform, ensuring robustness and resilience under edge-case and failure-mode scenarios.
- Setting HIL test beds and continuous validation. Building CICD pipelines
- Virtualized Dynamic Environments for Field Testability: Provide virtualized dynamic environments that allow for realizing the testability of software in field environments, enabling rapid iteration and validation without physical deployment.
Safety Qualification through Simulation: Provide virtualized dynamic environments to qualify software for safety, ensuring compliance with safety standards and enabling rigorous validation of autonomous behaviors prior to real-world deployment.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of engineering team management experience
- 10+ years of software development experience
- 10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience
- Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams
- 10+ years of experience with embedded device/OS in the areas of FW/SW or test engineering development. This role will need deep expertise working with devices/hardware/systems
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience partnering with product and program management teams
- Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, MA, N.Reading - 220,100.00 - 297,700.00 USD annually
About Amazon
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Amazon.com, Inc., commonly known as Amazon, is an American multinational technology company. It was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and initially started as an online marketplace for books. Since then, Amazon has expanded its operations and become one of the largest e-commerce companies in the world. Amazon's primary business is its online retail platform, where customers can purchase a vast array of products, including electronics, clothing, books, home goods, and much more. The company offers a convenient and user-friendly shopping experience, with features such as fast shipping, customer reviews, and personalized recommendations. In addition to its e-commerce platform, Amazon has diversified its business into various other areas. One of its notable ventures is Amazon Web Services (AWS), a comprehensive cloud computing platform that provides services such as storage, compute power, and database management to individuals and businesses. AWS has become a leader in the cloud computing industry, powering many websites and applications worldwide. Amazon has also developed its own consumer electronics, including the popular Amazon Kindle e-reader, Fire tablets, Fire TV streaming devices, and the Alexa-powered Echo smart speakers. The Alexa voice assistant, integrated into these devices, allows users to interact with their devices using voice commands, perform tasks, and access information. Furthermore, Amazon has expanded into media and entertainment. It operates Prime Video, a streaming service that offers a wide range of movies, TV shows, and original content. Amazon Music provides a platform for streaming and purchasing digital music, while Audible offers audiobooks and other audio content. The company's commitment to customer satisfaction and convenience is demonstrated by its membership program, Amazon Prime. Prime members receive various benefits, including free two-day shipping, access to streaming services, exclusive deals, and more.
Industry
It services, book publishers, retail, real estate, computer and electronic product manufacturing and software development
Company size
10,000+ Employees
Headquarters location
Seattle, WA, US