Senior Emulation Engineer
Ventana Micro SystemsAustin, Texas, United States
Posted August 30, 2022
Full Time
About the Company
Ventana Micro Systems is a leading RISC-V performance provider, offering platforms, chips, and IP for data center, automotive, client, and AI markets. With expertise from pioneers of the first 64-bit Arm server processor, Ventana redefines high-performance computing. The company's award-winning culture, recognized by Forbes and Data Center World, fosters innovation and attracts top talent.
Job Description
Ventana is developing high-performance RISC-V CPUs for data center, AI, and edge workloads. The company is seeking experienced Senior Emulation Engineers to work cross-functionally, focusing on hybrid execution environments to enable pre-silicon bring up of system software. This role involves debugging and maintaining complex system-level hardware and software.
Requirements
- 8+ years industry experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s or PhD degree in a related engineering field
- Strong domain knowledge of computer architecture
- Hands-on experience with commercial emulation (Cadence Palladium, Mentor Veloce) and/or prototyping (Cadence Protium, HAPS)
- Good understanding of modern SystemVerilog for design and verification
- Strong software development experience in compiled (C/C++) and interpreted (Python, Tcl) languages
- Strong hardware/software co-debug skills
- Exposure to isolating and reproducing silicon bugs in emulation
- Hands on knowledge of firmware, OS (Linux, RTOS) and hypervisor (Xen, KVM) open source software stacks for embedded and server applications
- Industry experience with CPU architectures (RISC-V, x86, armv8), coherent communication protocols and standard IO interfaces
- Crisp and clear communication skills
- EEOEVentana is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
