Senior Staff FPGA Emulation Engineer

Client:

Our client a leading Multinational Semiconductor Telecom Company requires Senior Staff FPGA Emulation Engineer for role based in Cork City, Ireland.

Please note this role will require 5 days per week onsite in our Cork office*Role:

You will provide end-to-end technical ownership of FPGA based emulation platforms, flows, and system level debug. This is a technical role combining deep hands-on expertise with cross site technical leadership, mentoring, and platform evolution.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver FPGA based emulation solutions across commercial emulation platforms including FPGA prototyping, Veloce, and Palladium
• Drive emulation build flows, including synthesis, place & route, constraints, clocking, and timing closure.
• Lead system level debug using waveforms, instrumentation, and content level analysis to support SoC bringup.
• Lead or contribute to bringup of new FPGA emulation and prototyping hardware and software.
• Collaborate closely with design, validation, software, and CAD teams across global sites.
• Engage with EDA vendors and represent the team in cross functional and executive technical forums.
• Mentor and technically lead junior engineers.

Education:

• Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Applied Mathematics

Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in pre-silicon emulation, prototyping, or silicon enablement environments
• Proven experience defining and deploying uniform emulation methodologies and build/debug flows at scale.
• Strong experience with SystemVerilog/RTL/HDL
• Hands on experience with AMD/Xilinx UltraScale, UltraScale+, MPSoC. (Altera experience a plus)
• Solid understanding of FPGA implementation flows and timing closure.
• Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills with the ability to work independently.
• Experience debugging low-level hardware and software issues.
• Familiarity with JTAG, kernel debuggers, and digital debug techniques
• Strong understanding of CPU and SoC architectures, including interconnects, power management, PMICs, NoC, and peripherals.
• Working knowledge of power and performance trade-offs
• Experience with C/C++ programming
• Proficiency in Python, TCL, and scripting for automation
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross site initiatives and communicate effectively with senior technical stakeholders.

Contact:

For further information please contact Mícheál at Software Placements on 00353 1 5254642 or email micheal@softwareplacements.ie