Principal Product Engineer (Virtual Protocols)

TL;DR

Principal Product Engineer (Virtual Protocols): Deliver field readiness and customer deployment for transaction-based acceleration and virtual emulation-based system verification products with an accent on system-level software-driven verification use models. Focus on designing and deploying virtual protocol solutions across OS/kernel/driver software, verification methodologies, and protocol engines for shift-left pre-silicon SoC verification and validation.

Location: SAN JOSE

Salary: $136,500–$253,500 per year

Company

hirify.global delivers emulation and prototyping assisted verification products to accelerate shift-left pre-silicon verification for advanced SoC designs.

What you will do

• Support field readiness and customer deployment of transaction-based acceleration and virtual emulation-based system verification products.
• Use OS, kernel, and driver software expertise to support VirtualBridge solutions combining a production OS VM with customer SoC designs on hirify.global Palladium/Protium platforms.
• Apply verification methodologies and software development skills to help customers accelerate and shift-left pre-silicon SOC verification and system validation coverage using accelerated verification IPs and advanced APIs.
• Drive requirements and deployment of new protocol products and features for industry-standard protocols including PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, USB, and AMBA.
• Improve virtual product performance and guide customers to meet validation goals using emulation and prototyping capabilities.
• Partner with R&D, field, and key customers to capture requirements, provide product feedback, and deliver feature-based training.

Requirements

• 7+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, or 5+ years with a Master’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering.
• Strong protocol knowledge in one or more of: PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, USB, AMBA.
• Experience with verification methodologies such as UVM SystemVerilog, Virtual Prototyping SystemC, or Portable Stimulus.
• Software development experience in C/C++ and object-oriented programming, including Linux kernel/driver development.
• Knowledge of HDL languages such as SystemVerilog and/or VHDL.
• Scripting and tooling experience (e.g., shell, Python, Perl; make; gcc/g++).

Culture & Benefits

• Paid vacation and paid holidays.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Medical, dental, and vision plan options.
• Incentive compensation may include bonus and equity.

Hiring process

• Interviews focused on technical depth in verification, protocols, and software-driven emulation workflows.
• Discussion of experience applying these skills to customer deployments and field readiness.