Senior Emulation Engineer

Location: Daily onsite presence in San Jose, California, United States

Base pay: $138,000–$206,000 USD per year, plus incentive opportunities.

Company

hirify.global develops technology solutions and scalable computing platforms for AI/ML workloads, memory-centric computing, IoT devices, electric vehicles, and data centers.

What you will do

• Build, bring up, and maintain large-scale hardware emulation and FPGA prototyping platforms for memory-centric computing SoCs.
• Partition and map multi-million-gate ASIC/SoC designs onto emulation systems and multi-FPGA prototypes, optimizing capacity, performance, and debug visibility.
• Develop transactors, speed bridges, and SCE-MI co-emulation environments connecting designs under test with host software and virtual or physical interfaces.
• Model memory subsystems, clock and reset schemes, and high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, DDR/HBM, AXI/CHI, and Ethernet.
• Enable firmware, driver, and software bring-up, then run AI/ML workloads and pre-silicon performance benchmarks.
• Automate compilation, partitioning, and build flows while debugging hardware and software issues with design, verification, and software teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years, Master’s degree with 3+ years, or PhD with 0+ years of industry experience.
• 5+ years of experience with both FPGA prototyping and large-scale hardware emulation of complex ASIC/SoC designs.
• Hands-on experience with Cadence Palladium, Synopsys ZeBu, Siemens Veloce, Synopsys HAPS, or Cadence Protium.
• Experience with multi-FPGA partitioning, timing closure, transactors, SCE-MI co-emulation, and speed bridges.
• Proficiency in Verilog/SystemVerilog, memory modeling, clocking, reset, SoC bring-up, and pre-silicon verification and validation.
• Proficiency in Tcl, Python, or Perl for flow automation, plus experience running AI/ML workloads or system-level software pre-silicon.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with agentic AI tools and frameworks for emulation and prototyping automation.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, collaborative environment supporting diverse perspectives and working styles.
• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off of 4+ weeks annually, holidays, and sick leave.
• Family support benefits, including fertility and adoption assistance, medical travel support, and virtual veterinary care.
• Emotional wellness resources, including confidential therapy sessions and on-demand wellness apps.
• Onsite café and gym, virtual fitness classes, charitable giving match, and a flexible work environment within the onsite role requirements.