FPGA Prototype & Emulation Engineer

Emulation & FPGA Prototyping Engineer

Location: Bangalore / Hyderabad / Chennai

Experience: 7–15 Years

Notice Period: Immediate Joiners preferred; candidates with up to 45 days notice may be considered

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Emulation & FPGA Prototyping Engineer to support graphics model development through emulation build, validation, debugging, and optimization activities.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with hardware emulation and FPGA prototyping platforms, strong debugging capabilities, and expertise in Verilog/SystemVerilog, Verdi, and scripting. The role involves troubleshooting emulation failures, improving execution efficiency, and collaborating with global cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform emulation builds, sanity checks, validation, and execution of graphics models.
• Set up and maintain efficient emulation environments for model validation and debugging.
• Analyze and debug test failures, tool issues, build failures, and environment-related problems.
• Perform waveform analysis using Verdi and other debugging tools to identify root causes.
• Troubleshoot issues across the emulation and FPGA prototyping flow and drive them toward resolution.
• Optimize emulation workflows to improve execution efficiency, turnaround time, and productivity.
• Work closely with hardware verification, design, model development, and other cross-functional teams for issue resolution.
• Prepare structured status reports, debug reports, technical documentation, and progress updates.
• Participate in regular team sync-ups, including cross-time-zone communication and handoffs.
• Plan and prioritize tasks to ensure timely delivery and continuity of activities during team member absences.

Required Skills & Expertise

• 7–15 years of relevant experience in hardware emulation, FPGA prototyping, verification, or related areas.
• Strong hands-on experience with hardware emulation platforms, preferably Synopsys ZeBu.
• Hands-on experience with FPGA prototyping platforms, such as HAPS or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of Verilog/SystemVerilog and hardware debugging methodologies.
• Experience with Verdi or similar waveform/debugging tools.
• Strong scripting experience in Python, Perl, Linux Shell/Bash, or equivalent.
• Good understanding of hardware verification, emulation, validation, and debug methodologies.
• Experience troubleshooting complex failures across tools, environments, builds, and test execution.

Candidate Profile

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to perform first-level debug and issue triage independently.
• Good communication skills with the ability to provide clear and structured technical updates.
• Comfortable working in a global, cross-functional environment involving different time zones.
• Proactive in task planning, ownership, execution, and follow-through.
• Ability to quickly understand new tools, environments, workflows, and technical requirements.
• Strong focus on maintaining delivery continuity and meeting project timelines.