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.

Work arrangement
Hybrid