Principal Emulation Solutions Engineer

Job Title

Principal Emulation Solutions Engineer

Role Summary

Senior technical leader responsible for architecting and delivering Hardware-Assisted Verification (HAV) and Simulation Acceleration (SimXL) solutions for large-scale SoCs and multi-die systems. Works across R&D, product, and applications teams and leads high-impact customer engagements to deploy scalable verification acceleration strategies.

Experience Level

Senior — 10+ years of experience in SoC verification, emulation, or system-level validation.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include solution architecture, deployment, and customer technical leadership for verification acceleration.

• Architect and lead HAV and simulation-acceleration solutions for complex SoC and multi-die designs.
• Drive end-to-end SimXL deployments: define use cases, optimize performance, and standardize methodology.
• Define and own system-level verification and acceleration strategies across simulation, emulation, and prototyping.
• Bridge RTL simulation, emulation, and software bring-up to enable early, scalable system validation.
• Lead complex customer engagements and act as technical authority during escalations and adoption.
• Translate customer verification challenges into reusable, scalable solution architectures.
• Promote automation, reuse, and productivity frameworks, including AI/GenAI-assisted approaches.
• Collaborate with R&D, Product Management, and Applications to influence product and roadmap decisions.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience required for successful performance in this role.

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in SoC verification, emulation, or system-level validation.
• Deep expertise in Hardware-Assisted Verification, simulation acceleration, and hybrid verification flows.
• Proven experience with emulation platforms and accelerated simulation environments.
• Strong understanding of SoC architectures, interconnects, memory subsystems, and software bring-up challenges.
• Experience designing and deploying scalable verification solutions, including system-level testbenches and transactors.
• Proven ability to lead customer engagements and act as a trusted technical authority.
• Familiarity with applying AI or GenAI techniques to verification, debug, or automation workflows.

Nice-to-have:

• Background in high-speed interfaces, memory subsystems, or multi-die architectures.
• Track record of creating reusable assets, methodologies, or automation frameworks.
• Experience influencing product direction or defining solution roadmaps.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Synopsys

Headquarters: Mountain View, California, USA

Synopsys is a leading company in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP solutions. It provides tools and services for designing and verifying complex semiconductor devices and systems. The company plays a pivotal role in the semiconductor industry, helping engineers innovate and deliver higher-quality products faster. Synopsys is committed to advancing technology standards and offers a range of software and hardware solutions to its clients globally.