Senior Hardware Emulation Engineer

Job Title

Senior Hardware Emulation Engineer

Role Summary

The Senior Hardware Emulation Engineer will develop and maintain hardware emulation environments to support SoC functional verification, system validation, and software bring-up. The role works with verification, design, and software teams to debug complex hardware/firmware interactions and accelerate pre-silicon validation.

This is an engineering role on the verification/validation team focused on emulation platform enablement, high-throughput regression, and cross-team technical collaboration.

Experience Level

Senior (Experienced professional). Specific years of experience were not specified in the source.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities typically include:

• Design, build, and maintain hardware emulation test environments and flows.
• Integrate RTL, testbenches, and software into emulation platforms to validate SoC features and performance.
• Debug functional failures across hardware, firmware, and software using emulation and post-silicon tools.
• Optimize emulation capacity and regression throughput; manage job scheduling and resource utilization.
• Collaborate with design, verification, and system teams to reproduce and resolve complex issues.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to best practices, documentation, and automation.

Requirements

Must-have and preferred technical qualifications (summarized):

• Must-have: Practical experience with hardware emulation platforms and workflows, RTL understanding, scripting for automation (e.g., Python, Tcl), and strong debugging skills across hardware and software boundaries.
• Must-have: Experience collaborating with design and verification teams to integrate RTL and test environments into emulation systems.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with verification methodologies (e.g., UVM), CI/regression systems, and performance/throughput optimization of emulation farms.
• Nice-to-have: Prior experience mentoring engineers and improving team processes and tooling.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Arm

Headquarters: Cambridge, United Kingdom

ARM is a global leader in semiconductor and software design, driving innovation in computing technology. The company specializes in designing processors and systems that provide the essential building blocks for electronic devices. ARM's architecture is widely used in smartphones, servers, and IoT devices, and its collaborative culture fosters bold thinking, diversity, and high-impact benefits for its talented workforce.