$60-$70 per hour

Markham, ON

Contract

Duration: 12+ Months

As a System Emulation Engineer, you will execute and perform debug of issues alongside validation, FW, and IP teams on emulation in order to meet product development milestones. Additionally, you will develop and expand infrastructure to enable increased coverage and testing in a pre-silicon environment.

This role specifically focuses on pre-silicon emulation debug and development and validation of external bus connections and peripherals in the SOC design.

THE PERSON:

As a key contributor to the success of client’s IP, you will be part of a leading team to drive and enhance client’s abilities to deliver the highest quality, industry leading technologies to market. The System Emulation team fosters and encourages continuous technical innovation to showcase successes, provides ample opportunities to develop technical depth of knowledge and facilitate continuous career development.

Key Responsibilities:

Debug and support of system issues found in firmware, hardware, or software during pre-silicon emulation

Providing root cause analysis and guidance for the closure of issues to both internal and customer-facing/external teams

Reviewing and planning dependencies, milestones, and deliverables, and coordinating with upstream and downstream teams

Defining and executing pre-silicon coverage on semi-custom systems on emulator systems

Driving collaborative technical discussions and innovations in order to enhance client’s capabilities in system emulation and debug, including tool and script development, technical, and methodology enhancements

Drive own priorities to achieve business goals and ensure deliverables are on schedule

Requirements:

Minimum 5 years of experience with low level debug and emulation execution of SoCs and embedded systems,



and their related software/firmware debug

In-depth knowledge of system architecture and concepts, including proficiency in x86 and ARM architectures, their functionality, and debug practices

Experience with emulation systems debug, including experience with industry standard emulator systems

Knowledge of Verilog, C, C++, assembly, TCL/TK, Python, and/or other scripting languages

Demonstrated ability to grasp new technical concepts quickly

Strong analytical/problem solving skills and pronounced attention to details

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Excel in a dynamic team working environment

Self-starter, strong collaborator, and able to independently drive tasks to completion, especially those with high ambiguity

Assets:

Strong understanding of BIOS and other firmware components, OS (Linux, Windows, Android), and driver-level interactions at the system level, common failure points within each, and debug methodologies

Knowledge and use of standard debuggers, programmers, and related tools and methodologies (JTAG, Dstream, Lauderbach, etc.)

Working debug knowledge of Windows and Linux-based operating systems and technologies, as well as their needs and limitations in a pre-silicon setting

Familiarity with Git, GitLab/GitHub and other software repository frameworks and methodologies

Technical understanding of Graphics, Display, PCIe, Power Management, or Security/Crypto architecture & design

Education:

Bachelor, Master's or PhD degree in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering, or related degrees with 5+ years of industry experience

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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📌 Systems Validation Engineer - Intermediate (CAN) (Ontario)
🏢 US Tech Solutions
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