Senior Systems Prototyping and Emulation Engineer

Nvidia

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Santa Clara, CA Posted 10 days ago $168,000–$264,500 / year
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TL;DR

As a Senior Systems Prototyping and Emulation Engineer joining our Emulation team in Santa Clara, CA, you will craft FPGA prototypes and hardware emulation environments for next-generation GPUs, SOCs, NICs, and Switches using industry-standard platforms. Your daily tasks include building and optimizing RTL designs through synthesis and place-and-route flows, analyzing performance bottlenecks, and generating bitstreams/images. You’ll work closely with architects, designers, verification engineers, and software teams to bring up complex system topologies on FPGA prototyping and emulation platforms, ensuring efficient pre-silicon validation and debug processes. Essential skills include expertise in Synopsys ProtoCompiler or Synplify Premier, Xilinx Vivado, and familiarity with ZeBu or Veloce emulators, along with strong knowledge of Verilog/SystemVerilog, digital design concepts, and industry-standard protocols like PCIe and NVLink. Additionally, proficiency in developing high-performance C/C++ testbenches and scalable validation infrastructures is crucial for this role.

Skills

FPGA Verilog SystemVerilog Synopsys ProtoCompiler Xilinx Vivado Synopsys ZeBu Siemens Veloce Perl Shell Tcl Python C C++ DPI PLI SystemC PCIe CXL NVLink USB CHI LPDDR5 LPDDR6 DDR5 DDR6 USB4 USB3

What you'll do

  • Build FPGA prototypes and hardware emulation environments by optimizing RTL for FPGA/emulation.
  • Analyze performance bottlenecks in FPGA prototypes and generate efficient bitstreams/images.
  • Debug complex designs on FPGA prototyping and hardware emulation platforms.
  • Release and support FPGA prototypes and emulation environments to internal customers.
  • Develop high-performance software interfaces for scalable debug methodologies.
  • Enable pre-silicon software development using FPGA prototypes and hardware emulators.

What we're looking for

  • BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering with 8+ years or MS with 6+ years of FPGA prototyping/emulation experience.
  • Strong understanding of FPGA prototyping and hardware emulation architectures, devices, flows, and tools.
  • Hands-on experience with Synopsys ProtoCompiler/Synplify Premier and Xilinx Vivado; familiarity with ZeBu/Veloce platforms.
  • Expertise in developing and optimizing C/C++ testbenches for efficient operation at emulation speeds.
  • Knowledge of Verilog/SystemVerilog, digital design concepts, and industry-standard protocols like PCIe, NVLink.
  • Experience with lab FPGA debug methodologies, tools (Identify/ChipScope), and lab equipment.

Market check

Salary context

This $168,000–$264,500 range sits above 80% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$130,000–$215,500

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$142,400–$202,300

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Nvidia

Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

Nvidia currently has 801 open roles on FindRole.

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