The Role We are actively seeking a Silicon Design Framework and Emulation-Prototyping Engineer to join our dynamic and growing Hardware Design team. The mission of the role is to enable fast, reliable, and scalable hardware-software co-design by developing and maintaining design frameworks, emulation platforms, and prototyping environments that accelerate silicon validation and system bring-up.

Key Responsibilities
* Develop and Implement Emulation & Prototyping strategies based on product goals and KPIs
* Enable Accelerated HW Validation, Compliance testing and Stress Testing using Emulation platforms
* Enable Hardware SW-drivenSoftware Development and Debug on Emulation and Prototyping Platforms
* Contribute to the definition and maintenance of Virtual Platforms for SW development, Co-Emulation (Hybrid platforms), SW-driven HW Verification and Architectural Exploration
* Develop and maintain Emulation, Prototyping and Virtual Prototyping Frameworks to enable the Performance and Power Analysis of the SoC Required Qualifications
* At least 5 years of past experience developing in SoC Design and delivering hardware products or solutions
* HDL and HVL Languages (Verilog, System Verilog, C/C++, SystemC, VHDL)
* Familiarity with UVM methodology and Testbench construction, Functional Coverage and Verilog Assertions, Verification IPs
* EDA Tools for digital simulation (Questa, VCS, Xcelium) and Debug (Visualizer, Verdi, Verisium)
* Direct Experience with Commercial Emulation Platforms (Synopsys Zebu EP1/2, Cadence Palladium Z1/Z2, Siemens Veloce Strato+)



or Prototyping Platforms (Synopsys HAPS-80/100, Cadence Protium X1/X2, Siemens Primo, Primo CS, ProFPGA, ProFPGA CS) is appreciated
* Direct experience in developing/setting-up custom or commercial transactors for interfacing System Verilog UVM Testbench or SystemC TLM Virtual Platforms with Emulation platforms is appreciated
* Direct experience setting-up Emulation and prototyping platforms for SW debug through physical or virtual JTAG interface is appreciated
* Familiarity with System / Functional Modeling Languages (C,C++, SystemC TLM LT/AT)
* Direct experience in constructing virtual platforms for SW development, architectural exploration, co-emulation. Experience with Commercial Virtual Prototyping platforms (Synopsys Platform Architect, Virtualizer or Cadence Helium or Siemens NextGen/Vista) or other opensource frameworks like Gem5
* Experience in Processors Compliance Testing, ISS simulators & reference models (Spike, riscvOVPsim), Stress Tests, Benchmarking and other commercial processor centric functional verification siutes (Sting, ImperasDV) is appreciated
* Familiarity with high performance coherent on-chip & chiplet to chiplet communication protocols (AXI-ACE, CHI,



CXL), interfaces (PCIe, UCIe), debug interfaces/protocols (JTAG, ATB, TPIU etc...) cache coherency, interfaces to High Performance Memory Systems (HBM controller/PHY) is appreciated
* Experience with RISC-V toolchain and ISA is a plus
* Excellent communication skills
* MS in EE, CE, CS or a related technical discipline Soft Skills
* The candidate should be equipped with a unique skills-set: Self-starter, self-motivated, humility, excellent communications skills; outstanding human qualities as honesty, integrity, fellowship, generosity and commitment with his/her mission to change the world.
* Excellent communication and management skills
* He/she is a natural team player with the aim to create a positive impact in the society. What do

we offer
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* Join an innovative team and experience company growth.
* We believe in investing in our employees and providing them with the opportunities they need to grow and develop their careers.
* Enjoy a hybrid work environment.
* We also offer a versátil schedule.
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We offer
a remuneration that values your experience.
* The position will have the base in Barcelona, Spain. At Openchip & Software Technologies S.
L., we believe a diverse and inclusive team is the key to groundbreaking ideas. We foster a work environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential – regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

📌 Emulation-Prototyping Senior Engineer (Barcelona)
🏢 Openchip & Software Technologies
📍 Barcelona