Silicon Emulation Engineer

Highlights

• Emulate future custom silicon powering Waymo's fully autonomous vehicle fleet.
• Enable early software development through functional and performance validation.
• Support post-silicon bring-up and characterization of next-gen autonomous compute.

What they offer

• Discretionary annual bonus program
• Equity incentive plan
• Generous company benefits program

Ideal candidate

A curious systems thinker with 5+ years in silicon development who thrives debugging across hardware and software. You love building emulation infrastructure that unblocks designers and accelerates autonomous vehicle compute.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field with 5 years silicon development experience
• Experience with major hardware emulation platform (Palladium, Zebu, Veloce, Protium, HAPS)
• Proficiency in emulation approaches such as testbench acceleration, hybrid or in-circuit emulation
• Experience with SystemVerilog and design verification methodologies
• Programming and scripting in C++, Python or TCL for automation and test development
• Strong debug and problem-solving ability across hardware and software