Emulation Software Engineer

About Etched

Etched is building AI chips that are hard-coded for individual model architectures. Our first product (Sohu) only supports transformers, but has an order of magnitude more throughput and lower latency than a B200. With Etched ASICs, you can build products that would be impossible with GPUs, like real-time video generation models and extremely deep & parallel chain-of-thought reasoning agents.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee SoC bring-up on emulation platforms; diagnose and resolve failing SoC/Processor tests.
• Develop innovative techniques to accelerate pre-silicon validation and software development.
• Provide support for various emulation environments, utilizing advanced emulation techniques including C/C++ DPI transactors, coverage analysis, and in-circuit emulation for high-speed protocols.
• Collaborate closely with teams across Design, DV, Silicon Validation, Performance, and Software, and partner with leading emulation vendors to enhance platform capabilities and troubleshoot complex issues.

Representative projects

• Develop high-performance software to capture debugging signals and create associated tooling to surface valuable insights for users.
• Implement a hybrid emulation environment using custom DPI-based streaming transactors.
• Create highly configurable chip-to-chip network models using emulation-efficient primitives.

You may be a good fit if you have

• Hands-on experience with emulation on platforms such as Palladium, Protium, Veloce, or Zebu, covering design bring-up, build flows, debugging, and performance tuning.
• Strong experience with C/C++ and Linux system development. Proficiency with SystemVerilog and Verilog, including DPI-based interfaces.
• Practical experience with scripting languages (i.e., Python) for automation.

Strong candidates may also have experience with

• Experience working with UVM verification environments.
• Background in design verification, DFT, and testbench modeling.
• Familiarity with waveform debug tools such as Verdi or SimVision.

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, and vision packages, with 100% of premium covered
• Housing subsidy of $2,000/month for those living within walking distance of the office
• Daily lunch and dinner in our office