Waymo

Silicon Emulation Engineer

Waymo$175K — $215K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS degree in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 5 years of silicon development experience
  • Experience with at least one major hardware emulation platform (Palladium, Zebu, Veloce, Protium, HAPS)
  • Proficient in emulation approaches like virtual prototyping and hybrid emulation
  • Experience with SystemVerilog and design verification methodologies
  • Programming skills in C++, Python, or TCL for automation and debug flows
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across hardware and software

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with design, verification, and software teams for silicon design simulations
  • Design, implement, and optimize emulation testbenches for performance and debugging
  • Write synthesizable transactors to interface with emulated designs and software APIs
  • Root-cause failures alongside emulation users using various debugging tools
  • Assist with post-silicon bring-up, debugging, and characterization
  • Build infrastructure to support emulation users with regression and automation tools

Benefits

  • Participation in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program
  • Equity incentive plan
  • Generous company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements
Full Job Description
This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report to a Silicon Engineering Lead.

You will:
  • Collaborate with the Design, Verification, and Software teams to simulate future silicon designs and software on an emulation platform, targeting functional and performance validation and left-shift of software development
  • Design, implement, and optimize emulation testbenches, balancing performance and debug capabilities based on user needs and hardware constraints
  • Write end-to-end synthesizable transactors to interact with emulated designs through software APIs and C-DPI
  • Triage and root-cause failures alongside emulation users, leveraging waveforms, software logging, and custom-built emulation monitors
  • Assist with post-silicon bring-up, debug, and characterization
  • Build infrastructure to support the emulation user base, including tools for model build, regression, automation, continuous integration, data analysis, and training

You have:
  • BS degree in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering or related field and 5 years of silicon development experience.
  • Experience with at least one major hardware emulation platform (Palladium, Zebu, Veloce, Protium, HAPS).
  • High level of proficiency with one or more of the following emulation approaches: virtual prototyping, testbench acceleration, hybrid emulation, in-circuit emulation (speed bridge), QEMU, or VirtualBox
  • Experience with SystemVerilog and design verification methodologies
  • Programming and scripting (C++, Python, or TCL) for automation, test development, debug flows, and release process.
  • Strong debug and problem-solving ability across hardware and software

We prefer:
  • Experience with AXI/AMBA, PCIe, DRAM, and Ethernet interfaces
  • Performance and power analysis techniques
  • Experience with JTAG, DFT, UART, SPI, GPIO and other test/low-speed interfaces
  • Knowledge of advanced design verification methods (coverage, gate-level simulation, assertions, and UVM).
  • Post-silicon debug software (e.g. Trace32, OpenOCD, TARMAC) and lab bench tools (analyzers, scopes, meters)
  • Understanding of bare metal programming, embedded systems, Linux internals, operating systems, boot loaders, drivers, and firmware


The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Salary Range

$175,000-$215,000 USD

About Waymo

Waymo LLC is a self-driving technology development company. It is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google. Waymo develops autonomous driving technology and provides ride-hailing services through its Waymo One program. The company has been testing its self-driving technology on public roads since 2009 and has logged millions of miles of autonomous driving. Waymo has partnerships with several automakers and has been working on developing autonomous trucks for use in logistics.
Learn more about Waymo
Size
2,000 employees
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Founded
2009

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