Hardware Emulation Architect

Eightfold

Hardware Emulation Architect responsible for architecting and deploying hardware emulation capabilities for next generation HBM products. Collaborating with design, firmware, and system teams to drive development of emulation ecosystem.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeFolsom • California, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $146,000 - $309,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect, enable, and deploy hardware emulation capabilities for next generation HBM products
Work with design, firmware, and system teams to determine emulation needs
Drive development of hardware emulation ecosystem including procurement of hardware platforms
Create emulation testbenches and transactors, and develop emulation-friendly verification IP
Develop and maintain hardware emulation environments for complex SoCs and subsystems
Support pre-silicon validation and early software development using emulation
Debug functional, performance, and connectivity issues across RTL, firmware, and system layers
Collaborate closely with teams to enable rapid debug and issue resolution

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
10+ years of relevant Engineering or Design Engineering experience
Strong experience with RTL design and debug
Hands-on experience with hardware emulation platforms
Solid understanding of SoC architecture, interconnects, and IP integration
Experience debugging full-chip or subsystem level designs
Familiarity with firmware or low-level software interaction with hardware.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Dental and vision plans
Income protection programs
Paid family leave
Robust paid time-off program
Paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

hardware emulationRTL designdebuggingemulation testbenchesverification IPSoC architectureinterconnectsIP integrationfirmware interactionlow-level software

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationissue resolution

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degreeElectrical EngineeringComputer Engineering