FPGA Emulation Engineer

Quest Defense

Senior FPGA Emulation Engineer building and scaling hardware-accelerated verification environments for safety-critical FPGA systems. Collaborating with teams to validate designs that can't be verified in simulation alone.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeRemote • Iowa • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $150,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain FPGA emulation environments using Siemens Veloce or similar platforms
Port and optimize RTL and test environments from simulation into emulation
Debug complex system-level issues that only appear at scale or in hardware-accelerated environments
Improve emulation performance, compile times, and runtime efficiency
Integrate UVM-based environments into emulation workflows (not building UVM from scratch, but making it work in emulation)
Support validation of high-speed interfaces and system-level data flows
Collaborate with RTL, verification, and systems teams to resolve design and integration issues
Enable full-chip and subsystem validation that cannot be achieved in simulation alone
Support DO-254 verification activities, including traceability and test evidence where needed
Help define best practices for emulation workflows across programs

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in FPGA/ASIC verification or validation
Hands-on experience with hardware emulation platforms (Siemens Veloce, Cadence Palladium, Synopsys ZeBu, etc.)
Experience bringing up designs in emulation environments and debugging system-level issues
Strong understanding of RTL design and verification workflows
Experience bridging simulation ↔ emulation environments
Ability to analyze performance bottlenecks and optimize emulation runs
Familiarity with SystemVerilog and UVM (integration level, not pure architect focus)
Experience debugging interfaces, data paths, and timing-related issues
Ability to work across teams and drive technical solutions

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive pay
Comprehensive medical/dental/life and disability coverage
401(k) with employer match
Professional development support
Flexible, friendly workplace

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Hard Skills & Tools

FPGA verificationASIC validationRTL designUVM integrationSystemVerilogemulation performance optimizationdebugging system-level issuesperformance analysishardware emulationhigh-speed interface validation

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingtechnical communicationcross-team coordinationbest practices definition