Senior/Lead SoC Emulation Engineer

What You'll Do

• Lead SoC‑level emulation bring‑up, execution, and debug on Mentor/Siemens VELOCE, Synopsys ZEBU, and Cadence Palladium Own emulation build creation , configuration, partitioning, and optimization for complex automotive SoCs Enable and debug pre‑silicon software flows using JTAG / SWD interfaces and LTB or any other debuggers Execute application‑specific automotive use cases including boot flows, peripherals, power modes, and safety scenarios on emulation builds Drive low‑power validation and debug , including power‑up/power‑down sequences Debug and validate clock and reset architectures , including clock trees, clock gating, reset sequencing, and cross‑domain interactions Enable and debug multi‑core ARM boot flows , including primary/secondary core bring‑up, synchronization, and hand‑off sequences Collaborate closely with RTL, SoC verification, firmware, system, and IP teams Provide technical leadership and mentoring across emulation activities and methodologies Required Skills & Experience 3–6 years of experience in SoC Emulation , with strong hands‑on exposure to Synopsys ZEBU, Mentor/Siemens VELOCE, and/or Cadence Palladium Proven expertise in emulation build generation, bring‑up, and execution Strong debugging skills using JTAG / SWD and LTB debuggers Hands‑on experience working on ARM‑based automotive SoCs , including Cortex‑M7, Cortex‑M4, Cortex‑M0+, and Cortex‑R52 cores Solid understanding of clocking and reset architectures , including reset dependency modeling and clock domain interactions Strong knowledge of multi‑core ARM booting concepts , core enablement, reset vectors, and inter‑core coordination Solid understanding of low‑power SoC/MCU architectures , power states, clocks, and resets Ability to execute and debug realistic software and application workloads on emulation SoC Verification experience (UVM / simulation / regression debug) is a strong plus #LI-onsite More information about NXP in India... #LI-2734