Published Date: June 03, 2026
Axiado, San Jose, CA
Job Description:
Axiado, an AI-enhanced security processor company founded in 2017, is seeking a Senior Emulation Design Engineer to join its innovative team. With over 150 employees, Axiado focuses on redefining digital system control and management, particularly in platform security management and ransomware detection for cloud datacenters and 5G infrastructure. The company values collaboration, respect, and a passion for innovation, inviting candidates who are eager to disrupt the status quo and make a significant impact in the tech industry.
Responsibilities:
- Partition and synthesize large SOC RTL designs for emulation.
- Integrate internal and third-party IPs for emulation compatibility, resolving timing and connectivity issues.
- Setup and validate high-speed and low-speed interfaces.
- Configure host servers and boot environments to interact with the emulated design.
- Integrate, develop, and debug transactors, bridges, and protocol adapters as needed.
- Debug and root-cause embedded hardware, software, and test failures in emulation.
- Collaborate with RTL, DV, and SW teams to resolve system-level bugs.
- Optimize performance.
Qualifications:
- BS or MS degrees or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields.
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in prototyping, emulation, SOC design, and validation.
- Self-driven with strong problem-solving and communication skills.
- Experience integrating and debugging high-speed and low-speed interfaces.
- Familiarity with embedded software bring-up and bootloader/kernel interactions.
Skills:
- Proficiency with scripting languages (Python, Perl, TCL) for automation.
- Experience in design verification and hardware/software co-simulation.
- Knowledge of Linux device drivers, bare-metal firmware, or boot loaders.
