[Permanent position] Senior emulation engineer / Team lead

SiPearl is the European fabless designer of sovereign secure high-performance energy-efficient CPUs for HPC, AI and data centres. These CPUs address strategic challenges in security, defence, medical research, energy, climate and engineering with a reduced environmental footprint. SiPearl is incubated within the European Processor Initiative (EPI) Consortium and seed-funded by the European Union.

SiPearl employs almost 200 people in France (Maisons-Laffitte, Grenoble, Massy, Sophia Antipolis), Spain (Barcelona) and Italy (Bologna). Following a €130 million Series A, the company launched its Series B round.

At SiPearl, we are developing highly complex multi-chiplets/multi-sockets CPUs, based on the latest technologies for processors, NoCs and overall architecture. We provide best-in-class emulation platforms. SiPearl owns one of the biggest in-house emulation platforms in Europe (dual Veloce StratoM+ with a total capacity of 128 boards and up to 30 concurrent users 24/7). We model our physical evaluation board (BMC) to shift left firmware and software development pre-silicon and validate the entire software stack pre-tape-out.

As a Senior Emulation Engineer, you will be at the heart of our projects and R&D, playing a key and visible lead role to drive a team, deploy new projects, and ensure the highest quality of platform deliveries.

• Define emulation strategy: capture emulation needs, define emulator size, and specify flow for compilation, execution, and debugging.
• Specify RTL changes: document required RTL modifications for emulation and identify necessary collateral.
• Collaborate on verification strategy: contribute to overall pre-silicon verification strategy.
• Develop emulation workflows: supervise and contribute to developing emulation workflows and integrate hardware/software collateral.
• Optimize workflows: propose and implement improvements and automate tools/scripts for debugging and user experience.
• Generate emulation models: integrate new EDA vendor features to create models adapted to user needs, debug, and optimize execution speed and model size.
• Interface with suppliers: work with tool vendors to address issues, provide feedback, and ensure resolution.
• Provide user support: assist users with emulation platform issues, optimize validation environments, and suggest workarounds.
• Lead collaborative projects: take responsibility for work packages, act as main point of contact for partners, and manage project deliverables.
• Lead a highly efficient team: define and drive the team’s tasks, execute delivery, and mentor teammates.

• At least 10 years of digital ASIC experience
• At least 7 years of experience on emulation platforms
• Good knowledge of modern CPU architecture
• Experience using verification tools
• Experience with embedded C
• Python, HDL, Bash
• Leadership, flexibility and adaptability
• Autonomy & responsibility

Dear candidate, even if you do not fulfill all qualifications, please apply and share why you would be a good fit.

• Discovery interview with our Talent Acquisition Partner (30 min)
• AssessFirst personality test – no wrong or right answer; our goal is to see beyond your resume (45 minutes)
• 2 Technical interviews (1 hour each)
• Interview with one HRBP to answer final questions (30 min)

• Contract: Permanent
• Benefits: annual bonus; meal vouchers (60% covered by SiPearl); health insurance (70% covered by SiPearl); mental health support via moka.care; technical, linguistic and personal development training; BSPCE
• Work model: On-Site or Hybrid (2 days/week remote)
• Office locations: France (Maisons-Laffitte, Massy, Grenoble, Sophia Antipolis), Spain (Castelldefels - Barcelona), Italy (Bologna)
• Visa sponsorship: we do not provide visa sponsorship, but we assist international candidates with the visa process to the best of our ability

We are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that thrives on varied perspectives and backgrounds. We recruit talent based on merit, experience, and alignment with our goals and values.

This new generation of microprocessors targets the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking ecosystem, deploying world-class supercomputing infrastructures in Europe for solving major challenges in medical research, artificial intelligence, security, energy management and climate with a reduced carbon footprint.

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