The Senior Systems Prototyping and Emulation Engineer will join the Emulation team in Santa Clara, CA, focusing on building FPGA prototypes and hardware emulation environments for next-generation GPUs, SOCs, NICs, and Switches. This role requires a passion for innovation and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment while coordinating with multiple teams. The engineer will be responsible for improving the performance of emulation platforms and enabling pre-silicon software development. Candidates should have a strong background in FPGA prototyping and hardware emulation.

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields with 8+ years of experience, or MS with 6+ years of proven experience in FPGA prototyping and/or hardware emulation.
• Strong understanding of FPGA prototyping and hardware emulation architectures, devices, flows, and tools.
• Hands-on experience with Synopsys ProtoCompiler or Synplify Premier, Xilinx Vivado, and familiarity with emulation platforms such as Synopsys ZeBu or Siemens Veloce.
• Exposure to ASIC design and verification tools such as VCS or equivalent, Verdi, GDB.
• Knowledge of Verilog, SystemVerilog, and digital design concepts.
• Understanding of industry-standard protocols such as PCIe, CXL, NVLINK, USB, CHI, and CPU-GPU coherency.
• Hands-on experience with lab FPGA debug methodologies, tools, and lab debug equipment.

• Build FPGA prototypes and hardware emulation environments by making RTL FPGA/emulation-friendly and taking designs through synthesis, place-and-route, and emulator compilation flows.
• Improve performance of FPGA prototypes and emulation platforms by analyzing timing/performance bottlenecks and generating bitstreams/images.
• Bring up designs on FPGA prototyping and hardware emulation platforms and drive complex debug and problem-solving activities.
• Release prototypes and emulation environments to internal customers and support them through debug, validation, and software enablement.
• Understand complex system topologies with multiple ASICs to realize DGX systems on prototyping platforms and emulators.
• Work closely with architects, designers, verification engineers, validation teams, and software teams to accomplish project goals.
• Develop and optimize emulation-friendly validation infrastructures, including high-performance software interfaces and scalable debug methodologies.

• Employees at NVIDIA are often offered comprehensive, day-one benefits—including medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with auto-enrollment. Many roles also have generous time off and holidays, donation matching (up to $10,000), and a wide menu of extras like FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts. Optional programs can include student-loan and home-purchase support, plus family care resources and expert medical services.