Emulation Engineer
As an Emulation Engineer, you will support emulation setup, RTL adaptation, and verification activities.
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Strong expertise in ASIC design flows and development methodologies
Proven experience with EDA tools, automation and scripting
Ability to translate user needs into robust, scalable and efficient design flows
Strong leadership, mentoring and communication skills
High level of autonomy, ownership and organizational skills
Ability to work across teams and interfaces in a complex technical environment
Professional proficiency in English in an international context
Scientific rigor, problem-solving mindset and attention to detail
Advanced ASIC toolchain integration and optimization
Development of internal tools and automation frameworks
Tool evaluation, benchmarking and vendor management
Participation in collaborative or multi-partner projects
Performance optimization and large-scale design environments
Technology scouting and standardization initiatives
Dear candidate, even if you consider you do not fulfill all the qualifications mentioned above, please still apply and share with us why you believe you would be a good fit.
Contract: Permanent Contract
Benefits: annual bonus*; meal vouchers (60% covered by SiPearl); health insurance (70% covered by SiPearl); illimited access and pre-paid sessions with a practitioner of your choice on our mental health partner app, moka.care; technical, linguistic and personal development training; BSPCE
Work model: On-Site or Hybrid (2 days/week remote)
📍 Office: This role is open for our locations in France (Maisons-Laffitte, Massy, Grenoble and Sophia Antipolis), Spain (Castelldelfels - Barcelona)
⚠️ Please note that while we do not provide VISA Sponsorship, we are committed to assisting international candidates with the visa application process to the best of our ability.
In this role, you will work closely with ASIC development teams, IT, and external partners to define, deploy and continuously improve the ASIC development methodology and design flow, ensuring efficiency, robustness and alignment with user needs and project constraints.
You will act as a technical reference for methodology and tools, driving best practices, supporting teams and contributing to strategic technology decisions.
Define and evolve the ASIC development methodology and design flow based on user needs and project constraints
Lead the evaluation, deployment and optimization of EDA tools and internal automation
Supervise or contribute to the development, validation and performance optimization of tools, utilities and scripts
Provide expert-level support to development teams and collaborate with IT on efficient working environments
Act as the primary technical interface with tool vendors and external partners
Document, present and promote best practices and methodologies across teams
Mentor and coach engineers while contributing to planning, roadmap and technology watch activities
✔️Discovery interview with our Talent Acquisition Partner (30 min)
✔️AssessFirst personality test - no need to worry, there is no wrong or right answer; our goal is to see beyond your resume (45')
✔️2 Technical interviews (1h each)
✔️Interview with one HRBP in order to answer to your last questions (30 min)
SiPearl is a French semiconductor company designing high-performance, low-power microprocessors for the European exascale supercomputing initiative. Its flagship product, the Rhea processor, is built on Arm architecture and is intended to power the first generation of European exascale supercomputers, positioning SiPearl as a key player in Europe's push for technological sovereignty in high-performance computing (HPC). The company operates across Europe, with its headquarters in Maisons-Laffitte, France, and engineering teams in several countries, including Spain.
In Spain, SiPearl has an established R&D presence in Barcelona, where it contributes to processor design and software enablement. The company's work culture is deeply technical and collaborative, with a strong emphasis on innovation and European cooperation. For international professionals, SiPearl offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge semiconductor technology within a mission-driven European context, with roles often requiring expertise in hardware architecture, embedded software, and HPC ecosystems. The Barcelona office provides a vibrant, international environment, making it an attractive option for engineers looking to contribute to a strategic European project.
❓ About SiPearl...
SiPearl is the European fabless designer of sovereign secure high-performance energy-efficient CPUs for HPC, AI and data centres. These CPUs will help address strategic challenges in the fields of security, defence, medical research, energy, climate and engineering with a reduced environmental footprint.
In June 25, SiPearl completed the design of the most complex CPU ever designed in Europe, Rhea1. Featuring 80 Arm Neoverse V1 cores, with 61 billion transistors, it is currently in production at TSMC. Sipearl CPUs will equip the two first European exascale supercomputers belonging to EuroHPC JU: Rhea1 will be integrated into the JUPITER machine based in Germany and Rhea2 will be part of Alice Recoque in France.
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 has launched its Series B round.
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