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Senior Emulation Engineer / Team Lead

Hybrid in Castelldefels·Added 8 months ago (last checked 12 Oct)

SiPearl

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Overview

Work mode: Hybrid, Castelldefels
Contract: Permanent contract
Experience: 10+ years
Benefits: Private health insurance, meal vouchers

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Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

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

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.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

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), Italy (Bologna)
⚠️ 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.

The role

At SiPearl, we are developing highly complex multi-chiplets/multi-sockets CPUs, based on latest technologies for processors, NoCs and overall architecture. Those need best in class emulation platforms, and that's what our team is proud to provide.

SiPearl owns one of the biggest emulation platform in Europe (in-house), a dual Veloce StratoM+, with a total capacity of 128 boards (6BGates) and up to 30 concurrent users 24/7.

We even model our physical evaluation board (BMC) to shift left the Firmware and Software development pre-silicon and validate pre-tape-out the entire software stack.

As a Senior Emulation Engineer at SiPearl, you will be at the heart of our projects and R&D, and an enabler for all teams success. You will have a key and highly visible lead role to drive a team, deploy new projects, and ensure the highest quality of platform deliveries.

What you'll do

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 collaterals.
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 collaterals.
Optimize workflows: Propose and implement improvements and automate tools/scripts for debugging and user experience.
Generate emulation models: tools 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 the main point of contact for partners, and manage project deliverables.
Lead a highly efficient team: Take leadership of the emulation team. Define and drive the team's tasks execution and mentor your teammates

Hiring process

✔️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)

About SiPearl

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.

Industry: Semiconductors
Founded: 2019
Employees: 100–500
Headquarters: Maisons-Laffitte, France
In Spain: Barcelona
Website: sipearl.com

Good to know if you are moving

Barcelona office is a key R&D hub, offering roles in processor design, verification, and software development.
The company is at the forefront of European sovereignty in semiconductors, with a mission-driven atmosphere.
Working language is primarily English, making it accessible for international professionals.
Opportunities to collaborate with leading HPC research centers and industry partners across Europe.
Competitive compensation and the chance to work on a unique, European-first processor architecture.

In their own words

About the company & team

❓ 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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