Senior Principal Emulation Engineer

Senior Principal Emulation Engineer (G5)Location: Bangalore, India Experience: 12+ Years Organization: ACE – Emulation & PrototypingRole SummaryLead complex SoC emulation programs and manage the ACE Emulation team in Bangalore. Responsible for driving end-to-end emulation model development, platform enablement, project execution, stakeholder engagement, and team growth while supporting pre-silicon verification, validation, firmware, and software development activities.Key Responsibilities • Lead planning, development, qualification, and delivery of emulation models for large SoC programs. • Drive emulation strategy, methodology, performance optimization, and debug infrastructure. • Manage multiple emulation projects, resources, schedules, risks, and customer escalations. • Lead and mentor the Bangalore Emulation team, including hiring, performance management, and technical development. • Collaborate with Architecture, Design, Verification, DFT, Validation, FW/SW, and Program Management teams to ensure successful milestone execution. • Drive automation and process improvements to improve model quality, usability, and turnaround time.Required Qualifications • B.E./B.Tech/M.S. in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or related field. • 12+ years of experience in SoC Emulation, Verification, Digital Design, or Pre-Silicon Validation. • Proven experience leading large-scale emulation projects and engineering teams. • Strong hands-on expertise in Synopsys ZeBu and Siemens Veloce model development, bring-up, debug, and deployment. • Solid understanding of SoC architecture, RTL design, SystemVerilog/UVM, verification flows, and Linux environments. • Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Tcl, Shell, or similar languages.Desired Qualifications • Experience with FPGA-based SoC prototyping platforms and methodologies. • Exposure to firmware/software bring-up and system-level debug. • Experience working with EDA vendors and leading methodology improvements.Leadership Expectations • Strong technical leadership with the ability to influence product and methodology direction. • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. • Proven ability to lead geographically distributed teams and deliver against aggressive product milestones. More information about NXP in India... #LI-7013