# Pre-Silicon Validation Engineer

> Weekday AI · India (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2026-08-07

**Workplace:** remote

**Department:** Weekday's Client via platform

## Description

**This role is for one of the Weekday's clients**

Min Experience: 6+ years

Location: India  
JobType: full-time

## Requirements

**Required Skills**

-   6+ years of experience in ASIC/SoC emulation, pre-silicon validation, or verification
-   Strong hands-on experience with \*Cadence Palladium\* emulation platforms (XP, Z1, Z2, or Z3)
-   Deep understanding of Palladium compilation/build flows, including advanced clocking, ICE (In-Circuit Emulation), and Virtual Interface (VIF) flows
-   Good to have in RTL languages: Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL
-   Strong programming skills in SystemC, C/C++ for transactor development and reference modeling
-   Expertise in scripting languages: Python, TCL, Perl, and Shell
-   Experience with debugging tools and debugger interfaces (Lauterbach, JTAG, Coresight/UltraSoC)
-   Knowledge of SoC architectures (ARM/x86) and standard protocols: PCIe, DDR/LPDDR, AXI, USB, SPI

**Good-to-Have**

-   Experience with additional emulation platforms such as ZeBu, Veloce, or Protium
-   Experience with FPGA prototyping (HAPS, Xilinx)
-   UVM verification experience and simulation regression debug
-   Experience with networking ASICs, Ethernet, RDMA, RoCE, or AI fabrics
-   Exposure to firmware validation, embedded software bring-up

### Must-have skills

Silicon Validation, Palladium, ASIC/SOC Emulation

### Good-to-have skills

Zebu, Veloce, Protium

## Apply

[Apply at Weekday AI](https://apply.workable.com/weekday-1/j/DBE4F8362F/apply)

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