Join Etched as a Chip Simulation Software Engineer to design and develop simulations for custom AI inference chips.
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Last verified on the company career page 7 hours ago
What you'll build
- Design simulations of hardware
- Develop simulations of hardware
- Maintain simulations of hardware
- Create test plans
- Build tools to debug simulations
Must have
- Proficiency in C/C++
- Strong understanding of low-level software engineering
- Strong understanding of hardware engineering
- Excellent communication skills
- Collaboration skills
Nice to have
- Experience developing hardware or system simulations
- Experience with custom ML hardware accelerators
- Experience with firmware, kernel and driver development
- Experience with hardware development and verification
- Experience with multiprocessing and multithreading
- Familiarity with bit-accurate numerics modeling
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, seniority, years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Chip Simulation Software Engineer will focus on designing, developing, and testing simulations for custom AI inference chips, ensuring high accuracy and performance. Proficiency in C/C++ and a solid understanding of both low-level software and hardware engineering are essential, along with strong communication skills. This position is well-suited for engineers with experience in hardware or system simulations and those familiar with custom ML hardware accelerators. Etched emphasizes a collaborative environment where engineering and research intersect, fostering a hands-on approach to innovation.
Joblaze insights
Quick facts
- Is the Chip Simulation Software Engineer role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in San Jose, United States.
- Where is the role based?
- Etched is hiring for this position in San Jose, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Bazel, C++, FreeRTOS, Git, Linux, Python.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Chip Simulation Software Engineer role at Etched.
From the original posting
Job Summary
We are seeking highly motivated and detail-oriented software engineers to join our chip simulation team. We’re building custom AI inference chips that leverage tight hardware-software co-design to deliver world-best performance. The chip simulation team plays a key role in hardware-software co-design, enabling early development of the full software stack. As an engineer on this team, you will design, develop, and test simulations of our custom hardware. You will be working at the cutting edge of hardware innovation.
Key responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain simulations of our hardware. Ensuring high levels of accuracy, efficient debugging, and optimal performance.
Influence architectural decisions through review and co-design
Create and maintain test plans, work with hardware teams to validate their documentation.
Build tools to debug simulations, and enable developers to debug software running on the simulator.
Proficiency in C/C++
Strong understanding of low-level software engineering.
Strong understanding of hardware engineering.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Strong candidates may also have experience with (Nice-to-have qualifications)
Experience developing hardware or system simulations (e.g., SystemC, gem5, QEMU, or custom frameworks).
Experience with custom ML hardware accelerators (e.g., Google TPU)
Experience with firmware, kernel and driver development (e.g., Linux, FreeRTOS)
Experience with hardware development and verification.
Experience with multiprocessing and multithreading.
Familiarity with bit-accurate numerics modeling.
Experience with performance profiling and optimization of simulation code
Proficiency with Python for test harness development, bazel, and git.
Representative projects
Implement a simulation of our on-chip modules.
Integrate simulated chips with simulated hosts (QEMU), enabling Kernel driver development and host software testing.
Integrate multiple simulated chips to validate multi-chip software scale-out and scale-up approaches.
Work closely with our software teams in debugging early software deliverables.
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
$500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
Housing subsidy of $2k per month for those living within walking distance of the office
Daily lunch + dinner in our office
Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification
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