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Chip Simulation Lead
Etched · San Jose, CA · Posted 3 days ago
Lead the simulation infrastructure for Etched's custom AI inference accelerator, setting technical direction for bit-accurate, cycle-aware models that let software teams build before silicon exists.
We are looking for a Lead Chip Simulation Engineer to drive the technical direction and development of our custom AI accelerator simulation infrastructure.
Our chip simulation team builds the hardware models that enable software development, debugging, and hardware-software co-design before silicon is available.
In this role, you will guide engineers working on our bit-accurate, cycle-aware chip simulator, review designs and code, and ensure the team builds accurate, performant, and maintainable simulation infrastructure. You'll work closely with hardware architects, firmware, kernel, and software teams to identify technical challenges, set priorities, and enable early development of our full software stack.
This is a highly technical leadership role for someone who enjoys mentoring engineers, solving complex systems problems, and staying close to the code.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership for the chip simulation team, guiding engineers through architecture, implementation, debugging, and performance optimization.
- Own the technical direction of our simulation infrastructure, ensuring accuracy, scalability, performance, and maintainability.
- Lead design and code reviews, establishing engineering best practices and maintaining a high bar for code quality.
- Mentor and support engineers, helping them navigate complex technical challenges.
- Drive hardware-software co-design, partnering with hardware architects and software teams to influence architecture and enable pre-silicon development.
- Oversee simulator integration, including simulated hardware modules, QEMU-based host integration, and multi-chip simulation.
- Guide validation and testing strategies to ensure simulation correctness and alignment with hardware specifications.
- Remain technically hands-on when needed, contributing to critical implementations, debugging, and architectural prototyping.
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