Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Virtual Platform Development Lead to develop and own the virtual platform for next-generation SoCs targeting AI, HPC, and Networking applications. This role will leverage existing Virtualizer Platform tools to enable early architecture validation, hardware/software co-development, firmware development, and software bring-up well before silicon availability.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building complete SoC virtual platforms using a combination of RTL and SystemC/TLM models, and will work closely with architecture, design, verification, and firmware teams to accelerate product development and improve first-pass silicon success.

What You’ll Do  

• Develop and maintain complete SoC virtual platforms using Virtualizer Platform
• Integrate SoCs using a combination of RTL, SystemC/TLM models, processor models, memory models, and peripheral models.
• Develop validation scenarios to verify architectural correctness, boot flows, data movement, and key system use cases.
• Enable early firmware and software development before RTL and silicon availability.
• Debug complex issues spanning architecture, RTL, SystemC models, firmware, and software.
• Collaborate with Architecture, RTL, Design Verification, and Firmware teams to validate architectural intent and improve overall system quality.
• Develop reusable methodologies, automation, and best practices for virtual platform development.

What We’re Looking For 

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of semiconductor design experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Synopsys Virtualizer.
• Experience integrating complete SoCs using RTL and SystemC/TLM models.
• Strong knowledge of C/C++, SystemC, and transaction-level modeling.
• Good understanding of SoC architecture and hardware/software co-design.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, UCIe, and Ethernet. Knowledge of DDR/HBM memory interfaces is a plus.

Key Attributes

• Strong system-level thinking and debugging skills.
• Passion for building scalable and reusable virtual platforms.
• High ownership with a focus on quality and first-pass silicon success.
• Excellent collaboration across architecture, design, verification, firmware, and software teams.

Success Metrics

Early availability of virtual platforms for architecture validation and software development.

High-quality, reusable virtual platform infrastructure across multiple SoC programs.

Faster firmware and software readiness with reduced integration issues.

Improved first-pass silicon success through early system validation.

About TYLsemi, Inc.

The Opportunity

The AI infrastructure market is exploding. Every hyperscaler, every cloud provider, every AI company is building custom silicon. But they all face the same problem: how do you connect hundreds of chips, deliver clean power at scale, and move terabits of data without melting the package?

That's what we solve. TYLsemi builds the chiplet infrastructure IP — the IO, power delivery, and interconnect building blocks — that makes AI/HPC systems actually work at scale.

This isn't a nice-to-have. It's the critical path.

Why Now

The Market Window

The semiconductor industry is going through its biggest architectural shift in 40 years:

• Moore's Law is dead. 2nm and beyond delivers marginal performance gains. The future is chiplets, not monolithic dies.
• Custom silicon is now mainstream. Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, OpenAI — they're all designing their own ASICs. The $50B custom silicon market is growing 30% annually.
• IO and power are the bottleneck. Solve hard problems and provide something which is a category in itself.
• Translation: We're entering the market at exactly the moment when every major AI/HPC player needs what we're building, and their alternatives are disappearing.

Culture & Team: How We Work

No Politics, No Bureaucracy

There are no layers, no approval chains, no corporate theater.

• If you have an idea, we test it. If it works, we ship it.
• No endless meetings, no PowerPoint presentations to convince middle management.

Remote-Friendly, Global Team

• US team: Bay Area preferred, but we hire the best people regardless of location
• India team: Building a world-class design center in Bangalore

Move Fast, Ship Real Products

We're not a research project. We have paying customers, committed capital, and aggressive timelines.

This is a company, not a lifestyle business. We're building to win.

What We Value

• Ownership mindset. You're not here to execute someone else's roadmap. You're here to define it.
• Bias for action. We move fast. Analysis paralysis doesn't fly here.
• Deep technical expertise. This is hard engineering. We need people who've shipped real silicon and debugged real hardware.
• Low ego, high standards. We don't care about titles or politics. We care about results.

The Ask

If you're reading this, you're probably comfortable. You have a good job at a stable company with all the benefits.

We're asking you to walk away from that and bet on us.

Here's why you should:

• The market is real. AI infrastructure spending is $200B+ annually and growing 40% YoY. Every hyperscaler needs what we're building.
• The team has done this before. We've built and exited semiconductor companies at scale. This isn't our first rodeo.
• The traction is de-risked. We have LOIs, strategic investors, and a clear path to revenue.
• The work is consequential. You're not optimizing someone's ad click-through rate. You're building the silicon infrastructure that powers AI.

This is the bet. Join us and build something that matters.

Or stay comfortable. No judgment.

But if you're the kind of person who wants to take the shot, we'd love to talk.

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