Pratik D.

Emulation Engineer | FPGA Prototyping | Pre-Silicon Verification | Ex-Microsoft | Ex-Intel | Ex-Qualcomm | Ex- Texas Instruments

Role
Senior Principal Emulation Engineer at Cadence
Location
Portland, OR, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Pratik D.

Emulation Engineer with 13+ years of experience in hardware validation and FPGA prototyping across Microsoft, Intel, Qualcomm, and Texas Instruments. Specialized in building scalable emulation infrastructures, optimizing flows on Zebu and Palladium platforms, and deploying AI-driven automation to accelerate pre-silicon testing. Proven track record in architecting multi-FPGA systems, enabling early firmware bring-up, and solving complex system-level challenges through cross-functional collaboration.

Experience

  1. Senior Principal Emulation Engineer

    Cadence

    Jul 2025 — Present · US

Education

  • University of Mumbai

    Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

    2005 — 2009

  • San José State University

    M.S, Electrical Engineering (VLSI)

    2009 — 2011

Skills

  • Unix
  • Uvm
  • Quartus
  • Operating Systems
  • Formal Verification
  • Vlsi
  • Analog
  • Computer Architecture
  • Spectre
  • Vhdl
  • Visio
  • Linux
  • Modelsim
  • Html
  • Xilinx
  • Ms Office Suite
  • Fpga
  • Asic
  • C++
  • Logic Analyzer
  • Very-Large-Scale Integration (Vlsi)
  • C
  • Simulink
  • Spectrum Analyzer
  • Rtl Design
  • Integrated Circuit Design
  • Microprocessors
  • Multisim
  • Assembly
  • Cadence Virtuoso
  • Windows
  • Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (Fpga)
  • Matlab
  • Vcs
  • Digital Design
  • Visual Basic
  • Verilog
  • Algorithms
  • Perl
  • Embedded Systems

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