Lead Simulation Researcher (Electronics / Firmware)
Simantic · Waterloo, Ontario, CA / San Francisco, CA, US · Y Combinator Fall 2026
- Salary
- $200K - $300K
- Equity
- 2.00% - 5.00%
- Location
- Waterloo, Ontario, CA / San Francisco, CA, US
- Type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 6+ years
- Visa
- Will sponsor
- Posted
- 3 Jul 2026
- Listed until
- 23 Nov 2026, or when it closes
AssemblyCC#C++VerilogGPU Programming
About the role
We are recruiting a lead simulation researcher to lead Simantic’s efforts to develop an electronics simulation platform based on SPICE and Xyce for agentic AI use.
As the lead simulation researcher, you will be prototyping hardware systems to test and validate simulation physics to real-world behavior. You will take ownership in developing the computational methods to translate physics into software.
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