Job Description

Altera is seeking a highly motivated FPGA Digital Design and Verification Engineer-Contract. This 6 month ACE contract provides hands-on experience working on industry-leading programmable logic devices, SoC platforms, and verification environments. The role is ideal for candidates eager to grow their expertise in RISC-V design, SystemVerilog, UVM-based verification, and digital design methodologies.

You will collaborate with experienced engineers to design, verify, and validate RTL blocks and system-level features used in next-generation FPGA products.

Key Responsibilities

• RISC-V design

• Develop and maintain SystemVerilog/UVM-based verification environments for FPGA IPs and subsystems

• Create self-checking testbenches, constrained-random tests, and functional coverage models

• Write and debug SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) to ensure protocol and design correctness

• Execute and analyze simulations using industry-standard EDA tools (VCS, QuestaSim, ModelSim)

• Assist in debugging RTL and verification failures, working closely with design engineers

• Verify common communication protocols (e.g., UART, SPI) and custom interconnects

• Contribute to documentation of verification plans, test strategies, and results

• Support FPGA-based systems including AI/ML accelerators, memory interfaces, and SoC components

The pay range below is for Bay Area California only. Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.

$100-105K USD

We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering or related field

• 1+ years' experience in Digital Logic Design and Computer Architecture

• RISC-V and digital design experience

• Proficiency in SystemVerilog and Verilog

• Knowledge of UVM, functional coverage, constrained random verification, and assertions

• Experience using simulation and verification tools such as ModelSim, QuestaSim, or Synopsys VCS

• Familiarity with Linux-based development environments

• Ability to debug simulation issues and analyze waveforms effectively

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience verifying communication protocols (UART, SPI, AXI preferred)

• Exposure to FPGA tools such as Intel Quartus Prime or Xilinx Vivado

• Knowledge of SVA or formal verification concepts

• Programming or scripting experience in Python, Perl, Tcl, or C

• Exposure to HLS, SoC design, or hardware acceleration for AI/ML workloads

Job Type:

Contract Employee (Fixed Term)

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location:

San Jose, California, United States

Additional Locations:

Posting Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.