Altera

Senior Silicon Validation Engineer

Altera  •  $144k - $209k/yr  •  Austin, TX (Onsite)  •  21 days ago
Apply
AI can make mistakes so check important info. Chat history is never stored.
66
AI Success™

Job Description

Job Details:

About the Role

Join our high‑performance Silicon Validation team and play a key role in enabling next‑generation high‑speed FPGA/PLD devices with a strong focus on ARM core, memory management and cache coherency protocols, high speed peripherals (USB31 Gen2, Ethernet with TSN, USB2.0 etc.), low speed peripherals (I3C, I2C, SPI, UART etc). You will drive device‑level and Digital IP validation, platform development, and infrastructure enablement to ensure industry‑leading quality, reliability, and performance. This role provides the opportunity to work hands‑on with advanced high‑speed serial interfaces, collaborate across multiple engineering teams, and influence the architecture of future FPGA products.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop comprehensive validation strategies for high‑speed FPGA devices and the general-purpose processors(ARM core) to manage the system memory access, peripheral access, interrupt handling etc. for the FPGA Digital IP, aligning with technical, architectural, and business requirements.

  • Develop content and run on Emulation.

  • Utilize industry‑leading Protocol Exerciser/Analyzer solutions for validation, traffic generation, error injection, and trace analysis.

  • Perform timing characterization, compliance/conformance checks, and performance validation according to specifications.

  • Drive innovation in validation methodologies, automation flows, test platforms, and infrastructure to enhance scalability, efficiency, and throughput for future PCIe generations.

  • Collaborate on high‑speed PCB design, contributing to design of evaluation boards for device, platform, and IP validation.

#MD-1

Salary Range

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

$144,400 - $209,000 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:

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s / master’s degree in electrical & Electronics Engineering (BSEE) or related field.

  • 8+ years of hands-on experience in FPGA or ASIC silicon validation methodology, test planning, test development and debug

  • 8+ years of experience in FPGA validation methodologies with hands‑on experience in system validation and debug

  • 3+ years of experience in ARM protocol, cache coherency protocol, link training, equalization, protocol compliance, and high‑speed serial signaling; familiarity with next‑generation Peripheral standards is a strong advantage.

  • 3+ years of experience in FPGA architecture (advantage).

  • 3+ years of experience or familiarity with programming languages such as Python and Verilog (plus).

Job Type:

Regular

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location:

Austin, Texas, 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.

Altera

About Altera

Altera: Accelerating Innovators

Altera provides leadership programmable solutions that are easy-to-use and deploy in applications from cloud to edge, offering limitless AI possibilities. Our end-to-end broad portfolio of products including FPGAs, CPLDs, Intellectual Property, development tools, System on Modules, SmartNICs and IPUs provide the flexibility to accelerate innovation. Altera is helping to shape the future through pioneering innovation that unlocks extraordinary possibilities for everyone on the planet.

Industry
Hardware & Semiconductors
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
San Jose, California
Year Founded
1983
Social Media