Altera

SOC Frontend Integration Engineer

Altera  •  Pulau Pinang, MY (Onsite)  •  3 days ago
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Job Description

We are looking for energetic & experienced SoC Frontend Integration Engineer at various level to be part of our growing team to drive the frontend integration of complex System-on-Chip (SoC) FPGA designs. In this role, you will own top-level SoC RTL integration and drive quality, scalability, and robustness across multiple IPs and subsystems.

You will work cross-functionally with architecture, IP design, verification, reliability, timing/power, physical design, and post-silicon teams, playing a critical role in taking SoCs from concept to tapeout.

Key Responsibilities

  • Construct SoC frontend RTL integration, assembling internal and third-party IPs into top-level SoC designs
  • Own SoC top-level RTL, hierarchy, connectivity, and scalability strategy
  • Drive SoC-level frontend quality checks and closure
  • Partner closely with verification teams to enable SoC-level simulation, emulation, and regression environments
  • Collaborate closely with software team to enable integration of SoC into Quartus
  • Provide high-quality frontend handoff to various SoC teams to enable other various checkouts like physical integration, timing/power convergence, pinout development, and reliability assessments.
  • Debug and resolve complex integration issues across RTL, verification, and downstream flows
  • Review IP deliverables and influence interfaces, clocking, reset, and power requirements
  • Promote SoC integration best practices
  • Continuously improve SoC integration flows, automation, and documentation

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

  • Experience with RTL design and integration using Verilog/SystemVerilog

  • Knowledge various RTL quality checks required such as Lint, CDC/RDC, logical verification compile, emulation are required

  • Solid understanding of SoC architectures and IP-based design methodologies

  • Experience running and debugging frontend quality checks (lint, CDC, RDC)

  • Comfortable working in a Linux environment and using scripting languages (Perl, Python, Tcl, or Shell)

  • Strong debugging, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills

  • Knowledge in AI/ML SoC to improve productivity in SoC Integration are advantageous

Job Type:

Regular

Shift:

Shift 1 (Malaysia)

Primary Location:

Penang 15, Penang, Malaysia

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
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