DDR Memory Interface System Validation Lead Engineer

Job Title

DDR Memory Interface System Validation Lead Engineer

Role Summary

Lead validation and characterization of DDR5 and LPDDR5 memory subsystems for next-generation FPGA devices within the Silicon and Platform Validation organization. Drive system-level validation strategies, debug complex silicon/firmware/board interactions, and establish reproducible test environments and automation to ensure reliability, performance, and interoperability.

Experience Level

Senior — minimum 8+ years of industry experience in memory subsystem validation, silicon validation, or high-speed interface validation.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include planning and executing validation campaigns, debugging issues across stack levels, and improving validation infrastructure and coverage.

• Own DDR5 and LPDDR5 memory subsystem validation across multiple FPGA programs.
• Define and build comprehensive system-level validation environments and test suites.
• Perform pre-silicon and post-silicon functional and electrical validation of memory controllers, PHYs, and interfaces.
• Develop and execute validation plans covering initialization/training, read/write validation, margining, stress testing, frequency scaling, and error-injection recovery tests.
• Perform timing characterization, compliance checks, interoperability testing, and JEDEC-based performance validation.
• Analyze signal integrity and timing behavior, including eye diagrams, jitter, and margin analysis.
• Debug silicon, firmware, board-level, and system-level issues affecting memory subsystems and PHY behavior.
• Collaborate with board design teams on stack-up, routing, SI/PI, topology, termination, and power delivery.
• Review schematics and board layouts for DDR5 and LPDDR5 implementations.
• Develop and maintain validation automation frameworks, measurement flows, and scalable methodologies.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience required to perform the role.

• Proven experience with DDR5 and LPDDR5 memory subsystem validation at the system and silicon levels.
• Strong experience validating memory controllers and PHYs, including pre- and post-silicon activities.
• Expertise in signal integrity and timing analysis for high-speed memory interfaces.
• Hands-on use of protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and traffic generators for debug and characterization.
• Familiarity with JEDEC specifications, compliance testing, and interoperability validation.
• Experience developing validation automation, test frameworks, and repeatable measurement flows.
• Proven cross-functional collaboration and root-cause analysis skills across silicon, package, board, firmware, and software teams.
• Minimum 8+ years of relevant industry experience in memory or high-speed interface validation.
• Nice-to-have: experience with board SI/PI and layout reviews, PHY architecture, scripting for test automation (e.g., Python/Tcl), and FPGA platform validation.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field.

About the Company

Company: Altera

Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Altera provides leadership programmable solutions for applications ranging from cloud to edge, unveiling limitless AI possibilities. Their extensive product portfolio includes FPGAs, CPLDs, Intellectual Property, development tools, and System on Modules aimed at accelerating innovation in various fields.