Design Verification Engineer

Job Title

Design Verification Engineer

Role Summary

Join the Design Verification team to develop and validate high-speed SerDes and PHY IP used in PCIe, Ethernet, and other interfaces. Work spans digital and analog verification, DSP pipelines, and firmware-hardware co-verification on silicon shipping to production.

This role is intended for an early-career engineer who will work with experienced peers, take ownership of verification tasks, and build expertise in high-speed silicon verification.

Experience Level

Entry-level / Early-career - 0–5 years of relevant digital design or verification experience (including internships and academic projects).

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities on block-level and top-level verification.

• Develop and maintain SystemVerilog/UVM verification environments for SerDes and PHY blocks.
• Write testbenches, functional coverage models, and assertions.
• Run simulations, analyze failures, and debug RTL and testbench issues.
• Collaborate with design, architecture, and analog teams to define and execute verification plans.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills, experience, and local preference.

• 0–5 years of experience in digital design or verification (including internships or academic projects).
• Working knowledge of SystemVerilog and basic familiarity with UVM concepts.
• Solid digital design fundamentals: synchronous logic, FSMs, pipelining, clock domain crossing.
• Strong analytical and debugging mindset; able to diagnose complex failures.
• Good spoken and written English communication skills.
• Preference for candidates able to reside in Iași, Romania.

Education Requirements

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

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.