FPGA Post Silicon Validation Engineer

Job Title

FPGA Post Silicon Validation Engineer

Role Summary

Lead device- and IP-level post-silicon validation for FPGA configuration, security features (secure boot, root-of-trust), and HPS subsystems to ensure product security, reliability, and system integrity. Work on silicon bring-up, system-level debug, and validation automation while collaborating with architecture, design, firmware, and platform teams.

Experience Level

Senior — requires 8+ years of hands-on silicon validation experience focused on FPGA configuration, security, SoC, or embedded processor subsystems.

Responsibilities

Deliver validation strategies, execute tests, and debug silicon and system issues across FPGA and HPS domains.

• Develop and own validation strategies for configuration, security, and HPS subsystems aligned to device architecture and security requirements.
• Validate FPGA configuration flows across modes: power-on reset, cold/warm configuration, partial reconfiguration, and recovery.
• Validate security features including secure boot, authentication, encryption, key management, and protection against misconfiguration or unauthorized access.
• Validate HPS functionality and integration: boot flows, reset/clock sequencing, memory interfaces, and FPGA–HPS interaction.
• Create and execute test cases for robustness, security corner cases, fault injection, and negative testing.
• Perform device and system bring-up and troubleshoot configuration failures, security violations, boot hangs, and interface issues across silicon revisions.
• Use evaluation boards and reference platforms to ensure interoperability and real-world coverage.
• Improve validation methodologies, automation, and infrastructure to increase coverage and efficiency.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and board teams to influence observability and debug capabilities.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience for immediate contribution; a short list of preferred skills follows.

• Must-have: 8+ years of hands-on silicon validation experience with emphasis on FPGA configuration flows, security, SoC, or embedded processors.
• Must-have: Strong understanding of FPGA configuration architectures, configuration memories, bitstream management, and recovery mechanisms.
• Must-have: Strong knowledge of hardware security concepts: secure boot, authentication, encryption, key storage, lifecycle states, and threat modeling.
• Must-have: Experience validating HPS/embedded processor subsystems including boot loaders, reset/clock sequencing, memory bring-up, and HW–SW interaction.
• Must-have: Hands-on system-level validation and debug experience: power-on bring-up, failure analysis, and silicon issue triage.
• Must-have: Experience with Python for automation, scripting, and test infrastructure.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with Verilog and detailed FPGA/SoC architectures.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Computer 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.