FPGA Post Silicon Validation Engineer - HPS USB

Job Title

FPGA Post Silicon Validation Engineer - HPS USB

Role Summary

Lead device- and system-level post-silicon validation for HPS USB subsystems on FPGA SoC products. Responsible for ensuring USB host/device functionality, boot flows, connectivity, and peripheral interoperability meet reliability and performance targets.

The role is hands-on and involves SoC bring-up, protocol validation, embedded processor subsystem validation, silicon debug, and close collaboration with architecture, design, firmware, and platform teams.

Experience Level

Senior — requires 8+ years of post-silicon validation experience focused on SoC, HPS, USB, or high-speed I/O subsystems.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Develop and execute post-silicon validation strategies and test plans for HPS USB subsystems (USB 2.0/3.x Host, Device, OTG, Hub, peripherals).
• Perform system bring-up and debug of HPS subsystems: USB connectivity, protocol compliance, reset sequencing, clocking, PHY initialization, and HW–SW interactions.
• Create and run interoperability, stress, performance, negative, and corner-case tests; perform benchmarking and regression runs.
• Debug silicon and system issues using protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG, and USB compliance tools.
• Drive root-cause analysis and coordinate triage across silicon, firmware, software, and board/platform teams.
• Develop automation frameworks and regression environments using Python, TCL, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
• Improve validation coverage, observability, and debug capabilities through collaboration with architecture, firmware, design, and board teams.
• Drive improvements in validation methodology, automation, and lab infrastructure to increase quality and execution efficiency.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience:

• 8+ years post-silicon validation experience with emphasis on SoC, HPS, USB, or high-speed I/O subsystems.
• Strong understanding of USB 2.0/3.x architecture, protocol layers, enumeration, link training, power management, and compliance requirements.
• Experience validating embedded processor subsystems, including boot loaders, Linux environments, device drivers, memory bring-up, and peripheral validation.
• Strong hardware and software debug skills and experience troubleshooting complex system-level issues.
• Hands-on experience with USB protocol analyzers (e.g., LeCroy Voyager, Total Phase), oscilloscopes, and validation lab equipment.
• Proficiency in Python, TCL, Bash, or similar scripting languages for automation and test infrastructure development.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work across architecture, design, firmware, and board teams.

Nice-to-have:

• Familiarity with FPGA SoC architectures and embedded systems design.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical 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.