FPGA Silicon Design Engineer

Job Title

FPGA Silicon Design Engineer

Role Summary

Design, verify, implement, and support silicon bring-up for next-generation FPGA devices. Work across architecture, verification, physical design, software/firmware, and product teams to deliver high-performance, power-efficient FPGA solutions.

This role focuses on RTL development, backend ASIC physical implementation, timing and power analysis, and post-silicon debug for production-ready devices.

Experience Level

Senior - requires substantial industry experience; posting specifies 8+ years of industry experience in FPGA or ASIC silicon design with multiple 5+ year skill areas.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include design, implementation, verification, and silicon bring-up of FPGA logic and full-chip integrations.

• Architect, design, and implement complex digital logic (general-purpose logic, specialized blocks, control logic, interconnects).
• Develop, review, and maintain production-quality RTL using Verilog and/or SystemVerilog.
• Define and execute design verification plans (UVM, constrained-random, SystemVerilog Assertions).
• Execute and support backend ASIC physical design flow: synthesis, floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, STA, timing closure, and power analysis.
• Analyze and optimize designs for performance, power, and area (PPA).
• Use industry-standard EDA tools for simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, STA, and power analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define specs, resolve integration issues, and manage dependencies.
• Contribute to silicon bring-up, post-silicon debug, characterization, and root-cause analysis.
• Produce and maintain design specs, verification plans, analysis reports, and technical presentations.
• Participate in design and code reviews and communicate technical risks and trade-offs.
• Develop scripting and automation to improve design, verification, and regression workflows.

Requirements

Must-have technical experience and eligibility requirements are listed first; preferred skills are listed separately.

• Authorized to work in the United States without employer-sponsored immigration support and eligible for required U.S. government contract requirements.
• 8+ years industry experience in FPGA or ASIC silicon design.
• 5+ years designing and implementing complex digital logic and RTL with Verilog and/or SystemVerilog.
• 5+ years hands-on experience with backend ASIC physical design flows (synthesis, floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, STA, timing closure, power analysis).
• 5+ years using industry-standard EDA tools (simulation, synthesis, P&R, STA, power analysis) from vendors such as Synopsys, Cadence, or Siemens.
• 5+ years applying digital design principles: CDC, reset architecture, clocking, asynchronous interfaces, FSMs, pipelining, low-power techniques.
• 5+ years developing and executing verification strategies with SystemVerilog, UVM, SVA, simulation, waveform analysis, and coverage-based debug.
• 5+ years scripting and automation experience (Python, Perl, Tcl, Shell) in Unix/Linux environments.
• Proven ability to analyze and resolve complex design issues and communicate technical information across teams.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with FPGA architecture, programmable logic resources, configuration controllers, or network-on-chip architectures.
• Experience supporting silicon bring-up, post-silicon validation, hardware characterization, or production readiness.
• Experience with power-intent methodologies, formal verification, linting, CDC analysis, or equivalence checking.
• Familiarity with revision-control systems such as Git or Perforce and mentoring/leadership experience.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field is required (posting specifies Bachelor's plus 8+ years). Preferred: Master's or Ph.D. in those fields (posting lists Master's/Ph.D. as preferred). No certifications were specified.

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.