FPGA Silicon Design Verification Engineer

Job Title

FPGA Silicon Design Verification Engineer

Role Summary

Perform functional verification of FPGA designs by developing and executing verification plans, testbenches, and simulation environments to validate microarchitecture and system-level behavior. Collaborate with architects, RTL designers, physical-design, systems, and software teams to identify, debug, and resolve design issues.

Focus areas include pre-silicon functional verification, simulation for power and timing analysis, and improving verification infrastructure and methodology.

Experience Level

Senior — minimum 7 years of relevant verification or FPGA design verification experience.

Responsibilities

Core responsibilities include planning, implementing, and executing verification to ensure the design meets specifications.

• Develop verification plans, testbenches, and verification environments to achieve coverage against microarchitecture specifications.
• Implement and run system and gate-level simulations for functional, power-aware, and timing analysis.
• Replicate, root-cause, and debug pre-silicon issues; define and implement corrective measures.
• Automate and run regression tests; maintain and improve verification infrastructure and methodology.
• Collaborate with FPGA architects, RTL developers, physical-design, systems and software teams for integration and design reviews.
• Document verification strategies and drive technical reviews.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience.

• Proven experience with SystemVerilog.
• Experience with UVM or OVM methodology.
• Scripting experience (Perl or Python).
• Experience developing testbenches and verification environments and executing verification plans.
• Experience with simulation tools and debugging pre-silicon issues.
• Ability to design reusable verification components and perform regression testing.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with code coverage and functional coverage.
• Experience with X-propagation and multiple RTL simulators.
• Experience with Ethernet protocols.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field is required. Master’s degree in those fields is preferred.

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.