Senior FPGA Design Engineer

Job Title

Senior FPGA Design Engineer

Role Summary

Design and implement FPGA-based prototypes and validation platforms to support pre-silicon verification, hardware bring-up, and high-speed interface validation. Work closely with architecture, RTL, verification, firmware, and post-silicon teams to accelerate product development and improve design quality.

Experience Level

Senior — 8+ years of FPGA design and implementation experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include building FPGA prototypes, integrating complex IP, achieving timing closure, and supporting hardware debugging and validation.

• Design and implement FPGA prototypes for ASIC validation and feature development.
• Develop RTL (Verilog/SystemVerilog) targeted for FPGA implementation.
• Integrate and validate complex IPs (DDR/LPDDR, PCIe, Ethernet, CXL, HBM) on FPGA platforms.
• Perform FPGA synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, and resource optimization.
• Debug designs using embedded logic analyzers, simulation, and hardware instrumentation.
• Plan and execute board-level bring-up and validation for FPGA platforms.
• Create automation for FPGA build, regression, and deployment flows (Python, Tcl, Bash).
• Collaborate across architecture, RTL, verification, firmware, and post-silicon teams to resolve functional and performance issues.
• Drive FPGA methodology improvements, coding standards, and design best practices.

Requirements

Key technical must-haves and desirable skills.

Must-have

• 8+ years of FPGA design and implementation experience.
• Strong proficiency in Verilog/SystemVerilog and digital logic design.
• Experience with Intel/Altera Quartus Prime Pro development environment.
• Proven FPGA synthesis, timing-closure, place-and-route, and implementation experience.
• Strong understanding of clock-domain crossing (CDC), reset synchronization, and timing analysis.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces (PCIe, DDR4/DDR5, LPDDR4/LPDDR5, Ethernet, AXI, CXL).
• Familiarity with simulation tools such as Questa, VCS, or Xcelium.
• Scripting for automation using Python, Tcl, or Bash.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with FPGA-based emulation or ASIC prototyping.
• Knowledge of high-speed SerDes architectures and memory controller/PHY interfaces.
• Familiarity with UVM-based verification environments.
• Experience with board bring-up tools: oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, logic analyzers.
• Knowledge of embedded processors (ARM, Nios II/V).

Education Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical 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.