Senior FPGA IP Solution Design Engineer

Job Title

Senior FPGA IP Solution Design Engineer

Role Summary

Senior engineer responsible for FPGA soft-IP RTL development for wireless and high-speed protocol solutions. The role covers architecture input, RTL design and verification, FPGA prototyping, and hardware validation within the FPGA IP System & Solution Engineering team.

Experience Level

Senior. No specific years of experience stated.

Responsibilities

Primary duties include design, verification, and validation of FPGA IP cores and collaboration across teams.

• Design and implement RTL for wireless and high-speed protocol IP cores using Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Contribute to high-level product specifications and micro-architecture decisions.
• Develop and execute RTL verification suites and use simulation tools for validation.
• Perform FPGA emulation/prototyping and hardware bring-up for IP validation.
• Work with system architects, verification engineers, and software teams to integrate and deliver IP.
• Address timing closure, clock-domain crossings, and FPGA constraint challenges.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and relevant experience; nice-to-have items noted.

• Strong RTL development skills in Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Experience with FPGA, custom IC, or ASIC product development (architecture, design, validation).
• Familiarity with simulation and verification tools such as Synopsys VCS, Questa, ModelSim.
• Understanding of timing closure, CDC, and FPGA constraints.
• Scripting experience with Perl, TCL, Python or shell is a plus.
• Knowledge of high-speed serial interfaces (Ethernet, CPRI, eCPRI) and O-RAN architectures is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication and cross-functional teamwork skills.
• Analytical problem-solving mindset and professional integrity.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

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.