Senior FPGA Silicon Validation Engineer

Job Title

Senior FPGA Silicon Validation Engineer

Role Summary

Design and implement FPGA-based prototypes and test environments to validate FPGA silicon, IP, software, tools, and system integrations. Work with cross-functional teams to define validation strategy, develop test plans, execute lab validation, and qualify products for release.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The posting identifies this as a senior position; no explicit years-of-experience were listed.

Responsibilities

Deliver validation environments, tests, and prototypes to exercise silicon across functionality, performance, and power targets, and drive resolution of bring-up and electrical issues.

• Develop FPGA designs that mimic customer use models to validate silicon, IP, software, tools, and integration.
• Design and improve silicon validation environments, methodologies, and lab test setups.
• Create synthetic test content to characterize functionality, performance, and power; qualify tests for product release.
• Implement digital logic in FPGA prototypes and evaluate architecture/design trade-offs.
• Apply hardware and software tools to ensure functional coverage and meet performance/power goals.
• Debug silicon bring-up and resolve electrical/performance issues; document and communicate solutions.
• Collaborate with architecture, design, software, firmware, and tools teams to define validation strategy and test plans.
• Manage validation program execution and schedule.

Requirements

Key technical skills and experience required to perform the role.

• Must-have: Strong FPGA design and prototyping experience for silicon validation.
• Must-have: Practical experience with standards/protocols such as PCIe and Ethernet.
• Must-have: Signal integrity expertise (eye diagrams, jitter, BER) and experience diagnosing electrical/performance issues.
• Must-have: Hands-on experience with lab test equipment, silicon bring-up, and hardware/software debug tools.
• Must-have: Ability to develop test content, measure performance/power, and drive product qualification.
• Must-have: Program management and cross-functional collaboration skills to drive validation activities.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with FPGA design flows, EDA/tools, and continuous improvement of validation methodologies.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical & Electronic (E&E) Engineering required. Master’s degree in E&E Engineering 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.