SoC Frontend Integration Engineer

Job Title

SoC Frontend Integration Engineer

Role Summary

The SoC Frontend Integration Engineer will be responsible for driving the frontend integration of complex System-on-Chip (SoC) FPGA designs. This role involves owning top-level SoC RTL integration and ensuring quality, scalability, and robustness across multiple IPs and subsystems, collaborating with various teams including architecture, IP design, and post-silicon teams.

Experience Level

Information not specified.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities include:

• Constructing SoC frontend RTL integration by assembling internal and third-party IPs into top-level SoC designs.
• Owning SoC top-level RTL, hierarchy, connectivity, and scalability strategy.
• Driving SoC-level frontend quality checks and closure.
• Partnering closely with verification teams to enable SoC-level simulation, emulation, and regression environments.
• Collaborating with software teams to enable integration of SoC into Quartus.
• Providing high-quality frontend handoff for various checkouts like physical integration and reliability assessments.
• Debugging and resolving complex integration issues across RTL, verification, and downstream flows.
• Reviewing IP deliverables and influencing interfaces, clocking, reset, and power requirements.
• Promoting SoC integration best practices and continuously improving integration flows, automation, and documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with RTL design and integration using Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Solid understanding of SoC architectures and IP-based design methodologies.
• Experience running and debugging frontend quality checks (lint, CDC, RDC).
• Comfortable working in a Linux environment and using scripting languages (Perl, Python, Tcl, or Shell).
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills.
• Knowledge in AI/ML SoC to improve productivity in SoC Integration is advantageous.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or 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.