Altera
FPGA Silicon Validation Engineer
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Job Details:
Job Description:
- Own high-speed I/O validation, including defining and executing validation strategies across multiple programs.
- Develop, standardize, and maintain validation methodologies, test setups, and measurement flows to enable scalable and repeatable execution.
- Perform post‑silicon functional and electrical validation using state‑of‑the‑art lab equipment, including high‑bandwidth oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, pattern generators, and logic analyzers.
- Collaborate with hardware board design teams on high‑speed channel implementation, including stack‑ups, routing strategies, and I/O termination topologies; review schematics, layouts, and board design guidelines.
- Collaborate with firmware team to develop and optimize calibration and test algorithms for high-speed interfaces (DDR, LPDDR, MIPI, etc.), and validate firmware-driven calibration flows.
- Partner with silicon design, package, board, and software teams to drive debug, root‑cause analysis, and issue resolution.
- Focus primarily on high-speed analog I/O and PHY design including transmitters, receivers and voltage regulators for advanced DDR, LPDDR and MIPI interfaces as well as LVDS and GPIO designs.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Industry experience in post‑silicon validation, silicon bring‑up, or PHY design and development roles.
- Strong hands‑on experience validating high‑speed interfaces and PHYs such as DDR/LPDDR, MIPI and GPIO.
- Deep understanding of high‑speed signal integrity, power integrity, timing, and analog/mixed‑signal behaviors.
- Proven expertise using advanced lab equipment, including high‑bandwidth oscilloscopes, BERTs, protocol analyzers, logic analyzers, and pattern generators.
- Strong background in post‑silicon debug, root‑cause analysis, and driving issues to resolution across silicon, package, board, and software domains.
- Proficiency in scripting or programming (e.g., Python, Perl, TCL, C/C++) for validation automation and data analysis.


