FPGA Compiler Intern: C/C++, HDL & Synthesis Testing

Altera; Toronto; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera in Toronto, Ontario, invites an intern to join the Quartus compiler group. You will participate in designing, coding, and testing software for the compiler, and contribute ideas for productization that can be brought to production.

The role focuses on C/C++ development and HDL testing, with work on synthesis, place and route, and timing analysis engines. This internship offers exposure to FPGA software tooling and a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in ECE, CS or related field.
• Willingness to work on C/C++ and HDL testing.
• Interest in FPGA software and compiler tooling.

Responsibilities

• Determines software architecture and implement it in the code using C/C++.
• Come up with new ideas, write its functional description and implement in the software to improve the Quartus' synthesis, place and route and timing analysis engines.
• Write C/C++ unit tests and regression tests to test the developed software.
• Write HDL test cases to test the developed software using VHDL/Verilog HDL languages.

Skills

C/C++

Unit testing

Software design

Education

Bachelor's degree in ECE or Computer Science

Tools

HDL (VHDL/Verilog)

Job description

Altera in Toronto, Ontario, invites an intern to join the Quartus compiler group. You will participate in designing, coding, and testing software for the compiler, and contribute ideas for productization that can be brought to production.

The role focuses on C/C++ development and HDL testing, with work on synthesis, place and route, and timing analysis engines. This internship offers exposure to FPGA software tooling and a collaborative team environment.