Undergrad Intern Technical

207 Altera Semiconductor Technology Canada ULC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera Semiconductor Technology Canada ULC is seeking a student/intern to contribute to FPGA RTL and IP core development within the PACE team. The role involves collaborating with silicon design, validation, and customer engineering teams to ensure robust high-speed interfaces and efficient integration.

You will work on state-of-the-art design problems, develop examples and simulations, and document verification techniques while building practical FPGA solutions for video, display, and

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a BS degree in a related field.
• 3+ months of experience in Digital logic hardware design or verification.
• 3+ months of experience in scripting languages and/or software programming (Python/TCL/Perl and/or C/C++).

Responsibilities

• Develop and verify FPGA IP cores and RTL based on latest protocol specs.
• Collaborate with silicon design, validation, and customer engineering teams.
• Provide design examples, simulations, and documentation to support integration.

Skills

Digital logic hardware

Verilog/SystemVerilog

VHDL

Python

C/C++

TCL

Perl

RTL design

Education

BS degree in Computer Engineering / Engineering Science / Electrical Engineering / Computer Science or related field

Job description

Job Details: Job Description:

About Altera At Altera™, our independence as the world's largest pure-play FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four decades of industry-leading FPGA expertise, our singular mission is to deliver the programmable technologies that help customers differentiate, innovate, and scale across rapidly evolving markets like AI, cloud, networking, and edge. As an independent company, we move faster, invest deeper, and partner more closely-empowering our teams to drive breakthrough innovation and shape the future of the FPGA industry.

About the Role

Join Altera’s Product Architecture and Chip Engineering (PACE) team and help develop cutting-edge FPGA RTL and IP solutions. The PACE team creates comprehensive solutions that give customers easy and efficient access to the capabilities of Altera’s FPGA devices. These solutions are delivered as highly configurable intellectual property (IP) cores, fully integrated with Altera’s Quartus Prime software CAD tool. Altera's IP cores provide configurable access to the high-speed, high-bandwidth, low-latency interfaces, leveraging dedicated and specialized silicon subsystems in the FPGA. The constantly rising speed and complexity of video, display, and high-speed data transmission interfaces presents a challenging design problem that requires system-level knowledge of silicon, software, IP, and customer applications. You will work with a team of engineers to develop and verify state-of-the-art PHY-lite, MIPI, and LVDS-based IP cores for high-speed data transmission. You will be working on advanced FPGA architectures, design definition, implementation, and verification. Additionally, you will also be developing design examples and simulation models, accompanied by a rich set of technical documentation. In this role, you will work closely with multiple teams, including silicon design and validation, post-silicon validation, application engineering, and customer experience teams, to ensure seamless development, integration, and optimization of high-speed interface IP solutions.

Responsibilities

• Architecture and Design based on the latest protocol specifications for video processing, display interfaces, chip-to-chip, and high-speed data transmission interfaces RTL development Device support and CAD tool integration Verification (e.g. verification IP, methodologies, frameworks, bus functional models, regression tests) Hardware power-on and debug New product release and rollout support Customer technical support

Behavioral Traits

Strong skills in communication, initiative, innovation, and teamwork Highly motivated to learn and adapt to fast-changing technologies and environments Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail Demonstrate fundamental values such as accountability, integrity, and a winning mindset Collaborative mindset, strong influencing skills, and a willingness to work across geographical locations

Salary

Our compensation is designed to reflect the Canadian labour market. The actual salary offered may vary based on several factors, including the position’s location, as well as the candidate’s experience, skills, training, and job-specific knowledge. In addition to base salary, we offer performance-based incentive opportunities that reward both individual contributions and overall company success.

Estimated Salary Range: $90,000 - $100,000 CAD

We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. This posting is for an existing vacancy. Canadian work experience is not required for this role. Applicants must be eligible for any required Canada export authorizations.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Currently pursuing a BS degree in Computer Engineering, Engineering Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field 3+ months of experience in Digital logic hardware (e.g. SystemVerilog, Verilog and/or VHDL) design or verification 3+ months of experience in scripting languages and/or software programming (e.g. Python/TCL/Perl and/or C/C++)

Preferred Qualifications: FPGA design experience Experience with RTL simulation, timing closure and static timing analysis Experience with video IPs (MIPI), high speed SerDes IOs and/or physical layer design for chip-to-chip interconnect systems

Job Type: Student / Intern (Fixed Term)

Shift: Shift 1 (Canada)

Primary Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Additional Locations:

Posting Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Further About Altera

Altera: Accelerating Innovators Altera provides leadership programmable solutions that are easy-to-use and deploy in applications from cloud to edge, offering limitless AI possibilities. Our end-to-end broad portfolio of products including FPGAs, CPLDs, Intellectual Property, development tools, System on Modules, SmartNICs and IPUs provide the flexibility to accelerate innovation. Altera is helping to shape the future through pioneering innovation that unlocks extraordinary possibilities for everyone on the planet.