FPGA Systems Support Engineer: Bring-up & Debug

Altera; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 71,609 - 103,609; Full time

Job summary

Altera is seeking a General Support Engineer to provide hands-on technical support for FPGA-based platforms in the Aerospace, Defense, and Government sector. You will perform board- and system-level bring-up, validation, and debugging in lab and customer environments, tackling SI/PI issues and high-speed interfaces such as DDR, PCIe, and Ethernet.

You will collaborate with FPGA, hardware design, and software teams to diagnose system-level challenges and develop validation plans, RTL FPGA

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in hardware support, system validation, or board-level engineering.
• Strong experience with hardware bring-up, lab debug, and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with FPGA-based systems and system-level integration.
• Knowledge of high-speed digital interfaces (DDR, PCIe, Ethernet).
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers).
• Strong experience with RTL design and development using Verilog and/or SystemVerilog.
• Programming and scripting experience using Tcl, Python, Java, or similar languages for automation, debug, and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provide board- and system-level support for FPGA-based platforms used in ADG applications
• Perform hardware bring-up, validation, and debug in lab and customer environments
• Troubleshoot complex issues related to signal integrity (SI), power integrity (PI), and system integration
• Support high-speed interfaces (DDR, PCIe, Ethernet) and resolve performance issues
• Collaborate with FPGA, hardware design, and software teams to diagnose and resolve system-level challenges
• Assist customers and internal stakeholders with technical issue resolution and system optimization
• Develop and execute validation plans, debug strategies, and test procedures
• Document findings, solutions, and best practices to improve support and engineering processes
• Support sustaining engineering efforts and continuous improvement of deployed platforms
• Develop, modify, and debug FPGA designs using Verilog/SystemVerilog RTL to support customer applications, reference designs, and internal development efforts
• Collaborate with FPGA architects, design engineers, and software teams to implement and debug RTL FPGA-based solutions

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic Analyzers

Protocol Analyzers

Job description

Altera is seeking a General Support Engineer to provide hands-on technical support for FPGA-based platforms in the Aerospace, Defense, and Government sector. You will perform board- and system-level bring-up, validation, and debugging in lab and customer environments, tackling SI/PI issues and high-speed interfaces such as DDR, PCIe, and Ethernet.

You will collaborate with FPGA, hardware design, and software teams to diagnose system-level challenges and develop validation plans, RTL FPGA