IP Logic Design Engineer

844 Altera Semiconductor Technology India Pvt. Ltd.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera Semiconductor Technology India Pvt. Ltd. in Bengaluru invites a hands-on Senior RTL Design Engineer to lead FPGA design and platform enablement for development kits.

You will work from system requirements to RTL implementation, bring-up hardware, and debug across RTL, board, clocks, memory and interfaces. The role requires deep Verilog/SystemVerilog expertise, extensive Quartus Prime experience, and a track record in timing closure and lab debugging.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics or Computer Engineering.
• 10+ years of FPGA RTL design and board bring-up.
• Expertise in Verilog/SystemVerilog for synthesizable RTL.
• Strong Quartus Prime flow experience and timing closure.
• Ability to translate requirements to RTL features and debug across RTL/board/systems.

Responsibilities

• Define FPGA architecture and block diagrams for development kits.
• Develop RTL in Verilog/SystemVerilog and ensure timing closure.
• Support board bring-up, testing, and validation across interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, DDR).
• Collaborate with IP, firmware, validation teams and mentor engineers.

Skills

Verilog

SystemVerilog

RTL design

FPGA

Quartus Prime

Timing closure

Board bring-up

Clocking

Python

Tcl

Education

Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering

Tools

Questa/ModelSim

Platform Designer/Qsys

Quartus Prime

Linux

Job description

Job Details

Job Description: About the role Altera is looking for a hands-on Senior RTL Design Engineer to lead FPGA design and platform enablement for Altera development kits. This role spans architecture, Verilog/SystemVerilog implementation, Quartus flows and timing closure, board bring-up, interface validation, and system-level debug. The ideal candidate can move comfortably from a system requirement or board schematic to a robust RTL implementation, then bring the design up on hardware and isolate issues across RTL, board, clocking, reset, memory, transceiver, and software boundaries. What you will do Define FPGA architecture, microarchitecture, block diagrams, interface behavior, register maps, clocking, reset strategy, and implementation plans for development-kit designs. Design, RTL code, integrate, and maintain reusable synthesizable RTL using Verilog and SystemVerilog. Translate board and system requirements into RTL features, diagnostics, loopback paths, manufacturing-test functions, and example designs. Own the Altera FPGA development flow using Quartus Prime, including project setup, assignments and constraints, synthesis, fitting, static timing analysis, timing closure, configuration, programming, and release readiness. Support board bring-up from first power-on through FPGA configuration, clock and reset validation, memory initialization, interface enablement, and production-readiness testing. Validate interfaces on Altera development kits using internal and external loopback, protocol traffic, stress testing, interoperability testing, and corner-case testing. Work on one or more of the following interface areas: PCIe, Ethernet, DDR/EMIF, high-speed serial transceivers, FMC, QSFP, USB, UART, I2C, SPI, GPIO, and other board peripherals. Create RTL testbenches and simulation environments; use assertions, directed tests, and coverage-oriented techniques to improve design confidence. Lead technical reviews, mentor engineers, communicate risks and status, and provide clear technical direction during cross-functional debug. Collaborate closely with board engineers to review schematics, pin assignments, clock trees, reset and power sequencing, signal-integrity considerations, board revisions, and hardware constraints. Partner with IP, silicon, firmware, board-test, validation, and applications teams to define interfaces, reproduce failures, and drive issues to root cause. Qualifications: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline. 10+ years of professional experience in FPGA RTL design, FPGA implementation, board bring-up Strong expertise in Verilog and SystemVerilog for synthesizable RTL design. Proven hands-on experience with the Quartus Prime or equivalent FPGA flow, including synthesis, fitting, timing analysis, timing closure, timing constraints, and hardware/software interaction. Strong understanding of digital design fundamentals, including finite-state machines, pipelining, FIFOs, clock-domain crossing, reset-domain crossing, clock generation, reset sequencing, and multi-clock design. Demonstrated ability to bring up and debug FPGA-based boards in a lab environment. Strong analytical, written, verbal, and cross-functional communication skills. Experience with Platform Designer/Qsys, Avalon-MM, Avalon-ST, AMBA AXI, DMA, memory-mapped registers, and streaming data paths. Experience with high-speed interfaces and IP such as PCIe, Ethernet MAC/PCS/FEC, DDR4/DDR5/LPDDR, HBM, JESD, or FPGA transceiver solutions. Experience with Questa, ModelSim, or equivalent simulation tools; lint, CDC analysis, formal checks, and assertion-based verification. Experience leading technical reviews, coordinating external design partners, or mentoring junior engineers. Good to have : Experience reading schematics and working effectively with board, firmware, IP, and validation engineers. Proficiency with Python and Tcl for build, test, regression, and lab automation; familiarity with Linux environments. Experience with debugging system problems using simulation waveforms, Quartus reports, Signal Tap or equivalent FPGA debug facilities, JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, and other lab equipment. Working knowledge of several board and system interfaces, such as PCIe, Ethernet, DDR/EMIF, high-speed serial links, UART, SPI, I2C, GPIO, USB, or FMC. Knowledge of Python, Tcl, or similar automation for builds, regressions, configuration, board testing, report generation, and lab workflows. Job Type: Regular Shift: Shift 1 (India) Primary Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Additional Locations:

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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.