R&D IC Engineer 5

Keysight Technologies SAles Spain SL.; Gurgaon; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Keysight Technologies is seeking an experienced FPGA Architect in India to define the CXL-first FPGA architecture and lead RTL development for PCIe Gen6/Gen7 protocol solutions. The role combines hands-on design with technical leadership, RTL coding, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver robust hardware/software integration and platform bring-up.

You will work closely with hardware, software, and validation teams, mentor junior engineers, and apply AI-assisted engineering to improve RTL

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of FPGA architecture, design, and development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with CXL and/or PCIe protocols.
• Strong experience with Verilog/VHDL and RTL design.
• Experience with Intel/Altera and/or AMD/Xilinx FPGA tools and design flows.

Responsibilities

• Define and own FPGA architecture for CXL- and PCIe-based protocol solutions, focusing on CXL.
• Translate protocol requirements into scalable FPGA architectures and implementation plans.
• Personally design, code, simulate, review, and debug production RTL in Verilog and/or VHDL.
• Work hands-on with Intel/Altera and/or AMD/Xilinx FPGA tools for synthesis, timing, and constraints.
• Develop and execute simulation and verification for FPGA designs with industry-standard tools.
• Drive FPGA integration with hardware and software and support platform bring-up.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, validation, system, product, and global engineering teams.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to architecture, design, and code reviews.

Skills

CXL/PCIe protocols

Verilog/VHDL

RTL design

FPGA toolchains

Functional simulation

HW/SW integration

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Tools

Intel Quartus

Xilinx Vivado

HDL simulators (ModelSim)

Job description

Overview

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~16,800 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions.We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

We are looking for a hands-on FPGA Architect to architect, design, develop, and debug next-generation CXL and PCIe Gen6/Gen7 protocol solutions. This is a hands-on technical leadership role in a small team. The architect will define FPGA architecture while also writing RTL, implementing features, debugging designs, and supporting hardware/software integration and platform bring-up.

Responsibilities

• Define and own FPGA architecture for CXL- and PCIe-based protocol solutions, with CXL as the primary focus.
• Translate CXL and PCIe Gen6/Gen7 protocol and product requirements into scalable FPGA architectures and implementation plans.
• Personally design, code, simulate, review, and debug production RTL in Verilog and/or VHDL.
• Work hands-on with Intel/Altera and/or AMD/Xilinx FPGA tools for synthesis, implementation, constraints, timing closure, and resource optimization.
• Develop and execute simulation and verification for FPGA designs using industry-standard EDA tools.
• Drive FPGA integration with hardware and software and support platform bring-up, debug, and system validation.
• Analyze complex protocol, performance, interoperability, and system issues and drive root-cause resolution.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, software, validation, system, product, and global engineering teams.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to architecture, design, and code reviews while remaining a hands-on implementer.
• Use AI/ML and AI-assisted engineering tools to improve RTL development, verification, debugging, documentation, automation, and engineering productivity.

Qualifications

Essential

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of FPGA architecture, design, and development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with CXL and/or PCIe protocols.
• Strong experience with Verilog/VHDL and RTL design.
• Experience with Intel/Altera and/or AMD/Xilinx FPGA tools and design flows.
• Experience with functional simulation, FPGA debug, synthesis, and timing analysis.
• Experience integrating FPGA with hardware and software.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and protocols.

Preferred

• Strong experience with PCIe Gen6/Gen7 and CXL.
• Experience with protocol analyzers, exercisers, validation platforms, oscilloscopes, BERTs, or related high-speed test equipment.
• Experience with FPGA-based high-speed test systems and hardware bring-up.
• Exposure to NVMe, storage systems, or data-center interconnect technologies.
• Experience using AI/ML or GenAI tools to improve engineering productivity and automation.
• Experience working with global engineering teams across the US, Europe, and Asia.

What Success Looks Like

Defines a robust CXL-first FPGA architecture and personally delivers critical RTL/features; enables clean hardware/software integration and platform bring-up; and raises team capability through technical leadership, mentoring, and hands-on resolution of difficult system issues.

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