R&D IC Engineer 5

Keysight Technologies; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Keysight Technologies in Gurugram, India, is seeking a hands-on FPGA Architect to define and implement next-generation CXL and PCIe Gen6/Gen7 protocol solutions. The role blends architecture leadership with RTL design, verification, and platform bring-up, and requires close collaboration with hardware, software, and validation teams.

You will design, code, simulate, and debug production RTL in Verilog/VHDL, work with Intel/AMD FPGA toolchains, and mentor a small team while applying AI-assisted

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or a related field.
• 8+ years of FPGA architecture, design, and development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with CXL and/or PCIe protocols.
• Proficiency in Verilog/VHDL and RTL design.
• Experience with FPGA toolchains and design flows (Intel/Altera and/or AMD/Xilinx).
• Experience with functional simulation, FPGA debugging, synthesis, and timing analysis.
• Experience integrating FPGA with hardware and software.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and own FPGA architecture for CXL- and PCIe-based protocol solutions, with CXL as the primary focus.
• Translate protocol and product requirements into scalable FPGA architectures and implementation plans.
• Design, code, simulate, review, and debug production RTL in Verilog and/or VHDL.
• Work hands-on with 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 and system validation.
• Analyze complex protocol, performance, and interoperability issues and drive root-cause resolution.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, validation, system, product, and global engineering teams.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to architecture, design, and code reviews while remaining hands-on.
• Utilize AI/ML and AI-assisted tools to improve RTL development, verification, debugging, documentation, automation, and productivity.

Skills

FPGA architecture

RTL design

Verilog/VHDL

CXL/PCIe protocols

FPGA toolchains (Intel/Altera, AMD/XiL

Simulation/verification

Hardware-software integration

Mentorship

Education

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

Tools

Intel/Altera FPGA tools

AMD/Xilinx FPGA tools

EDA tools

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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