FPGA Firmware Validation Engineer - System-Level & PR

Altera; George Town; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera in Penang, Malaysia is seeking a Senior Firmware Validation Engineer with 8-9+ years of hands-on experience to validate FPGA user flows on pre- and post-silicon platforms. You will translate requirements into test plans, design automated tests, and collaborate across firmware, hardware, and software teams to ensure end-to-end system reliability in embedded environments.

This role focuses on real-world scenarios, CI/CD, and secure validation, with the SIPS team driving production-ready

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• 8–9+ years hands-on experience in firmware or embedded system validation.
• Strong understanding of embedded systems, microcontrollers, SoCs, and low-level firmware architecture.
• Proficiency in Python and at least one programming language (C/C++).
• Experience with Git, Jira, Jenkins, or other CI/CD systems.
• Experience with security/cryptography validation, TPM, or credential workflows.
• Experience in FPGA system-level configuration and partial reconfiguration (PR).
• Experience in automotive, industrial, or safety-critical embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Component, System and User Acceptance Validation
• Develop validation plans, test strategies, and coverage matrices for embedded firmware and system-level functionality based on FPGA firmware/hardware specs and customer use cases
• Analyse product requirements, customer workflows, and functional specifications to derive end-to-end use cases
• Define acceptance criteria and validation coverage for each use case
• Design, implement, and successfully execute automated test cases
• Perform regression testing, functional testing, stress testing, negative testing, and end-to-end testing
• Debug & Root Cause Analysis
• Diagnose, reproduce, and root‑cause complex firmware/system issues
• Triangulate failures across firmware, software, and hardware boundaries
• Work with firmware engineers, hardware designers, and system architects to root‑cause issues
• Track defects, document findings, and drive issue resolution to closure
• Collaborate closely with firmware, hardware, and architecture teams to isolate defects and drive resolution
• Automation & Infrastructure
• Develop or enhance automation frameworks using Python, Perl or scripting tools
• Improve log collection, test orchestration, and result reporting systems
• Contribute to CI/CV infrastructure
• Maintain test equipment, lab setups, and test environments
• Documentation & Reporting
• Provide detailed test reports, defect logs, and validation summaries
• Document test procedures, configuration details, and validation outcomes
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and release readiness evaluations

Skills

Firmware validation

Embedded systems testing

Python scripting

C/C++

Education

Bachelor's/Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

Jira

Jenkins

CI/CD

Job description

Altera in Penang, Malaysia is seeking a Senior Firmware Validation Engineer with 8-9+ years of hands-on experience to validate FPGA user flows on pre- and post-silicon platforms. You will translate requirements into test plans, design automated tests, and collaborate across firmware, hardware, and software teams to ensure end-to-end system reliability in embedded environments.

This role focuses on real-world scenarios, CI/CD, and secure validation, with the SIPS team driving production-ready