FPGA IP Software Engineering Manager

Altera; George Town; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera in Penang, Malaysia seeks a Senior FPGA Architect to lead the FPGA IP software team and drive the development of IPs for 5G and beyond. You will design, validate, and optimize RTL, coordinate with wireless system solutions, and mentor engineers to deliver high-quality FPGA IP software.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s or master’s in CS/EE with 7+ years' experience, strong O-RAN/eCPRI knowledge, and hands-on FPGA tool proficiency (Quartus, Platform Designer, Questa or VCS).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in CS/EE or related field with 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of O-RAN and eCPRI standards; hands-on FPGA development and verification.
• Experience with FPGA tools and 3GPP 4G/5G standards is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Directs and manages a team of FPGA IP software development engineers, validation engineers, and architects.
• Leads technical discussions with key industrial customers and partners.
• Drives team results with clear goals, accountability, and performance management.

Skills

FPGA development

RTL development

IP-level simulation

Hardware validation

Timing closure

Clock-domain crossing

Avalon-ST/AXI

Questa Sim

VCS

O-RAN experience

eCPRI knowledge

Wireless system architecture

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/EE

Tools

Quartus

Platform Designer

Questa Sim

Job description

Job Description

Architects FPGA IPs e.g. ORAN, eCPRI and CPRI soft IPs. Works closely with Wireless System Solutions to develop IP architecture to be deployed in 5G and next generation Terrestrial and Non Terrestrials Networks. Meets and leads technical discussions with key industrial customers and partners. Directs and manages a team of FPGA IP software development engineers, validation engineers, and architects responsible for creating software for FPGA Software IP, including the design, development, troubleshooting, validation, and/or debugging of software programs for software enhancements and new products. Selects, develops, evaluates, and coaches software teams to ensure efficient operation. Responsible for enabling teams to execute through clear goal setting, facilitating work, maintaining accountability, applying differentiated performance management, and driving team results. Drives results by inspiring people, role modeling Altera values, developing the capabilities of others, and ensuring a productive work environment.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related field, with 7+ years of relevant experience. Strong knowledge of O‑RAN and eCPRI standards. Hands‑on experience with hardware design, highly optimized RTL development, IP‑level simulation, and hardware validation. Knowledge of wireless system architecture and 3GPP 4G/5G standards is a plus. Proficiency with FPGA development and verification tools, including Quartus, Platform Designer, and Questa Sim or VCS. Proven experience with timing closure, clock‑domain crossing (CDC), reset architecture, and standard interfaces such as Avalon-ST and AXI.

Job Type

Regular Shift: Shift 1 (Malaysia)

Primary Location

Penang 15, Penang, Malaysia

Posting Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

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.