FPGA Silicon Validation Engineer

Altera; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera in Penang, Malaysia, seeks an experienced FPGA validation engineer to design and execute post-silicon validation strategies, develop lab test environments, and quantify performance, power, and functionality for product release.

You will collaborate with architecture, design, software, firmware, and tools teams to implement validation plans, write test content in Python/Verilog, and troubleshoot silicon bring-up from prototype to production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years hands-on experience in post-silicon validation methodology, test planning, test development and debug.
• Solid understanding of FPGA validation methodologies with hands-on experience in system validation and debug.
• Knowledge of FPGA architecture is an advantage.
• Experience with programming languages such as Python and Verilog (plus).
• Experience with high-speed test and measurement equipment (V93K tester, oscilloscope, power supply).

Responsibilities

• Defines and develops FPGA-based designs and validation methodologies to mimic customer use models.
• Develops lab-based test environments and synthetic content to characterize functionality, performance and power for product release.
• Applies hardware and software tools to ensure functional coverage and meet performance goals.
• Implements FPGA design flows and validates trade-offs between architecture and design alternatives.
• Debugs silicon bring-up issues and documents solutions from prototype to production.
• Collaborates with architecture, design, software, firmware, and tools teams to define validation strategy and drive execution.

Skills

Post-silicon validation

FPGA validation

Test planning

Debugging

Python

Verilog

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Tools

V93K tester

Oscilloscope

Power supply

Job description

• Defines and develops FPGA designs that mimics customer use model and enables FPGA silicon validation, IP, SW, tools, and integration.


• Defines and delivers continuous improvement of silicon validation environment and methodologies.


• Develops lab-based test environments and synthetic test content to characterize and test functionality, performance, and power and subsequently qualifies them for product release.


• Applies various hardware and software level tools and techniques to ensure functional coverage and that performance and power goals are met.


• Applies latest FPGA design flows, processes, and tools knowledge to improve quality and schedule. Implements digital logic functions in FPGA prototypes and validates the trade-off between architecture and design alternatives.


• Debugs and resolves silicon bring up issues, documents the solutions, troubleshoots, and debugs silicon from prototype to production.


• Collaborates with architecture, design, software, firmware, and tools teams to define validation strategy, develop test plans, and drive execution.

Job Description

• Defines and develops FPGA designs that mimics customer use model and enables FPGA silicon validation, IP, SW, tools, and integration.


• Defines and delivers continuous improvement of silicon validation environment and methodologies.


• Develops lab-based test environments and synthetic test content to characterize and test functionality, performance, and power and subsequently qualifies them for product release.


• Applies various hardware and software level tools and techniques to ensure functional coverage and that performance and power goals are met.


• Applies latest FPGA design flows, processes, and tools knowledge to improve quality and schedule. Implements digital logic functions in FPGA prototypes and validates the trade-off between architecture and design alternatives.


• Debugs and resolves silicon bring up issues, documents the solutions, troubleshoots, and debugs silicon from prototype to production.


• Collaborates with architecture, design, software, firmware, and tools teams to define validation strategy, develop test plans, and drive execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s / master’s degree in electrical & Electronics Engineering (BSEEE) or related field.


• 5+ years of hands-on experience in post-silicon validation methodology, test planning, test development and debug


• Solid understanding of FPGA validation methodologies with hands-on experience in system validation and debug


• Knowledge of FPGA architecture (advantage)


• Experience or familiarity with programming languages such as Python and Verilog (plus).


• Experience in handling various high-speed test and measurement equipment such as V93K tester, high bandwidth real time/sampling oscilloscope, high frequency pulse/signal, power supply (advantage)

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.