FPGA Silicon Validation Engineer

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

Job summary

Altera is seeking a hands-on Silicon Validation Engineer to lead bring-up and validation of high‑speed analog I/O and PHY designs, including DDR, LPDDR, and MIPI interfaces, clocking circuits, and voltage regulators.

You will own end-to-end validation across multiple silicon programs, develop scalable validation methodologies, test setups, and automation frameworks, and perform post‑silicon characterization with advanced lab equipment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Industry experience in post-silicon validation, silicon bring‑up, or PHY design.
• Hands‑on expertise with validating high‑speed interfaces and PHYs such as DDR/LPDDR, MIPI and GPIO.
• Strong understanding of high‑speed signal integrity, power integrity, timing, and analog/mixed‑signal behaviors.
• Proficiency with lab equipment including oscilloscopes, BERTs, protocol analyzers, logic analyzers, and pattern generators.
• Experience in post‑silicon debug and issue resolution across silicon, package, board, firmware, and software domains.
• Proficiency in scripting or programming (e.g., Python, Perl, TCL, C/C++) for validation automation and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end high-speed I/O and PHY validation across multiple silicon programs.
• Develop scalable validation methodologies, test setups, and automation frameworks.
• Execute post‑silicon bring‑up, characterization, and debug using advanced lab equipment.
• Influence board design on high-speed channel implementation, stack‑up, routing, and I/O termination.
• Collaborate with firmware teams to develop test algorithms and validate calibration flows.
• Partner with circuit design teams to review circuit architectures and drive design improvements based on silicon results.
• Lead root‑cause analysis and cross‑functional debug.

Skills

High-speed validation

Test automation

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Lab proficiency

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

BERTs

Protocol analyzers

Logic analyzers

Pattern generators

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a hands‑on Silicon Validation Engineer to lead the bring‑up and validation of high‑speed analog I/O and PHY designs, including transmitters, receivers, clocking circuits, and voltage regulators for DDR, LPDDR, and MIPI interfaces.

Job Details

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end high-speed I/O and PHY validation across multiple silicon programs.
• Develop scalable validation methodologies, test setups, and automation frameworks.
• Execute post‑silicon bring‑up, characterization, and debug using advanced lab equipment.
• Influence board design on high-speed channel implementation, stack‑up, routing, and I/O termination.
• Collaborate with firmware teams to develop test algorithms and validate calibration flows.
• Partner with circuit design teams to review circuit architectures and drive design improvements based on silicon results.
• Lead root‑cause analysis and cross‑functional debug.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Industry experience in post‑silicon validation, silicon bring‑up, or PHY design.
• Hands‑on expertise with validating high‑speed interfaces and PHYs such as DDR/LPDDR, MIPI and GPIO.
• Strong understanding of high‑speed signal integrity, power integrity, timing, and analog/mixed‑signal behaviors.
• Proficiency with lab equipment, including oscilloscopes, BERTs, protocol analyzers, logic analyzers, and pattern generators.
• Experience in post‑silicon debug and issue resolution across silicon, package, board, firmware, and software domains.
• Proficiency in scripting or programming (e.g., Python, Perl, TCL, C/C++) for validation automation and data analysis.

Job Type: Regular

Shift: Shift 1 (Malaysia)

Primary Location: Penang 15, Penang, Malaysia

Additional Locations:

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.