FPGA SoC USB Post-Silicon Validation Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Altera in Penang, Malaysia, seeks an experienced hardware validation engineer to lead post-silicon validation of HPS USB subsystems for upcoming FPGA SoCs.

You will drive device- and system-level validation of USB host/device functionality, HPS boot flows, connectivity and peripheral integration, perform hands-on SoC bring-up, use protocol analyzers and oscilloscopes, and collaborate with architecture, design and firmware teams to deliver robust, market-ready products.

Qualifications

• 8+ years post-silicon validation with emphasis on SoC, HPS, USB, or high-speed I/O subsystems.
• Strong understanding of USB 2.0/3.x architecture, protocol layers, enumeration, link training, power management, and compliance.
• Experience validating embedded processor subsystems, including boot loaders, Linux environments, device drivers, memory bring-up, and peripheral validation.
• Strong hardware and software debug skills with experience troubleshooting complex system-level issues.
• Experience with USB protocol analyzers and lab equipment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive post-silicon validation strategies for HPS USB subsystems, covering USB 2.0/3.x Host, Device, OTG, Hub, and peripheral interoperability.
• Perform system bring-up and debug of HPS subsystems, focusing on USB connectivity, protocol compliance, reset sequencing, clocking, PHY initialization, and hardware-software interactions.
• Create and execute test plans for USB protocol validation, interoperability testing, stress testing, performance benchmarking, negative testing, and corner-case scenarios.
• Debug silicon issues using protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG debuggers, and USB compliance tools.
• Drive root-cause analysis and issue triage across silicon, firmware, software, and platform components.
• Develop automation frameworks and regression environments using Python, TCL, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
• Collaborate with architecture, firmware, design, and board teams to improve USB validation coverage, observability, and debug capabilities for future products.
• Drive innovation in validation methodologies, automation, and infrastructure to improve quality, scalability, and execution efficiency

Skills

Post-silicon validation

SoC validation

USB validation

Python scripting

TCL scripting

Hardware debugging

JTAG debugging

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field

Tools

USB protocol analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

JTAG debuggers

USB compliance tools

Job description

Altera in Penang, Malaysia, seeks an experienced hardware validation engineer to lead post-silicon validation of HPS USB subsystems for upcoming FPGA SoCs.

You will drive device- and system-level validation of USB host/device functionality, HPS boot flows, connectivity and peripheral integration, perform hands-on SoC bring-up, use protocol analyzers and oscilloscopes, and collaborate with architecture, design and firmware teams to deliver robust, market-ready products.