Product Validation Engineer

Altera; George Town; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera in Penang, Malaysia seeks a post-silicon validation engineer to drive power and timing validation for MCP FPGA devices. You will develop validation plans, run measurements, and correlate results with pre-silicon models to optimize yield and speed.

Responsibilities include creating validation patterns for MCPs, executing ATE-based characterization, and collaborating with global teams to debug silicon issues and improve product performance.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of hands-on post-silicon validation, test engineering, or hardware characterization.
• Practical experience with static/dynamic power measurement and timing characterization.
• Proficiency with ATE tester platforms and automation scripting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute post-silicon validation plans for power and timing.
• Create, optimize, and debug MCP FPGA validation pattern sets.
• Drive test plans on ATE platforms and bench setups for volume characterization.
• Analyze silicon data to validate pre-silicon models and correlations.
• Support product speed and power binning strategies and yield improvements.
• Collaborate with global designers and test teams to resolve silicon anomalies.

Skills

Scripting (Python/Perl/Tcl)

Education

BS or MS in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Tools

ATE tester platforms

Job description

Job Details: Job Description: The Role & Your Impact

Join Altera's post-silicon validation team in Bayan Lepas, driving the validation of timing and static/dynamic power models for our advanced Multi-Chip Package (MCP) FPGAs. In this role, you will bridge the gap between pre-silicon models and real-world silicon performance. You will develop validation pattern sets, execute complex power and timing characterization on ATE platforms, and directly contribute to optimizing silicon yield and speed binning strategies.

What You Will Do:

Power & Timing Validation Execution: Develop and execute post-silicon validation plans to measure and analyze static/dynamic power consumption, power domains, and complex timing parameters across advanced FPGA architectures.

Validation Pattern & Test Development: Create, optimize, and debug FPGA validation pattern sets tailored for multi-chip packages (MCP) and core logic circuits.

ATE & Platform Characterization: Drive test plans on various ATE tester platforms and bench setups to enable robust volume characterization and silicon bring-up.

Simulation-to-Silicon Correlation: Analyze empirical silicon performance data to validate and correlate pre-silicon simulation and power/timing models against physical hardware results.

Data Analysis & Binning Support: Conduct deep-dive statistical data analysis to identify performance trends, supporting product speed and power binning strategies to maximize efficiency and yield.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with global chip designers, software model engineers, and test teams to debug silicon anomalies, analyze material composition impacts, and drive issue resolution.

Qualifications:

Education & Experience: BS or MS in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or a related field with 3 to 6 years of hands-on industry experience in post-silicon validation, test engineering, or hardware characterization.

Power & Performance Foundation: Practical experience in static/dynamic power measurement, timing characterization, and power domain analysis for complex ICs or FPGAs.

Tester & Automation Skills: Hands-on experience with ATE tester platforms and proficiency in scripting languages (such as Python, Perl, or Tcl) for automated test execution and data analysis.

FPGA & Digital Logic Knowledge: Solid understanding of digital logic design, advanced packaging (MCP), and programmable logic architectures.

Analytical Mindset: Strong problem-solving skills with experience using statistical methods or data analysis tools to evaluate silicon data trends and drive product quality goals.

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.

About Altera

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.