Senior FPGA & Hardware Platform Engineer

754 Altera Semiconductor Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd.; George Town; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

754 Altera Semiconductor Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd. seeks an experienced Hardware Board Design Engineer to lead end-to-end hardware platform design, translating system requirements into PCB layouts and schematics.

The role requires 8+ years in hardware design, strong knowledge of processor/FPGA/SoC systems, and proficiency in high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal design with EDA tools. Based in Penang, Malaysia.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics & Communication, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in hardware board design life-cycle.
• Strong expertise in processor, FPGA, and SoC-based system design.
• Proficiency in circuit design, analysis, and simulation using standard EDA tools.
• Experience in high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design and development of hardware platforms, translating based on system architecture and specifications.
• Expertise in complex processor-, FPGA-, and ASIC-based systems, ensuring alignment with platform performance, power, thermal, and cost objectives.
• Develop and review circuit designs, simulations, and trade-off analyses to ensure robust and scalable hardware solutions.
• Review PCB design rules, including component placement, high-speed routing constraints, stack-up definitions, and signal/power integrity considerations.
• Review design simulations (SI/PI/Thermal) results.
• Responsible to drive the schematic capture, PCB layout, and design package creation from feasibility through tape-out.
• Evaluate and optimize BOM cost, part availability, and risk mitigation strategies for the platform.
• Lead board bring-up, power-on, and platform debug activities in collaboration with architects, validation engineers, and system integration teams.
• Resolve complex system-level issues across electrical, firmware, mechanical, thermal, and manufacturing domains.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including architecture, verification, validation, firmware, manufacturing, and customer engineering.
• Integrate feedback to continuously refine design methodologies and enhance platform robustness.

Skills

Processor/FPGA/SoC design

Circuit design & simulation

High-speed analog/digital/mixed-signal

Board bring-up

BOM cost & availability

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electronics & Communication or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Concept HDL

OrCAD

Allegro

Job description

754 Altera Semiconductor Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd. seeks an experienced Hardware Board Design Engineer to lead end-to-end hardware platform design, translating system requirements into PCB layouts and schematics.

The role requires 8+ years in hardware design, strong knowledge of processor/FPGA/SoC systems, and proficiency in high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal design with EDA tools. Based in Penang, Malaysia.