Senior FPGA Silicon Validation Engineer - Lead Prototyping

Altera; George Town; On-site; MYR 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera in Penang, Malaysia is seeking an FPGA validation engineer to define and execute lab-based test environments, validate silicon against customer use models, and ensure performance and power targets are met. You will collaborate with architecture, design, software, and tools teams, applying PCIe and Ethernet knowledge to bring up silicon from prototype to production.

The role also requires hands-on debugging, documenting solutions, and managing validation programs in a fast-paced hardware

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering required.
• Master's degree in E&E preferred.
• Experience with FPGA validation, PCIe and Ethernet protocols.
• Able to develop lab-based test environments and characterize performance.

Responsibilities

• Define and develop FPGA designs to support customer use models.
• Create validation strategies and drive execution across teams.
• Troubleshoot silicon bring-up and qualify for product release.

Skills

FPGA design

Electrical validation

Test plan development

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Verilog/VHDL

Lab Equipment & Instrumentation

Job description

Altera in Penang, Malaysia is seeking an FPGA validation engineer to define and execute lab-based test environments, validate silicon against customer use models, and ensure performance and power targets are met. You will collaborate with architecture, design, software, and tools teams, applying PCIe and Ethernet knowledge to bring up silicon from prototype to production.

The role also requires hands-on debugging, documenting solutions, and managing validation programs in a fast-paced hardware