Senior FPGA SoC USB Validation Engineer (Post-Silicon)

Altera Corporation; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 220,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera Corporation in Malaysia is seeking an experienced Silicon Validation engineer to lead end-to-end validation of USB host/device functionality within HPS subsystems. You will guide post-silicon validation, bring-up activities, and interoperability testing for next‑gen FPGA SoCs, collaborating with architecture, firmware, and board teams to ensure robust performance and customer readiness.

The role emphasizes hands-on debugging, protocol validation, and development of automation frameworks

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of post-silicon validation experience 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 requirements.

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 scenarios.
• 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

USB protocol validation

Python scripting

TCL scripting

Bash scripting

Hardware debugging

Education

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

Tools

LeCroy Voyager

Total Phase USB analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

USB compliance tools

Job description

Altera Corporation in Malaysia is seeking an experienced Silicon Validation engineer to lead end-to-end validation of USB host/device functionality within HPS subsystems. You will guide post-silicon validation, bring-up activities, and interoperability testing for next‑gen FPGA SoCs, collaborating with architecture, firmware, and board teams to ensure robust performance and customer readiness.

The role emphasizes hands-on debugging, protocol validation, and development of automation frameworks