System-Level Test & Debug Engineer, FPGA Platform

Altera; George Town; On-site; MYR 67,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera in Penang, Malaysia, is hiring a System Level Test Engineer to define and execute validation methods for FPGA platforms. You will develop test plans, automate verification, and analyze data across hardware and software teams to ensure product readiness.

The role requires strong debugging, cross-functional collaboration, and experience with bench or automatic test equipment, with a focus on quality and manufacturability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Experience defining and executing system-level, platform, silicon, or product validation plans and test methods.
• Experience developing automated test, regression, or verification scripts; analyzing data; and debugging failures to root cause.
• Experience working cross-functionally with hardware architecture and design, silicon validation, software, integration, process engineering, and manufacturing teams.
• Experience with bench or automatic test equipment validation and characterization of system performance, timing, power, thermal behavior, or hardware-software interaction.

Responsibilities

• Develop test plans, test methods, execution, data analysis, builds automation and regression scripts, and creates automated verification flows for products including FPGA, transceiver, and multi-chip packages on bench or automatic test equipment.
• Understands IP subsystem validation requirements, including functional tests coverage needs within specifications, and corrective actions are put in place to catch any silicon failures.
• Performs debug to root cause product issues, from production rejects (RV) and/or customer reported failures (FACR) and execute workaround to patch the test holes to improve product quality.
• Works with various cross-functional teams to evaluate integrated system performance and to test and characterize device functionality at various operating conditions.
• Contributes to the product health indicators (PHI) definition and test hole reduction of defects per million (DPM) for quality monitoring.
• Creates platform validation documentation including risk assessments, test plans, user acceptance tests, and reports.

Skills

System validation

Test automation

Cross-functional collaboration

Debugging issues

Hardware test equipment

Education

Bachelor’s / Master’s in EE/CS or related

Tools

Verilog / VHDL

Quartus Prime RTL

Python

TCL

Job description

Altera in Penang, Malaysia, is hiring a System Level Test Engineer to define and execute validation methods for FPGA platforms. You will develop test plans, automate verification, and analyze data across hardware and software teams to ensure product readiness.

The role requires strong debugging, cross-functional collaboration, and experience with bench or automatic test equipment, with a focus on quality and manufacturability.