Senior High-Speed PCIe Silicon Architect

Altera; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 303,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera is seeking a Principal High-Speed Interface / Silicon Design Engineer to lead architecture, design, integration, and verification of advanced IP for FPGA devices. You will act as a senior technical authority for high-speed digital interfaces across architecture, RTL design, verification, PHY/PCS integration, and system-level implementation.

The role emphasizes PCIe and other high-speed serial interfaces, with hands-on RTL and silicon IP development from architecture through validation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 12+ years of experience in ASIC, SoC, FPGA, silicon, or digital IC design.
• 8+ years of experience designing and developing high-speed interface IP or digital subsystems, including hands-on RTL development using Verilog and/or SystemVerilog.
• 5+ years of experience with PCI Express, PCIe PHY/PCS, MAC, Link, or related high-speed serial interface technologies.
• 3+ years of experience architecting or leading complex silicon IP or subsystem designs through multiple stages of the development lifecycle.
• 3+ years of experience working with high-speed interface technologies such as MIPI/MPHY, HDMI, USB, DisplayPort, or comparable serial interfaces.
• 3+ years of experience with digital implementation and signoff methodologies, including lint, CDC, synthesis, static timing analysis, and/or equivalence checking.
• 3+ years of experience with high-speed equalization or signal-processing techniques, including PAM4, FFE, DFE, CDR, LMS, or related methodologies.
• 3+ years of experience providing technical leadership, architecture ownership, design reviews, and mentorship for complex engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and RTL design of complex high-speed interface IP and subsystems, with a primary focus on PCIe and related high-speed serial technologies.
• Provide technical leadership for all current and future-generation high-speed interface architectures, including emerging high-bandwidth serial technologies
• Define and develop PCIe MAC, PCS, link, and subsystem functionality, including high-speed interface protocols, link initialization, equalization, lane management, and related control logic.
• Drive end-to-end technical ownership of high-speed interface designs from architecture and microarchitecture through RTL implementation, verification, synthesis, timing analysis, and silicon validation.
• Develop and integrate high-speed digital interfaces with PHY and analog IP, collaborating closely with PHY designers on interface requirements, calibration, equalization, and system-level performance.
• Lead design activities involving high-speed equalization and signal-processing techniques, including Tx FFE, Rx FFE, CDR, DFE, LMS, and related equalization methodologies.
• Analyze and resolve complex design issues involving CDC, lint, synthesis, STA, formal verification, RTL quality, and subsystem integration.
• Collaborate with verification teams to define verification strategies and drive functional, formal, simulation, FPGA, testchip, and silicon validation activities.
• Serve as a technical interface between digital design, PHY/analog, verification, architecture, software, and product engineering teams.
• Mentor senior and junior engineers and provide technical direction on architecture, RTL design methodology, design reviews, and problem resolution.
• Lead technical design reviews and influence architecture and implementation decisions across multiple engineering teams.
• Drive continuous improvements in high-speed interface design methodologies, verification strategies, and IP reuse.

Skills

RTL design

Verilog/SystemVerilog

PCIe expertise

High-speed interfaces

Architecture ownership

Synthesis & timing

Mentorship

Debugging high-speed links

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Master's or PhD in related field (preferred)

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

JasperGold

FPGA prototyping tools

Job description

Altera is seeking a Principal High-Speed Interface / Silicon Design Engineer to lead architecture, design, integration, and verification of advanced IP for FPGA devices. You will act as a senior technical authority for high-speed digital interfaces across architecture, RTL design, verification, PHY/PCS integration, and system-level implementation.

The role emphasizes PCIe and other high-speed serial interfaces, with hands-on RTL and silicon IP development from architecture through validation.