FPGA IP Solution Design & Verification Engineer

As an FPGA IP Solution Design Engineer at Altera, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and verifying high-quality intellectual property (IP) solutions for Altera's leading-edge FPGA devices. This role involves working across the full IP lifecycle, from architectural definition to customer support.
Key Responsibilities

• Develop FPGA logic designs, RTL code, and simulation environments for functional units, IP blocks, subsystems, and reusable libraries.
• Participate in the definition of block architecture and microarchitecture, translating system requirements into implementable FPGA designs.
• Create prototypes, behavioral and RTL models, and system specifications to support feature development and validation.
• Prepare logic diagrams and implement RTL that meets system design and test specifications.
• Develop and deliver software and hardware models that support device-level bring-up, including user-visible functionality, timing, and power behavior.
• Apply RTL implementation techniques to achieve required power, performance, and area targets; partner with physical implementation teams to qualify designs.
• Design, implement, and maintain FPGA verification environments, testbenches, simulations, and regression tests.
• Review verification plans and implementations to ensure design features, corner cases, and requirements are verified correctly.
• Analyze failing RTL tests, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to ensure feature correctness and robust operation.
• Integrate and debug Ethernet MAC, PCS/PMA, and related protocol-stack functionality in FPGA-based platforms.
• Bring up and validate FPGA designs on hardware, including high-speed interfaces, Gigabit transceivers, clocks, resets, and board-level connectivity.
• Use Quartus design, compilation, timing analysis, programming, and debug flows to build, optimize, and troubleshoot FPGA images.
• Perform platform-level debug using FPGA observability tools and lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, signal generators, power supplies, and related test equipment.
• Investigate design, integration, timing, signal-integrity, and system-level issues; drive issues to resolution in collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Document architectures, design decisions, verification results, bring-up procedures, debug findings, and validation status.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in digital IC design, with a strong focus on FPGA design and development.
• Proficiency in RTL design using Verilog or SystemVerilog.
• Solid understanding of FPGA architectures and design flows (e.g., Altera Quartus Prime, Xilinx Vivado).
• Experience with verification methodologies (e.g., UVM, SystemVerilog Assertions) and simulation tools.
• Familiarity with industry standard protocols (e.g., PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, AXI).
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Perl, Tcl).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.