FPGA Development Tools Engineer

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Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Technical Lead to drive the development, modeling, and validation of FPGA IP and simulation models within Altera Quartus Prime ecosystem.

This is a hands-on leadership role - you will:

• Define technical direction
• Lead complex problem-solving
• Actively contribute to design, modeling, and debugging

You will play a critical role in improving IP quality, simulation accuracy, and engineering productivity, while mentoring engineers and shaping best practices.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership (Hands-On)

• Own technical direction for IP and simulation model
• Lead design reviews, architecture discussions, and validation strategies
• Dive deep into complex issues and personally drive resolution

IP Development & Modeling

• Design and implement FPGA IP (RTL/SystemVerilog/VHDL)
• Develop high-fidelity simulation models:
  • Behavioral
  • Cycle-accurate
• Ensure consistency between:
  • Simulation models
  • Hardware implementation

Verification & Validation Strategy

• Define and enforce robust verification methodologies:
  • SystemVerilog
  • Assertion-based verification
• Oversee and contribute to:
  • Testbench architecture
  • Coverage strategy
  • Regression systems

Debug & Root Cause Leadership

• Lead debugging of complex issues across:
  • Simulation
  • Fitter
  • Timing analysis
• Translate low-level issues into:
  • Clear root cause
  • Actionable fixes

Quartus Flow Integration

• Ensure seamless integration with:
  • Compilation
  • Fitter
  • Timing closure
• Identify and drive improvements in:
  • Tool usability
  • Debuggability (e.g., Fitter insights)

Productivity & Automation

• Champion engineering productivity improvements:
  • Automation frameworks (Python, Tcl)
  • Regression infrastructure
  • AI-assisted workflows (where applicable)

Mentorship & Team Development

• Mentor engineers in:
  • Debugging
  • Design quality
  • Verification practices
• Raise overall team capability in:
  • Root cause analysis
  • System-level thinking

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in:
  • Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering
• 8-12+ years of experience in:
  • FPGA design, IP development, or verification
• Strong hands-on expertise in:
  • RTL design (Verilog/SystemVerilog/VHDL)
  • Simulation & verification
• Deep experience with:
  • Altera Quartus Prime or equivalent FPGA toolchains
• Proven ability to:
  • Debug complex system-level issues
  • Lead technical initiatives

⭐ Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with:
  • High-speed interfaces (DDR, PCIe, Ethernet)
  • Timing closure and physical implementation challenges
• Strong understanding of:
  • FPGA architecture and resource mapping
  • Fitter behavior and constraints
• Experience driving:
  • Cross-team technical alignment
  • Process or tooling improvements

Key Competencies

• Hands-on technical depth with leadership mindset
• Strong ownership and accountability
• Ability to simplify complex technical problems
• Influencing without authority
• Structured problem-solving

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