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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 10, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 7, 2026. Altera scores A on the Alion truth index.

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Altera is an American programmable logic company whose field programmable gate array business was founded in 1983, acquired by Intel in 2015 and separated again as a standalone company in 2025 when the private equity firm Silver Lake took a majority stake. It designs FPGAs and structured application specific integrated circuits used where a design must be reconfigurable after manufacture, which makes them common in communications infrastructure, industrial control, automotive, aerospace, defence and test equipment. Headquartered in San Jose, the company sells its Agilex and Cyclone device families alongside the Quartus design software engineers use to program them.

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Job Description:

This is a Software Validation Engineer position focused on FPGA-based technology and FPGA High-Level Design (HLD). The successful candidate will participate in the design, configuration, execution, and analysis of software performance benchmarking and validation test cases.

The role involves working closely with FPGA and FPGA HLD engineers and specialists to develop and maintain benchmarking solutions, analyze performance data, troubleshoot issues, and provide meaningful insights to stakeholders. The candidate will also collaborate with cross-functional teams on customized analysis and continuous improvement of test environments, methodologies, and automation.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Translating complex use cases into testable features, requirements, and test scenarios.
  • Setting up, configuring, and maintaining suitable test environments and infrastructure.
  • Designing and executing software performance benchmarking and validation test cases.
  • Collecting, validating, analyzing, and reporting benchmark and performance data.
  • Analyzing test results, identifying performance issues, and debugging test failures.
  • Developing and maintaining scripts and automation to improve test efficiency and repeatability.
  • Collaborating with engineers and stakeholders to investigate issues and communicate findings.
  • Contributing to continuous improvement of benchmarking methodologies, tools, and processes.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • Knowledge and interest in software engineering, including areas such as AI and machine learning, software validation, test analysis, and performance benchmarking.
  • Good fundamental knowledge of software and/or firmware verification and validation.
  • Working knowledge of C/C++.
  • Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, TCL, or shell scripting.
  • Familiarity with Windows and/or Linux operating environments.
  • Basic understanding of FPGA programming and/or FPGA system design.
  • Knowledge of Verilog/VHDL will be an added advantage.
  • Good analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot technical issues.
  • Good communication and collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively within a technical team.
  • Self-motivated and willing to continuously learn and work with emerging technologies, concepts, and innovative solutions.

Job Type:

Regular

Shift:

Shift 1 (Malaysia)

Primary Location:

Penang 15, Penang, Malaysia

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.
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