Altera · 4 hours ago
Senior Design Verification Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$200K/yr - $290K/yr
15+ years expAltera has been at the forefront of programmable logic technology, delivering industry-leading FPGA, SoC FPGA, and heterogeneous computing solutions. They are seeking a Senior Design Verification Engineer to drive verification of complex FPGA and SoC designs from architecture through silicon validation.
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Responsibilities
Own and execute design verification for complex FPGA and SoC blocks and subsystems
Develop verification plans, testbenches, checkers, and coverage models
Drive verification methodology using SystemVerilog, UVM, constrained-random testing, and assertions
Analyze functional coverage, identify verification gaps, and ensure thorough sign-off
Collaborate closely with Design, Architecture, and Emulation teams to influence microarchitecture and design quality
Debug complex RTL and system-level issues across simulation, emulation, and post-silicon environments
Contribute to verification infrastructure, automation, and reusable VIP development
Mentor junior verification engineers through technical guidance and code reviews
Support silicon bring-up and correlation between pre-silicon and post-silicon results
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
15+ years of Design Verification experience in complex ASIC, SoC, or FPGA environments
Strong expertise in SystemVerilog, UVM, constrained-random verification, and functional coverage
Proven experience verifying large-scale digital designs and IPs
Solid understanding of digital design, microarchitecture, and system-level integration
Experience debugging complex functional and performance issues in RTL designs
Preferred
Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
Experience with formal verification, emulation, and acceleration platforms
Background in FPGA or SoC FPGA architectures
Familiarity with power-aware verification and low-power methodologies
Experience developing reusable verification IP and frameworks
Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction without formal people management
Company
Altera
Altera provides programmable logic devices and design software for various applications. It is a sub-organization of Intel.
1001-5000 employees
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