Altera · 21 hours ago
Senior Design Automation Engineer - Front End Design Verification
San Jose, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$179K/yr - $259K/yr
8+ years expAltera is at the forefront of enabling the future of advanced semiconductor solutions. They are seeking a Senior Design Automation Engineer to join their Design Methodology, Automation and Infrastructure Team, responsible for building and maintaining the core automation infrastructure that supports FPGA design flows.
Enterprise SoftwareManufacturingSemiconductorSoftware
Responsibilities
Develop, deploy, and support advanced design automation flows and methodologies for digital semiconductor design
Create scripts, tooling customizations, and automation frameworks leveraging AI-driven tools and systems to streamline complex design processes
Evaluate, integrate, and enhance EDA tools to improve design productivity, efficiency, and quality across the organization
Automate repetitive design tasks, delivering solutions that are robust, scalable, maintainable, and aligned with long-term architecture
Collaborate with design and verification teams to identify workflow bottlenecks and implement impactful process improvements
Drive continuous improvement in design automation infrastructure, methodologies, and best practices
Work closely with internal teams and external EDA vendors to resolve tool issues, influence roadmaps, and adopt new capabilities
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 8+ years of relevant industry experience
Hands-on experience with Front End RTL and or Design Verification EDA tools and FPGA/ASIC design flows (e.g.,VCS, Xcelium, SpyGlass)
Experience utilizing AI/ML-driven features within commercial EDA tools and/or building data pipelines and training systems to support learning-based design automation
Proficiency in Unix/Linux environments and scripting/programming languages such as Python, Tcl, and Shell
Experience building flow automation tools and integrating them into complex design pipelines
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and translate user requirements into scalable solutions
Preferred
10+ years of relevant industry experience with Design Automation tools
Experience with Front End Pre-Silicon design verification flows
Familiarity with advanced features of EDA tools like Lint/CDC/RDC etc
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to partner across design and CAD/EDA teams
Prior experience in large-scale SoC or IP development environments
Benefits
Incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance
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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Funding
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unknown2025-04-14Acquired
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Leadership Team
Raghib Hussain
Chief Executive Officer
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