FPGA Silicon Validation Engineer

Title: FPGA Silicon Validation Engineer

No of Positions (3): Lead Engineer / Senior Engineer / Team Member

Years of Exp: 5+ Years

Location: Hyderabad, India 100% Onsite Required

Ideal Start Date: ASAP (Looking for Immediate Joiners (15-30 days)

Process: 2 rounds of interview (Technical Round Advanced Technical/Panel).

Scope:

Client is seeking FPGA Silicon Validation Engineers across multiple experience levels to support FPGA system validation, high-speed protocol validation, silicon feature enablement, and embedded processor-based subsystem validation. Engineers will work closely with hardware architectures and system-level design implementations to validate silicon features and ensure robust performance. Strong lab debug capability and hands-on FPGA board validation experience are critical.

Skills Needed for Lead FPGA Engineer

• Lead Engineer (SerDes / DDR / SoC / Configuration & Security):
• Strong hands-on FPGA silicon validation leadership experience
• Protocol expertise in one or more: PCIe Gen4/5, DDR4/5, Ethernet, Processor-based subsystems
• Experience planning and executing complex FPGA system validation projects
• Responsible for team-level deliverables and mentoring junior engineers
• Deep knowledge depending on domain (SerDes PMA/PCS/DFE/CTLE, DDR interface training and validation, SoC subsystem validation, Configuration/Security including SPI/QSPI/Octal SPI, Crypto, PUF, etc.)

Necessary Skills:

• Exceptional digital fundamentals
• Hands-on experience in System Design with FPGA devices using relevant FPGA EDA tools
• Experience designing and implementing FPGA-based solutions using Microchip, Xilinx, or Altera FPGAs
• Strong coding skills in Verilog/SystemVerilog, VHDL, and C for embedded processors; ability to maintain existing code
• Experience developing testbenches using Verilog/SystemVerilog and validating designs in simulation using BFM/VIP
• Experience with synthesis, placement constraints, STA constraint definition, and timing closure for high-speed designs
• Validation of FPGA-based implementation on hardware boards
• Embedded firmware development in C/C++
• Strong lab debug experience using oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, embedded and RTL debuggers
• Experience with on-chip debug tools
• Scripting experience in TCL/Perl
• Exposure to version control systems (GitHub, SVN)
• Strong background in silicon validation, failure analysis, and debug
• Understanding of hardware architectures, use models, and system-level design implementations