FPGA Circuit Design Engineer

Location: San Jose, California, United States

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Job Details:

Job Description:

About Altera

For decades, Altera has been at the forefront of programmable logic technology, empowering innovators across data center, communications, automotive, aerospace, and industrial markets. Our cutting-edge FPGA, SoC, and software solutions enable customers to solve the world’s most complex engineering challenges. At Altera, you’ll work alongside world-class engineers in a collaborative, fast-paced environment focused on pushing the boundaries of semiconductor technology.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced FPGA Circuit Design Engineer to join Altera’s advanced FPGA development team. In this role, you will be responsible for the design, development, and optimization of high-performance digital and mixed-signal circuits used in next-generation FPGA products. You will work closely with architecture, verification, physical design, and silicon validation teams to deliver robust, power-efficient, and scalable circuit solutions from concept through silicon.

This position is ideal for a highly motivated engineer who thrives in a technically deep environment and is passionate about building industry-leading programmable logic devices.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-performance digital and mixed-signal circuits for FPGA core  and Clock Distribution

• Contribute to circuit architecture definition, micro-architecture, and feasibility studies for next-generation FPGA products.

• Perform transistor-level design, simulation, and optimization for performance , power, area, and reliability.

• Develop schematics and support layout teams by  optimizing layout for power , performance and area   that  include  layout reviews and signoff.

• Work within team to help  silicon debugs  

• Collaborate cross-functionally with architecture, logic design, verification, physical design, process technology, and product engineering teams.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, plus 8+ years of industry experience in circuit design within the semiconductor industry.

• Experience in digital circuit design at the transistor and block level and  in generation of schematics  from RTL 

• Experience designing circuits in advanced CMOS process nodes and understanding  impact of layout in power and  performance .

• Experience using circuit simulation and layout tools (e.g., SPICE-based simulators - HSPICE , FINESIM,WAVEVIEW , Virtuoso)

• Experience with PRIMETIME  and lib characterization for  advanced CMOS process nodes

• Familiarity with modern silicon design tools /checks -  Totem, UPF , VCS , LINT

• Experience  with  Python, GIT HUB,  TCL/TK

Job Type:

Regular

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location:

San Jose, California, United States

Additional Locations:

Posting Statement:

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.