Lead FPGA Silicon Validation Engineer

Title: FPGA Silicon Validation Engineer - Lead Role

Location: Hyderabad, India – 100% Onsite Required
Experience : 9+ Years
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.

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

Additional Skills:
-Basic knowledge of embedded processors such as ARM Cortex-M3 or RISC-V
-Familiarity with AMBA protocols (APB, AHB, AXI, ACE)
-Embedded software C/C++ programming and bare-metal application development
-Board-level debug skills using oscilloscopes, digital analyzers, protocol exercisers, and integrated logic analyzers (e.g., Synopsys Identify, Xilinx Chipscope)

Skill Needs Based on Experience Level:
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.)