FPGA Development Tools Engineer

Job Overview

Altera develops world‑class Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology which comprises both the FPGA hardware itself and the associated software components, including tools for High‑Level Design (HLD) entry. The two major Altera HLD tools are DSP Builder (based on MATLAB/Simulink) and HLS which are built on a common HLD compiler stack. The HLD compiler generates highly‑optimised FPGA RTL including automatic device mapping and pipelining.

DSP Builder and HLS users can therefore focus on the architecture of their design without needing to spend time writing and re‑writing RTL. Altera is looking for engineers to join our teams. As a member of the UK DSP Builder team within the HLD group, you will be responsible for developing and supporting DSP Builder, designing and implementing improvements in the HLD compiler stack.

Your work will include analysis of bottlenecks in user designs and the corresponding implementation of compiler optimizations, comprehensive benchmarking of the FPGA‑targeted generated hardware. As optimization is a global problem, the work may involve a mix of compiler software development and digital hardware design tasks. The UK Altera office is in Marlow, 40 minutes from central London and Oxford.

• Developing and supporting DSP Builder, designing and implementing improvements in the HLD compiler stack.
• Analyzing bottlenecks in user designs and implementing compiler optimizations.
• Comprehensive benchmarking of the FPGA‑targeted generated hardware.
• Mix of compiler software development and digital hardware design tasks.

• Masters Degree or five years commercial experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related fields.
• Strong software skills using C/C++, including working knowledge of efficient data structures and algorithms.
• Technical knowledge and appreciation of digital hardware design concepts.
• Good problem‑solving skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

• Experience with digital hardware design using Verilog/VHDL and related design flows.
• Experience in developing optimizing compilers.
• Experience with FPGAs.

Regular

Shift 1 (United Kingdom)

Marlow, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

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.

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