Job Description:
Altera is a global leader in programmable logic and semiconductor solutions. We design cutting-edge technologies that enable innovation across AI, networking, data centers, and embedded applications. Our team is passionate about pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in silicon design.
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly motivated RTL Design Engineer to join our semiconductor design team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and verifying Register Transfer Level (RTL) code for next-generation semiconductor products. You will collaborate with architects, verification engineers, and physical design teams to deliver high-quality, high-performance designs.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop RTL code for complex digital blocks and subsystems.
- Collaborate with architects to translate high-level specifications into efficient RTL implementations.
- Optimize designs for area, power, and performance.
- Work closely with verification engineers to ensure functional correctness through simulation, emulation, and formal verification.
- Support integration and debug activities at subsystem and SoC levels.
- Participate in timing analysis, synthesis, and design-for-test (DFT) reviews.
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Document design specifications and provide support for cross-functional teams.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 3+ years of experience in RTL design for ASIC/FPGA development.
- Proficiency in Verilog, SystemVerilog, and/or VHDL.
- Strong understanding of digital logic design, pipelining, clocking, and reset strategies.
- Experience with synthesis, static timing analysis, and lint tools.
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Familiarity with verification methodologies (UVM, SystemVerilog assertions, coverage-driven verification).
- Experience with SoC design and integration.
- Knowledge of low-power design techniques and power-aware flows.
- Experience with FPGA prototyping and emulation.
- Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Perl, TCL, or Shell).
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Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
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.
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
@ Embedd 
What we're looking for
At embedd.it, we power hardware-software integration in embedded devices. We turn fragmented semiconductor chip data into configurable digital twins, then deterministically generate code, tests, and documentation – making integration faster, cheaper, and resilient to supply chain shocks.
We’re looking for a true legend – someone with abstract thinking and deep expertise in low-level software development. You’ll build vendor-agnostic tooling for MCU and peripheral integration to solve hardware-software integration once and for all. We work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generation, compilers, and machine learning. It’s your chance to help redefine how low-level development is done.
Responsibilities
- Drive the architecture of the driver structures and system layout
- Define scalable patterns for cross-architectural integration across bare-metal, Zephyr, Linux, and other environments
- Deconstruct complex SoC device trees and translate hardware descriptions into structured internal models for automated reasoning
- Partner with the ML team to shape data and annotation models for AI-driven data-extraction tooling
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in embedded systems development, including bare-metal and RTOS-based systems
- Proficiency in C/C++
- Familiarity with firmware configuration, SoC bring-up, and system-level debugging
- Hands-on experience with code generation tools, or low-level compiler/decompiler/emulator technologies
- Strong background in embedded toolchains: compilers, linkers, debuggers, and build systems
- Python or scripting for automation and tooling is a plus
- Experience with functional-safety standards is a plus
Why embedd.it?
- Dynamic, venture-backed team of engineers challenging the status quo 🚀
- Work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generators, compilers, and ML 🤖
- Unusual challenges requiring out-of-the-box abstract thinking 🧠
- Competitive compensation: cash + equity 💰
- Remote work possible 🌍
About Us
embedd.it is a UK-based startup reinventing embedded development. Our platform transforms unstructured semiconductor data into structured digital twins, enabling automatic generation of drivers, tests, and documentation. We're building a single, traceable source of truth to make integration fast, vendor-agnostic, and future-proof.
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