Performance Power Validation Manager

Altera • San Jose, CA

74d • $142,600 - $206,500

About The Position

As a Performance Power Validation Manager at Altera, you will lead a team of validation and debug engineers and technicians responsible for ensuring our silicon products meet stringent power, performance, and quality targets. You’ll oversee validation planning, methodology development, execution, and debug for complex silicon systems, driving cross-functional alignment between design, architecture, and manufacturing teams. This role requires deep technical expertise in silicon performance and power characterization, strong leadership skills, and the ability to deliver results across multiple project phases—from pre-silicon closure through post-silicon validation and high-volume manufacturing.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in validating system performance and power.
• 3+ years of direct people management or technical leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of SoC design, bring-up, and validation flows.
• Proven experience with performance and power measurement methodologies, analysis, and optimization.
• Hands-on experience with lab validation tools (oscilloscopes, power analyzers, logic analyzers) and data acquisition systems.
• Proficiency in scripting/programming languages such as Python, Perl, or C/C++.
• Demonstrated success in cross-functional collaboration with design, architecture, and manufacturing teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to lead debug and root-cause activities across multiple domains.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience with FPGA-based validation and post-silicon test environments.
• Familiarity with power modeling, performance simulation tools, and correlation techniques.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and team development skills.
• Track record of delivering silicon to mass production with high quality and predictable performance/power outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Direct and develop a high-performing team of validation and debug engineers and technicians.
• Define, plan, and execute validation methodologies and test strategies for silicon performance and power metrics.
• Oversee the execution of validation plans for system-level silicon, ensuring alignment with architectural, electrical, power, performance, and area (PPA) goals.
• Collaborate closely with architecture, design, and product engineering teams to drive design optimization, root-cause analysis, and failure resolution.
• Lead post-silicon validation efforts, including bring-up, performance/power measurement, and correlation with pre-silicon models.
• Manage and guide development of automated software tools, scripts, and infrastructure to accelerate validation and data analysis.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance validation efficiency, quality, and coverage.
• Deliver status and operations reviews to senior management, highlighting validation progress, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Provide mentorship, career development, and technical guidance for team members, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and excellence.
• Partner with manufacturing and product engineering teams to support yield, binning, and performance characterization activities for volume ramp.

Benefits

• Incentive opportunities based on individual and company performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree