Job Details:Job Description:Altera is seeking a highly skilled
Field Applications Engineer (FAE) to support customers adopting our industry-leading FPGA, SoC, and embedded solutions.
In this role, you will partner closely with customers, sales teams, and product engineering to drive successful design-ins, accelerate time-to-market, and ensure customers realize the full value of Altera's technology portfolio.
This is a customer-facing, technically deep role ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex system-level challenges and influencing next-generation semiconductor designs.
Key ResponsibilitiesCustomer Engagement & Technical Leadership- Serve as the primary technical interface for customers evaluating and designing with Altera FPGAs, SoCs, IP, and software tools.
- Understand customer architectures, performance requirements, and design constraints to recommend optimal device families, IP blocks, and development flows.
- Deliver technical presentations, hands-on workshops, and product demonstrations tailored to customer needs.
- Guide customers through feasibility analysis, device selection, and early-stage design decisions.
Design-In Support & Problem Solving- Support customers through the full design cycle - from concept and RTL development to timing closure, power optimization, and board bring-up.
- Troubleshoot complex issues involving FPGA logic, embedded processors, high-speed interfaces, memory subsystems, and power architectures.
- Develop reference designs, application notes, and best-practice guides to accelerate customer success.
- Collaborate with internal engineering teams to reproduce issues, validate fixes, and influence roadmap priorities.
Cross-Functional Collaboration- Partner with sales teams to support opportunity qualification, competitive positioning, and technical strategy.
- Provide structured feedback to product management and engineering on customer requirements, emerging use cases, and competitive trends.
- Represent Altera at customer meetings, industry events, and technical conferences.
Technical Expertise & Thought Leadership- Maintain deep knowledge of Altera's FPGA architectures, Quartus toolchain, IP portfolio, and embedded software ecosystem.
- Stay current on industry trends in AI/ML acceleration, high-performance compute, networking, automotive, and industrial applications.
- Mentor internal teams and contribute to technical enablement programs.
Salary RangeThe compensation below is reflective of a sales role that includes a salary + incentive. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor within the US market. Actual compensation may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc.
$187K - $270.7K USD
We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
Qualifications:Required Qualifications:- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in FPGA design, digital logic design, embedded systems, or applications engineering.
- Strong proficiency in RTL (Verilog/VHDL), timing analysis, synthesis, and FPGA implementation flows.
- Experience with high-speed interfaces (PCIe, DDR, Ethernet), embedded processors, or board-level design.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and customer-facing skills.
- Ability to travel to customer sites as needed.
Preferred Qualifications:- Hands-on experience with Altera/Intel Quartus, Platform Designer, and associated IP.
- Familiarity with AI/ML acceleration, DSP, or hardware/software co-design.
- Experience supporting enterprise customers or large-scale deployments.
- Strong debugging skills using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and embedded debug tools.
Job Type: Regular
Shift:Shift 1 (United States of America)
Primary Location:San Jose, California, United States
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