Field Applications Engineer (FAE)

Altera Corporation

$150K — $218K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Maryland, US
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years in hardware engineering with FPGA, ASIC, or digital design experience.
  • Familiarity with FPGA development tools like Quartus and Vivado.
  • Proficient in VHDL, Verilog, System Verilog, OpenCL, or high-level synthesis tools.
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
  • Additional qualifications include a Master's degree or relevant technical sales experience.

Responsibilities

  • Drive FPGA adoption at key customer accounts.
  • Collaborate within cross-functional teams to optimize solutions.
  • Build and expand relationships with customer engineering teams.
  • Leverage deep product knowledge to drive sales and identify growth opportunities.
  • Articulate value propositions for Altera FPGA solutions.
  • Provide technical assistance throughout the design and implementation process.
  • Deliver technical demonstrations and support on site to meet customer needs.
  • Analyze customer data to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues effectively.
  • Convey product feedback to ensure continuous improvement and responsiveness.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for remote work from Maryland, USA.
  • Incentive components included in compensation structure.
  • Engagement in cross-functional teamwork for professional growth.
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Job Description:

What You Will Do

As a Field Applications Engineer (FAE), your key responsibilities will be:
  • Driving FPGA Adoption: Identify, influence, and enable the adoption of Altera FPGA-based solutions at key customer accounts.
  • Collaboration & Teamwork: Work effectively within a cross-functional team, including Field Sales Engineers, other FAEs, Factory Applications Engineers, Product Marketing, and Business Development.
  • Relationship Building: Cultivate strong relationships with customer engineering teams to identify, develop, and expand new opportunities within assigned accounts.
  • Product Expertise: Possess deep knowledge of the FPGA product portfolio to drive sales in established product lines and seed growth in emerging markets.
  • Solution Positioning: Articulate the value proposition of Altera FPGAs, demonstrating how they provide optimal solutions for specific customer applications.
  • Technical Assistance: Assist customers with: architecture definition, solution evaluation, design and implementation of product requirements using FPGAs, IP, and development tools.
  • Technical Demonstrations & Support: develop and deliver compelling product demonstrations, participate in on-site customer visits to assist with product design and reviews, ensure customer requirements are met throughout the design process.
  • Customer Issue Resolution: Build strong relationships with customer teams to facilitate rapid resolution of technical issues and ensure high levels of customer satisfaction.
  • Problem Solving & Analysis: Analyze data to diagnose problems, reproduce errors, and resolve or escalate customer issues effectively.
  • Feedback & Product Improvement: Provide timely feedback to manufacturing and product teams regarding product issues, future requirements, and market trends to ensure Altera remains responsive and proactive.


Compensation Range

The 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.

$150.9K - $218.4 USD

Qualifications:

We are seeking an experienced hardware engineer (e.g. 3+ years) with experience in one or more of the following:

  • Experience in FPGA, ASIC, and/or digital design
  • Experience with FPGA development tools (e.g., include Quartus, Vivado, etc.)
  • Experience with VHDL or Verilog or System Verilog or OpenCL or high-level synthesis tools (HLS)
  • BSEE or related electrical/electronic degree


Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd
  • Post Bachelor's degree
  • Experience in technical sales, applications, technical marketing, technical product marketing
  • Experience additional industry experience (examples include embedded SoC design, ASIC, ASSP, CPU, microcontrollers, microprocessor architecture, ARM based processor solutions, board level design, DSP, signal integrity, etc.)


Job Type:
Regular

Shift:
Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location:
Maryland, United States (Remote)

Additional Locations:

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