Altera is leading the way to transform how we design FPGAs. In this position, you will be joining the Software Validation and Customer Experience Group as an FPGA design applications engineer specializing in Quartus Software tools and example design solutions. You will help revolutionize our customer experience by using your design knowledge and leveraging our FPGA software and AI tools to reduce cycle time.
A successful candidate is an FPGA designer who has hands-on experience with FPGA design software and knows how to design, simulate and debug FPGA designs.
Your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
- Creating example designs that showcase our product and teach customers how to use our software tools.
- Responding to customer technical questions, debugging and reproducing customer issues, and driving issue resolution with the engineering organization and customers.
- Reviewing specifications and requirements, performing product evaluations, and providing feedback on ease of use.
- Defining and developing example designs and unit tests and performing checkout to ensure the readiness of feature releases.
- Reviewing product requirements and designing a best-in-class customer journey by identifying assets, use cases, user personas and touchpoints (web, git repository, forums etc.).
- Developing technical assets such as user guides, application notes, example designs, demos and training that will enable users to successfully design with our products.
- Creating AI skills and agents to reduce customer design time.
The pay range below is for Bay Area California only. Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.
$133.2K - $212.7K 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:Minimum Qualifications
A successful candidate should possess a Masters of Science degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering or Bachelor of Science degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering with a minimum five years of related applications engineering or system design experience.
Minimum qualifications include:
- Experience with FPGA Design Software tools and common third-party simulators
- Experience with debugging and using signal analysis tools
- Experience with creating FPGA designs including minimal software (BareMetal)
- Experience working with FPGA development boards or similar
Preferred qualifications include:
- Experience with Power and Thermal Analysis
- Familiarity with GitHub workflows and Visual Studio Code
- Experience with using AI tools and creating skills
- Experience creating FPGA designs that include PCIe or SoC, including basic software
Skills Required
- Master of Science degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering
- Bachelor of Science degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering with at least five years of related applications engineering or system design experience
- Experience with FPGA design software tools and common third-party simulators
- Experience debugging and using signal analysis tools
- Experience creating FPGA designs including minimal BareMetal software
- Experience working with FPGA development boards or similar hardware
- Experience with power and thermal analysis
- Familiarity with GitHub workflows and Visual Studio Code
- Experience using AI tools and creating skills
- Experience creating FPGA designs incorporating PCIe or SoC with basic software
- Eligibility for required United States export authorizations
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Altera: Accelerating Innovators Altera provides leadership programmable solutions that are easy-to-use and deploy in applications from cloud to edge, offering limitless AI possibilities. Our end-to-end broad portfolio of products including FPGAs, CPLDs, Intellectual Property, development tools, System on Modules, SmartNICs and IPUs provide the flexibility to accelerate innovation. Altera is helping to shape the future through pioneering innovation that unlocks extraordinary possibilities for everyone on the planet.
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