About the Role
Altera is looking for a Product Development Engineer to support engineering development, validation, and debug activities in a hands-on lab environment. You will help qualify and improve test equipment, maintain lab systems, and troubleshoot hardware, software, and test-flow issues in partnership with engineering and lab operations teams.
Responsibilities:
- Qualify new lab equipment and help prepare products, processes, and systems for engineering use.
- Monitor tester and thermal-system performance, investigate issues, and recommend corrective actions or equipment upgrades.
- Plan and implement equipment upgrades and maintain the supporting infrastructure and applications.
- Troubleshoot hardware, software, tester, and network-environment issues; document findings and coordinate escalations.
- Support engineering validation and debug across semiconductor test platforms, including Intel tester platform debug stations, Intel Burn-in tester platforms, and Intel Hi-volume tester and AEM handler platforms.
- Assist with tester and thermal-system setup, calibration, collateral changes, and recovery using approved procedures.
- Support engineering validation workflows and accurate tracking of materials and units.
- Identify opportunities to automate application deployment and recurring lab tasks.
- Collaborate with product and test engineers, lab operations teams, and other partners; communicate status, risks, and handoffs clearly.
- Follow lab safety, equipment-protection, device-handling, and documentation requirements.
Salary Range
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.
$106,200 - $153,675
We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
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Qualifications:Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- 4+ years of relevant experience supporting semiconductor test, product development, validation, or engineering lab equipment.
- Experience troubleshooting hardware, software, and equipment-control or network environments.
- Ability to interpret test results, isolate issues systematically, and document technical findings.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Flexibility to support critical project assignments and meet time-sensitive deadlines, with priorities adjusting to project needs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with semiconductor testers, handler systems, equivalent thermal solutions, or automated test environments.
- Familiarity with equipment qualification, calibration, performance monitoring, and lab infrastructure maintenance.
- Scripting or automation experience for deployment, diagnostics, or repetitive engineering workflows.
- Familiarity with inventory, material tracking, or engineering validation workflows.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- 4+ years of relevant experience supporting semiconductor test, product development, validation, or engineering lab equipment
- Experience troubleshooting hardware, software, equipment-control, or network environments
- Ability to interpret test results, systematically isolate issues, and document technical findings
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Flexibility to support critical project assignments and meet time-sensitive deadlines
- Experience with semiconductor testers, handler systems, equivalent thermal solutions, or automated test environments
- Familiarity with equipment qualification, calibration, performance monitoring, and lab infrastructure maintenance
- Scripting or automation experience for deployment, diagnostics, or repetitive engineering workflows
- Familiarity with inventory, material tracking, or engineering validation workflows
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests retirement programs are robust, with offerings such as a 401(k) and a pension. This breadth supports long-term financial security.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests time-off policies are generous, including PTO, paid sick days, and paid holidays. Wellness initiatives like gym memberships further support balance.
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Parental & Family Support — Feedback suggests parental leave is generous. Family-building support, including fertility benefits and adoption reimbursement, is highlighted as part of the package.
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What We Do
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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