For decades, Altera has been at the forefront of programmable logic technology. Our commitment to innovation has empowered countless customers to create groundbreaking solutions that have transformed industries. Join us on our journey to becoming the #1 FPGA company!
To support this, Altera is looking for an Applications Engineer with VLSI / FPGA, Transceivers, Protocol or 5G IPs experience to join our dynamic team.
As a Networking and Communication Interfaces IP Applications Engineer in the Customer Experience Group, you will be responsible for providing proactive or reactive technical support to Altera customers and sales teams in resolving challenging customer issues for Transceiver, Ethernet and 5G IPs. You will establish yourself as a technical subject matter expert and will assist our key customers in resolving their challenges as they go from prototype bring up to production. We value technical excellence, customer focus, integrity and teamwork.
Responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to the following:
Generate bring up of designs for Transceivers, Ethernet 10G to 400G, 5G IPs (CPRI, eCPRI, ORAN, FEC IPs, etc.).
Demonstrate protocol IP use models and performance to customers.
Create collaterals including protocol IP user guides, reference designs and technology demonstrations.
Collaborate with cross functional teams on issue resolution, protocol validation, and providing feedback on protocol IPs quality and customer experience.
The ideal candidate should exhibit the following behavioral traits:
Effectively balance technical skills with relationship-building capabilities
Drive for results, a passion to win, the desire to collaborate and ability to build strong, influential relationships
Communication skills (oral and written)
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.
$127.K - $184.2K 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:
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 7+ years of experience or a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 5+ years of experience in:
Programming experience (ex: VHDL, Verilog, C++, Perl, Python or TCL)
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with FPGAs
Circuit Design / Digital Logic
Business principles (sales and marketing)
Top Skills
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.








