San Jose, CA · On-site
$152K - $195K/yr
About Altera At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pureplay FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four decades of ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$152K - $195K/yr
About Altera At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pureplay FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four decades of ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$210 - $303/hr
Altera is seeking a Senior Director, Lead of Customer Operations to lead a broad customer-facing organization spanning both Customer Operations and Inside Sales! This role is designed for a strong ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$210 - $303/hr
Altera is seeking a Senior Director, Lead of Customer Operations to lead a broad customer-facing organization spanning both Customer Operations and Inside Sales! This role is designed for a strong ...
$134K - $195K/yr
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 ...
$134K - $195K/yr
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 ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$149.10 - $215.90/hr
Altera, a leader in programmable logic solutions, is seeking a strategic and results-driven FP&A Manager to join our finance team! This role will be instrumental in driving financial performance ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$149.10 - $215.90/hr
Altera, a leader in programmable logic solutions, is seeking a strategic and results-driven FP&A Manager to join our finance team! This role will be instrumental in driving financial performance ...
CA$90K - CA$95K/yr
Come join Altera working on embedded microprocessor based features of Altera's FPGA-SoC devices. The Embedded Solutions team within the Software Engineering department is seeking a motivated Embedded ...
CA$90K - CA$95K/yr
Come join Altera working on embedded microprocessor based features of Altera's FPGA-SoC devices. The Embedded Solutions team within the Software Engineering department is seeking a motivated Embedded ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$178K - $259K/yr
About Altera Altera is at the forefront of enabling the future of advanced semiconductor solutions. We specialize in delivering world-class programmable logic devices, embedded systems, and high ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$178K - $259K/yr
About Altera Altera is at the forefront of enabling the future of advanced semiconductor solutions. We specialize in delivering world-class programmable logic devices, embedded systems, and high ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$118K - $172K/yr
Altera is seeking a highly motivated FPGA System Design Engineer to join our Aerospace, Defense, and Government (ADG) solutions team. In this role, you will work directly with strategic customers to ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$118K - $172K/yr
Altera is seeking a highly motivated FPGA System Design Engineer to join our Aerospace, Defense, and Government (ADG) solutions team. In this role, you will work directly with strategic customers to ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pureplay FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four decades of ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pureplay FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four decades of ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$142K - $206K/yr
Altera is responsible for High-Speed Protocol IP development, which includes participating in high-level product specifications, logic/RTL design and implementation, RTL verification, IP FPGA ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$142K - $206K/yr
Altera is responsible for High-Speed Protocol IP development, which includes participating in high-level product specifications, logic/RTL design and implementation, RTL verification, IP FPGA ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$118.90 - $210/hr
About Altera**At AlteraTM, our independence as the world's largest pure‐play FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$118.90 - $210/hr
About Altera**At AlteraTM, our independence as the world's largest pure‐play FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four ...
Altera is seeking a SatCom, ISR, and Space Payload Architect to lead technical engagements and solution development for next-generation space and defense platforms. This role will focus on ...
Altera is seeking a SatCom, ISR, and Space Payload Architect to lead technical engagements and solution development for next-generation space and defense platforms. This role will focus on ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$159K - $230K/yr
About Altera For decades, Altera has been at the forefront of programmable logic technology, enabling customers to build innovative solutions that transform industries. As we continue to deliver the ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$159K - $230K/yr
About Altera For decades, Altera has been at the forefront of programmable logic technology, enabling customers to build innovative solutions that transform industries. As we continue to deliver the ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$106K - $153K/yr
About Altera At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pureplay FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four decades of ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$106K - $153K/yr
About Altera At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pureplay FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four decades of ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$149K - $215K/yr
About Altera At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pure-play FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four decades of ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$149K - $215K/yr
About Altera At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pure-play FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four decades of ...
CA$91K - CA$132K/yr
About Altera At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pureplay FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four decades of ...
CA$91K - CA$132K/yr
About Altera At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pureplay FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four decades of ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$149K - $215K/yr
About Altera At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pureplay FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four decades of ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$149K - $215K/yr
About Altera At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pureplay FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four decades of ...
$133K - $192K/yr
About Altera At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pureplay FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four decades of ...
$133K - $192K/yr
About Altera At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pureplay FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four decades of ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$118K - $178K/yr
About Altera At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pureplay FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four decades of ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$118K - $178K/yr
About Altera At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pureplay FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four decades of ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$100 - $138/hr
Altera is seeking a Security Operations Specialist to oversee day to day corporate security operations across multiple locations. This role is responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of ...
San Jose, CA · On-site
$100 - $138/hr
Altera is seeking a Security Operations Specialist to oversee day to day corporate security operations across multiple locations. This role is responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of ...
Altera is seeking a Security Operations Specialist to oversee day to day corporate security operations across multiple locations. This role is responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of ...
Altera is seeking a Security Operations Specialist to oversee day to day corporate security operations across multiple locations. This role is responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of ...
$152K - $195K/yr
Full-time
Re-posted 26 days ago
About Altera
At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pureplay FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four decades of industryleading FPGA expertise, our singular mission is to deliver the programmable technologies that help customers differentiate, innovate, and scale across rapidly evolving markets like AI, cloud, networking, and edge. As an independent company, we move faster, invest deeper, and partner more closely-empowering our teams to drive breakthrough innovation and shape the future of the FPGA industry.
Position Overview
Altera is a leader in FPGA innovation, delivering programmable solutions that power AI, cloud computing, networking, and edge applications. Our compiler and tools teams are central to enabling customers to efficiently map complex designs onto advanced FPGA architectures.
Altera is seeking a FPGA Compiler Engineer (Placer) to join our Compiler team in San Jose, CA. This role focuses on developing and optimizing FPGA placement algorithms within the compiler toolchain, directly impacting performance, power efficiency, and overall design quality.
The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in EDA algorithms, large-scale system optimization, and FPGA/ASIC physical design flows, along with a passion for solving complex, performance-critical problems.
Key Responsibilities:
Placement Algorithm Development:
Design, implement, and enhance FPGA placement algorithms to optimize timing, congestion, and resource utilization.
Compiler Flow Enhancement:
Contribute to the end-to-end FPGA compilation flow, working closely with routing, synthesis, and timing teams.
Performance Optimization:
Improve runtime performance, scalability, and quality of results (QoR) for large and complex customer designs.
Timing-Driven Placement:
Develop and refine timing-aware placement strategies to support high-frequency, performance-critical designs.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Partner with architecture, routing, and STA teams to align placement strategies with FPGA device capabilities and constraints.
Debug & Analysis:
Analyze placement quality, congestion hotspots, and timing bottlenecks; drive improvements to convergence and design closure.
Toolchain Integration:
Integrate new placement capabilities into the compiler infrastructure and validate across diverse workloads.
Why Join Altera?
Work on core compiler technology that directly impacts FPGA performance and usability
Solve challenging algorithmic problems at scale
Collaborate with world-class teams across architecture, silicon, and software
Salary
The pay range below is for Bay Area California only. Actual salary may vary based ona number offactors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences,trainings, etc. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.
$149.1K- $215.9KUSD
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 or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
6+ years of experience in FPGA/ASIC CAD, EDA tools, or related fields.
Experience in algorithms and data structures (optimization, graph theory, heuristics)
Experience with placement algorithms or physical design flows
Experience in C/C++ and software engineering best practices
Experience with placement techniques (analytical placement, simulated annealing, partitioning, clustering)
Experience with Timing-driven and congestion-driven optimization
Experience in ASIC or FPGA physical design methodologies
Experience in solving complex, large-scale optimization problems with high performance and scalability requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with FPGA toolchains (e.g., Quartus, Vivado)
Knowledge of FPGA architectures and interconnect fabrics
Familiarity with routing and timing closure techniques
Experience with parallel or distributed algorithms for EDA tools
Scripting experience (e.g., Python, Tcl) for tooling and automation
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