Job Details:Job Description: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.
About the Role
Altera is seeking aDirector of Foundry Engineeringto lead foundry engagement, advanced process technology enablement, and manufacturing execution for Altera's FPGA and programmable device portfolio. This leader will serve as the primary technical interface between Altera and its external foundry partners, ensuring robust silicon readiness, manufacturability, yield, reliability, and cost optimization across multiple technology nodes.
This role is critical to Altera's silicon strategy, driving execution from early process definition throughhighvolumemanufacturing while collaborating closely with design, product engineering, quality, supply chain, and executive leadership.
ManufacturingOperations & Engineering
Lead yieldimprovement, defect reduction, parametric optimization, and reliability validation efforts
Foundry & Process Technology Leadership
CrossFunctionalCollaboration
Work closely with Design Engineering, DTCO teams, Product Line Management, Supply Chain, and Operations
Team Leadership & Development
Business & Risk Management
Salary Range
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.
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
Job Type: Regular
Shift:Shift 1 (United States of America)
Primary Location:San Jose, California, United States
Additional Locations:Posting Statement:All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.