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Director of Foundry Engineering

San Jose, CA · On-site

$209.50K - $303.25K/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 ...

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 decades ...

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 ...

About Altera Altera is a leading innovator in FPGA technology, delivering programmable solutions that power the world's data-centric applications-from cloud and communications infrastructure to ...

About Altera Altera is a leading innovator in FPGA technology, delivering programmable solutions that power the world's data-centric applications-from cloud and communications infrastructure to ...

FPGA Development Tools Engineer

San Jose, CA · On-site

$127.40K - $184.40K/yr

About the Job Altera is one of the world's leading providers of programmable solutions. With a renewed focus on agility, software-first, and AI-driven solutions, Altera is shaping the future of ...

A&D Product Program Manager

San Jose, CA · On-site

$159.70K - $231K/yr

About Altera For decades, Altera has been a leader in programmable logic technology, delivering high-performance FPGA, SoC FPGA, and software solutions that enable customers to solve the world's most ...

FPGA Development Tools Engineer

San Jose, CA · On-site

$152.40K - $195.70K/yr

About the Job Altera is one of the world's leading providers of programmable solutions. With a renewed focus on agility, software-first, and AI-driven solutions, Altera is shaping the future of ...

Machine Learning Engineer

Toronto, ON · On-site

CA$172.10 - CA$253.70/hr

Altera is a global leader in programmable logic solutions, delivering highperformance FPGA technology that powers nextgeneration cloud, networking, and edge applications. With a renewed focus on ...

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 decades ...

Senior Technical Program Manager

San Jose, CA · On-site

$159.70K - $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 ...

FPGA Customer Quality Engineer

San Jose, CA · On-site

$118.90K - $172K/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 ...

$134.80K - $195.10K/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 ...

Altera, a leading innovator in semiconductor solutions, empowers businesses and governments with cutting-edge technology to drive mission-critical applications. We are seeking a highly experienced ...

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 ...

Business Development Manager

San Jose, CA · Remote

$178.90K - $259K/yr

Altera, a leading innovator in semiconductor solutions, empowers businesses and governments with cutting-edge technology to drive mission-critical applications. We are seeking a highly experienced ...

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 ...

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Director of Foundry Engineering

Director of Foundry Engineering

Altera

San Jose, CA • On-site

$209.50K - $303.25K/yr

Full-time

Posted 6 days ago


Job description

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.

Why Altera

  • Lead foundry strategy forcuttingedgeFPGA and programmable technologies

  • Partner withworldclasssilicon, design, and product teams

  • Influencelongtermmanufacturing and technology decisions at the enterprise level

  • Opportunity to shape Altera's next generation of programmable solutions

Key Responsibilities:

ManufacturingOperations & Engineering

  • Oversee silicon manufacturingoperations & engineeringfrom first silicon throughhighvolumeproduction

  • Lead yieldimprovement, defect reduction, parametric optimization, and reliability validation efforts

  • Partner with Product Engineering and Quality teams to resolve yield, reliability, and excursion issues

  • Ensure robust manufacturing flows, change control, and continuous improvement

Foundry & Process Technology Leadership

  • Own and manage Altera's technical relationships with external foundry partners across advanced and mature process nodes

  • Lead process technology selection, qualification, and risk assessment aligned to product roadmaps

  • Drive foundry process enablement, PDK readiness, anddesigntomanufacturingalignment

  • Represent Altera in joint technology reviews, process roadmap discussions, andexecutivelevelengagements

CrossFunctionalCollaboration

  • Work closely with Design Engineering, DTCO teams, Product Line Management, Supply Chain, and Operations

  • Support early design decisions tooptimizemanufacturability, cost, performance, and schedule

  • Provide foundry and process insights to influence architecture, IP strategy, and product planning

Team Leadership & Development

  • Build, lead, and mentor ahighperformingfoundry engineering organization

  • Set clear goals, accountability, and development plans for senior technical staff

  • Promote a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and collaboration

Business & Risk Management

  • Managefoundryrelatedrisks, capacity planning, andlongtermsupply assurance

  • Support cost modeling, node transition strategies, and sourcing decisions

  • Contribute to executive strategy reviews, program updates, and milestone reporting

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.

$209,500 - $303,250USD

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, Materials Science, Physics, or related technical field

  • 15+ years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing, foundry engineering, or process technology

  • Demonstrated experience working directly with major semiconductor foundries

  • Experience in advanced CMOS process nodes, yield engineering, and reliability

  • Experience leading complex,crossfunctionaltechnical programs

PreferredQualifications

  • Experience supporting logic, SoC, or FPGA products

  • Prior people management experience at the senior manager or director level

  • Familiarity withmultifoundryorfoundryagnosticmanufacturing strategies

Job Type: RegularShift:Shift 1 (United States of America)Primary Location:San Jose, California, United StatesAdditional 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.