Partner with Altera's Aerospace, Defense and Government (ADG) group to support DirectRF ... Work closely with product marketing, engineering, and internal FAEs to align on strategy and ...

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Partner with Altera's Aerospace, Defense and Government (ADG) group to support DirectRF ... Work closely with product marketing, engineering, and internal FAEs to align on strategy and ...
Altera is an independent company delivering programmable solutions that power high-performance and mission-critical applications. Our FPGA technologies are widely deployed across aerospace, defense ...
Altera is an independent company delivering programmable solutions that power high-performance and mission-critical applications. Our FPGA technologies are widely deployed across aerospace, defense ...
Senior Design Verification Engineer
$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 ...
Senior Design Verification Engineer
$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 ...
... engineers to design breakthrough technologies that shape tomorrow. Join us in our journey to becoming the world's #1 FPGA company! About the Role Altera is seeking a Senior Design Automation Engineer ...
... engineers to design breakthrough technologies that shape tomorrow. Join us in our journey to becoming the world's #1 FPGA company! About the Role Altera is seeking a Senior Design Automation Engineer ...
Lead Product Planner
$159K - $230K/yr
About the Role As part of Altera's HW Engineering organization, the Product Planning Group plays a key role in partnering and influencing strategic deliverables throughout the organization. The Lead ...
Lead Product Planner
$159K - $230K/yr
About the Role As part of Altera's HW Engineering organization, the Product Planning Group plays a key role in partnering and influencing strategic deliverables throughout the organization. The Lead ...
Altera is an independent company delivering programmable solutions that power high-performance and mission-critical applications. Our FPGA technologies are widely deployed across aerospace, defense ...
Altera is an independent company delivering programmable solutions that power high-performance and mission-critical applications. Our FPGA technologies are widely deployed across aerospace, defense ...
Engineering/IT Specialist
$166K - $235K/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 ...
Engineering/IT Specialist
$166K - $235K/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 ...
DFT Design Engineer
$149K - $213K/yr
About Altera: Accelerating Innovators - Altera provides leadership programmable solutions that are easy to use and deploy, across the cloud to the edge, enabling limitless possibilities for AI. Our ...
DFT Design Engineer
$149K - $213K/yr
About Altera: Accelerating Innovators - Altera provides leadership programmable solutions that are easy to use and deploy, across the cloud to the edge, enabling limitless possibilities for AI. Our ...
FPGA Silicon Design Engineer
$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 ...
FPGA Silicon Design Engineer
$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 ...
Engineering Leader of AI Transformation
$206K - $290K/yr
About the Role Altera is seeking a visionary and handson Director of AI Transformation & Engineering Excellence to lead enterprisewide AI initiatives that accelerate productivity, modernize ...
Engineering Leader of AI Transformation
$206K - $290K/yr
About the Role Altera is seeking a visionary and handson Director of AI Transformation & Engineering Excellence to lead enterprisewide AI initiatives that accelerate productivity, modernize ...
Altera is an independent company delivering programmable solutions that power high-performance and mission-critical applications. Our FPGA technologies enable innovation across aerospace, defense ...
Altera is an independent company delivering programmable solutions that power high-performance and mission-critical applications. Our FPGA technologies enable innovation across aerospace, defense ...
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 at the core of enabling ...
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 at the core of enabling ...
Senior Director, ARM CPU Design and Verification
$231K - $341K/yr
Job Details: About Altera At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pureplay FPGA ... Lead global engineering organizations responsible for ARM CPU design, design verification ...
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Senior Director, ARM CPU Design and Verification
$231K - $341K/yr
Job Details: About Altera At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pureplay FPGA ... Lead global engineering organizations responsible for ARM CPU design, design verification ...
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Senior OSAT Engineer (Part-Time, Contract)
San Jose, CA · On-site
$159K - $230K/yr
About Altera Altera is a global leader in FPGA and programmable logic solutions, enabling innovation in data center, communications, automotive, aerospace, and industrial markets. As we expand ...
Senior OSAT Engineer (Part-Time, Contract)
San Jose, CA · On-site
$159K - $230K/yr
About Altera Altera is a global leader in FPGA and programmable logic solutions, enabling innovation in data center, communications, automotive, aerospace, and industrial markets. As we expand ...
Engineering/IT Specialist
San Jose, CA · On-site
Altera is the world's largest pure‑play FPGA solutions provider, focused on delivering programmable technologies for rapidly evolving markets. The Engineering/IT Specialist will translate complex ...
Engineering/IT Specialist
San Jose, CA · On-site
Altera is the world's largest pure‑play FPGA solutions provider, focused on delivering programmable technologies for rapidly evolving markets. The Engineering/IT Specialist will translate complex ...
Product Development Engineer
$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 ...
Product Development Engineer
$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 ...
Senior Technical Program Manager
$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 ...
Senior Technical Program Manager
$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 ...
Collaborate with field application engineers, product line managers, and marketing to align government customer requirements with Altera's product roadmap. * Represent Altera at government ...
Collaborate with field application engineers, product line managers, and marketing to align government customer requirements with Altera's product roadmap. * Represent Altera at government ...
FPGA Development Tools Engineer - Synthesis
CA$129K - CA$187K/yr
... Altera * Build core synthesis technology for next-generation FPGA platforms * Influence compiler architecture and performance at scale * Collaborate with world-class engineers across silicon ...
FPGA Development Tools Engineer - Synthesis
CA$129K - CA$187K/yr
... Altera * Build core synthesis technology for next-generation FPGA platforms * Influence compiler architecture and performance at scale * Collaborate with world-class engineers across silicon ...
Senior Physical Design Engineer/Lead
$149K - $215K/yr
Job Details: About Altera At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pureplay FPGA ... Mentor and collaborate with junior engineers; contribute to reviews, documentation of flows, and ...
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Senior Physical Design Engineer/Lead
$149K - $215K/yr
Job Details: About Altera At Altera, our independence as the world's largest pureplay FPGA ... Mentor and collaborate with junior engineers; contribute to reviews, documentation of flows, and ...
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Altera Jobs Information

Full-time
Posted 27 days ago
Job description
The DSP Specialist Field Applications Engineer (FAE) serves as a critical technical bridge between customers, sales teams, and engineering. This role focuses on driving adoption and successful deployment of DSP-based solutions in Altera FPGAs by providing deep technical expertise, application guidance, and hands-on support throughout the customer design cycle.
In addition, the DSP Specialist FAE plays a key role in advancing DirectRF strategic opportunities, ensuring effective qualification, prioritization, and execution of high-value DSP engagements.
Key Responsibilities
Customer Engagement & Technical Leadership
Serve as the technical interface for customers evaluating or implementing DSP solutions in Altera FPGAs
Provide architecture guidance, system-level design recommendations, and performance optimization strategies
Lead technical discussions and solution positioning with engineering teams and decision-makers
Pre-Sales & Design-In Support
Collaborate with Sales and FSEs to identify, qualify, and drive DSP-related opportunities
Demo, present, and position DSP architectures using IP and tools such as DSP Builder (via MATLAB/Simulink)
Support customers through the full design cycle-from concept to production
DSP Expertise & Solution Development
Provide deep expertise in digital signal processing concepts (e.g., filtering, channelization, beamforming, RF/DSP chains)
Debug and resolve complex system and application-level issues
Develop reusable architectures, demonstrations, and design collateral to scale DSP engagement efficiency
DirectRF Support
Partner with Altera's Aerospace, Defense and Government (ADG) group to support DirectRF opportunities, while also helping define future products
Partner with Sales and Distribution to identify and support DirectRF-eligible opportunities across assigned accounts and distribution partners
Identify and define appropriate RF+DSP architectures to support customer requirements
Collaboration & Enablement
Work closely with product marketing, engineering, and internal FAEs to align on strategy and execution
Deliver internal and customer-facing training on DSP solutions, tools, and design methodologies
Contribute to application notes, reference designs, and solution documentation
Provide input to the Altera factory, based on customer engagements, to help guide future product architecture decisions
Business Impact & Opportunity Ownership
Support high-value opportunities and strategic accounts with measurable revenue impact
Provide technical input into opportunity qualification, prioritization, and resource allocation
Contribute to tracking design wins, pipeline progression, and program success metrics
Soft Skills
Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts - including presenting at industry forums
Customer-focused mindset with strong problem-solving ability
Ability to operate cross-functionally in a fast-paced, high-impact environment
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.
$159.1K- $230.4KUSD
We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position.Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
Minimum Qualifications
10+ years of FPGA digital design experience (FPGA development tools ex. Quartus, Vivado, etc)
10+ years of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) experience (concepts and applications)
Experience with high-level FPGA algorithm development tools (DSP Builder, System Generator, OneAPI)
Proficiency with tools such as MATLAB, Simulink, Python, or C/C++
Familiarity with RF systems, communications, or signal chain design (preferred)
Willing to travel (this position requires travel)
Bachelor's degree in STEM-related field (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor of Science in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related Electrical/Electronic degree
Post Bachelor's degree
5+ years of experience with Image Processing / Communications / Radar / EW applications
5+ years of experience with MATLAB/Simulink or other DSP-centric design flows and tools
5+ years or experience as FAE or technical sales, applications, technical marketing
About Altera
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Company size
1,001 - 5,000 Employees
Headquarters location
San Jose, CA, US
Year founded
1983