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Altera · 1 month ago

Embedded Security Applications Engineer

positionAustin, Texas, United States
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid Level
money$129K/yr - $187K/yr
date3+ years exp

Altera is a leading company in the embedded market, focusing on transforming the industry with innovative FPGA technologies. The Embedded Security Applications Engineer will lead product development and customer support initiatives, while also enabling customers to secure their devices against future threats.

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Responsibilities

Leading application pre-enabling, product development, and/or product hardening to launch future products and provide customer support
Enable customers to be ready for the Post-Quatum Cryptography (PQC) future by helping them to secure their devices from these future threats
Engage as a technical expert or trusted technical advisor to drive Altera value and differentiation in applications requiring system-level security
Utilize deep domain and market segment expertise to research, develop, and prototype software that leverages and drives adoption of Altera product capabilities
Deliver collateral and training, including competitive/differentiated benchmarks, as well as identify and drive key workloads into product requirements and landing zones for future product design, simulation, projection methods, and tools. Drive product improvements that minimize the need for explicit enabling and maximize scale adoption

Qualification

Embedded software engineeringCryptographic techniquesFPGA design softwareDevice-level securityDebugTroubleshootingOperating SystemsSide-channel attack mitigationSecure manufacturing protocolsApplications-class embedded processorsBoot softwareHardware/board debug

Required

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related STEM fields
3+ years of experience in Embedded software engineering or system design
3+ years of experience in Applications-class embedded processors and embedded design

Preferred

Cryptographic techniques, including authentication and encryption
Device-level security
Side-channel attack mitigation
Secure manufacturing protocols
Applications-class embedded processors and embedded design
FPGA devices, configuration methods and FPGA design software
Debug and troubleshooting skills across processor and FPGA platforms
SW including Boot software (ATF or Uboot), BIOS and drivers
Operating Systems such as Windows, Linux
Hardware/board debug

Company

Altera

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Altera provides programmable logic devices and design software for various applications. It is a sub-organization of Intel.
dateFounded in 1983
location
San Jose, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://www.altera.com

H1B Sponsorship

Altera has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (67)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
2025-04-14Acquired
1988-03-31IPO

Leadership Team

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Raghib Hussain
Chief Executive Officer
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Recent News

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