Altera · 1 month ago
Senior Design Automation Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$143K/yr - $206K/yr
10+ years expAltera is a leading company in programmable logic technology, committed to innovation in the FPGA industry. They are seeking a Senior Design Automation Engineer to drive the architecture, development, and optimization of automation systems that enhance design productivity and accelerate development cycles for FPGA products.
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Responsibilities
Architect next-generation unified FPGA/SoC design methodologies spanning Front-End, handoff to Backend, Design Verification, Design-For-Test (DFT), Design Data Management/Release flows, and FPGA-specific flows such as Design Intent and Configuration Management
Develop and integrate state-of-the-art EDA solutions, including ML/AI-enhanced tools, flows, and methodologies—sourced externally or developed internally—to create sustainable, scalable automation solutions for multiple chip design programs
Collaborate with design automation technical leads, design domain leads, and domain managers to define and drive new design automation architectures from concept through full production deployment across upcoming product programs
Partner with EDA vendors to evaluate, explore, and extend tool capabilities that improve design quality, shorten turn-around time, and enhance design optimization
Architect, develop, deploy, and maintain advanced design automation flows and methodologies for digital and/or analog design at scale
Lead evaluation, integration, and enhancement of EDA tools, driving improvements in design productivity, efficiency, and quality across multiple design teams
Design and implement robust automation frameworks that reduce manual effort, increase reproducibility, and improve overall design throughput
Identify workflow bottlenecks across design, verification, CAD, and methodology teams and lead cross-functional initiatives to streamline FPGA design execution
Provide deep technical expertise in scripting, tool customization, and flow development for advanced semiconductor design needs
Drive continuous innovation in design automation infrastructure through adoption of new methodologies, technologies, and optimizations
Collaborate with internal and external EDA vendors, owning issue resolution, feature requests, and deployment of next-generation capabilities
Mentor and provide technical leadership to junior engineers within the Design Automation organization
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
Minimum of 10 years of experience in IC Design or Design Automation
Extensive experience with industry-standard EDA tools and hands-on expertise in design methodologies across multiple domains, such as Front-End Logic Design flows, Design Intent and FPGA-specific flows, Design Verification flows, and Design-for-Test (DFT) flows (with Back-End flow knowledge considered a plus)
Strong programming skills in Python, Tcl, C-shell, C, C++, or similar languages
Familiarity with ML/AI applications and algorithms and their use in EDA or design methodology optimizations
Proven leadership skills for driving collaborative, cross-functional projects, with strong communication and influencing abilities
Company
Altera
Altera provides programmable logic devices and design software for various applications. It is a sub-organization of Intel.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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unknown2025-04-14Acquired
1988-03-31IPO
Leadership Team
Raghib Hussain
Chief Executive Officer
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