Altera · 13 hours ago
Field Applications Engineer (FAE)
San Jose, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$191K/yr - $276K/yr
10+ years expAltera is a leading technology company seeking a Field Applications Engineer (FAE) to serve as the primary technical interface for customers. The role involves engaging with customers to support their design processes, troubleshooting complex issues, and collaborating with internal teams to drive customer success.
Enterprise SoftwareManufacturingSemiconductorSoftware
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary technical interface for customers evaluating and designing with Altera FPGAs, SoCs, IP, and software tools
Understand customer architectures, performance requirements, and design constraints to recommend optimal device families, IP blocks, and development flows
Deliver technical presentations, hands‑on workshops, and product demonstrations tailored to customer needs
Guide customers through feasibility analysis, device selection, and early‑stage design decisions
Support customers through the full design cycle — from concept and RTL development to timing closure, power optimization, and board bring‑up
Troubleshoot complex issues involving FPGA logic, embedded processors, high‑speed interfaces, memory subsystems, and power architectures
Develop reference designs, application notes, and best‑practice guides to accelerate customer success
Collaborate with internal engineering teams to reproduce issues, validate fixes, and influence roadmap priorities
Partner with sales teams to support opportunity qualification, competitive positioning, and technical strategy
Provide structured feedback to product management and engineering on customer requirements, emerging use cases, and competitive trends
Represent Altera at customer meetings, industry events, and technical conferences
Maintain deep knowledge of Altera’s FPGA architectures, Quartus toolchain, IP portfolio, and embedded software ecosystem
Stay current on industry trends in AI/ML acceleration, high‑performance compute, networking, automotive, and industrial applications
Mentor internal teams and contribute to technical enablement programs
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
10+ years of experience in FPGA design, digital logic design, embedded systems, or applications engineering
Strong proficiency in RTL (Verilog/VHDL), timing analysis, synthesis, and FPGA implementation flows
Experience with high‑speed interfaces (PCIe, DDR, Ethernet), embedded processors, or board‑level design
Excellent communication, presentation, and customer‑facing skills
Ability to travel to customer sites as needed
Preferred
Hands‑on experience with Altera/Intel Quartus, Platform Designer, and associated IP
Familiarity with AI/ML acceleration, DSP, or hardware/software co‑design
Experience supporting enterprise customers or large‑scale deployments
Strong debugging skills using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and embedded debug tools
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
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2025-04-14Acquired
1988-03-31IPO
Leadership Team
Raghib Hussain
Chief Executive Officer
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