Altera · 8 hours ago
Quartus Strategic Planner
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$179K/yr - $259K/yr
8+ years expAltera is seeking a customer-centric, strategic leader to serve as Head of FPGA Software Planning. In this key leadership position, you will act as the primary interface between customers and FPGA development teams, ensuring that customer requirements are translated into actionable product roadmaps and plans.
Enterprise SoftwareManufacturingSemiconductorSoftware
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary point of contact for customers and internal stakeholders, actively gathering, clarifying, and prioritizing requirements for FPGA software solutions
Translate customer and market needs into clear product visions, roadmaps, and feature sets; champion these requirements throughout the development lifecycle
Work closely with customers and cross-functional teams to define, refine, and document specifications, ensuring alignment and traceability from concept through delivery
Develop and maintain comprehensive plans and schedules that balance customer commitments, engineering resources, and business priorities
Collaborate with hardware, firmware, software, product management, and QA teams to drive alignment and ensure successful integration of customer requirements
Communicate progress, risks, and changes to both customers and internal teams, ensuring transparency and proactive management of expectations
Analyze feedback from customers and development teams to optimize planning processes, enhance product quality, and drive customer satisfaction
Mentor and guide planners and project leads, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and customer focus
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
8+ years of experience in FPGA development, with at least 3 years in product owner, product management, or technical program management roles
Demonstrated experience working directly with customers to gather requirements and deliver tailored solutions
Proven ability to balance customer needs with technical and business constraints
Strong understanding of FPGA architectures, development flows, and EDA tools (e.g., Xilinx, Intel/Altera, Lattice)
Practical experience in designing FPGA logic using FPGA design EDA tools
Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
Experience managing distributed or cross-functional engineering teams
Agile, Scrum, or similar product owner/project management certification is a plus
Preferred
Experience in customer-facing roles in telecommunications, data centers, automotive, or related industries
Familiarity with embedded software development and hardware/software integration
Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements for FPGA-based products
Benefits
Incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance
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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Leadership Team
Raghib Hussain
Chief Executive Officer
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