Altera

Altera

Field Applications Engineer (FAE)

Maryland, United States (Remote) · Mid

Sponsorship not specified$151k-$218kDetected 12 days ago
SalesFPGAVHDLVerilogSignal ProcessingCollaborationProblem Solving

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61Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role90
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.

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H-1B wage level

the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry

Level III · 3×
Level I$81,1821 entry
Level II$104,5622 entries
Level III$127,9413 entries
Level IV$151,3204 entries

$420 more$151,320 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.

Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $151,320 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Electrical Engineers" for prevailing-wage purposes.

DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Electrical Engineers (17-2071) · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.

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Green-card intent detected

Altera Corporation obtained a prevailing wage determination for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in San Jose, CALIFORNIA on 2026-06-10. No matching green-card filing appears in our data yet. The determination expires in 2 days (2026-09-07), and a green-card filing must follow before then or the employer starts over.+2 more active determinations on file

Files H-1B transfers

13 transfer filings in the last year, covering 13 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 7 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

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About the role

  • For decades, Altera has been at the forefront of programmable logic technology.
  • Join us in our journey to becoming the #1 FPGA company!
  • As a Field Applications Engineer (FAE), your key responsibilities will be:

Responsibilities

  • Relationship Building: Cultivate strong relationships with customer engineering teams to identify, develop, and expand new opportunities within assigned accounts.
  • Product Expertise: Possess deep knowledge of the FPGA product portfolio to drive sales in established product lines and seed growth in emerging markets.
  • Customer Issue Resolution: Build strong relationships with customer teams to facilitate rapid resolution of technical issues and ensure high levels of customer satisfaction.

Requirements

  • Experience with FPGA development tools (e.g., include Quartus, Vivado, etc.)
  • Experience with VHDL or Verilog or System Verilog or OpenCL or high-level synthesis tools (HLS)
  • BSEE or related electrical/electronic degree
  • Post Bachelor's degree
  • Experience in technical sales, applications, technical marketing, technical product marketing
  • Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
  • We are seeking an experienced hardware engineer (e.g. 3+ years) with experience in one or more of the following:
  • Experience in FPGA, ASIC, and/or digital design
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  • Experience additional industry experience (examples include embedded SoC design, ASIC, ASSP, CPU, microcontrollers, microprocessor architecture, ARM based processor solutions, board level design, DSP, signal integrity, etc.)
  • Shift 1 (United States of America)
  • Primary Location:
  • Maryland, United States (Remote)
  • Additional Locations:

Compensation

  • The compensation below is reflective of a sales role that includes a salary + incentive.
  • Our compensation reflects the cost of labor within the US market.
  • Actual compensation may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc.

Company info

  • Our commitment to innovation has empowered countless customers to create groundbreaking solutions that have transformed industries.
  • For decades, Altera has been at the forefront of programmable logic technology. Our commitment to innovation has empowered countless customers to create groundbreaking solutions that have transformed industries.
  • Technical Assistance: Assist customers with: architecture definition, solution evaluation, design and implementation of product requirements using FPGAs, IP, and development tools.

This listing is sourced directly from Altera's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.