Altera
Field Sales Technologist
Austin, Texas, United States (Remote) · Senior
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About the role
- As a Field Support Technologist at Altera, you will provide critical on-site technical support to our customers, ensuring optimal performance and resolution of complex issues related to our semiconductor products and solutions.
Responsibilities
- Focus on customer applications work, such as design conversions, simulations, system architecture proposals, RTL designs, Benchmarking, POC creations
- Drive for design win by assisting sales on critical opportunities.
- Collaborate with internal engineering, sales, and support teams to escalate and resolve complex technical problems.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of experience in a field support, applications engineering, or customer-facing technical role within the semiconductor industry.
- Strong understanding of FPGA architecture, design flows, and development tools (e.g., Quartus Prime).
- Proficiency in debugging complex hardware and software systems.
- Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
- Strong design, RTL, and software background and experiences
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Willingness to travel extensively to customer sites.
- Shift 1 (United States of America)
- Primary Location:
- Austin, Texas, United States (Remote)
Nice to have
- Experience with various operating systems (Windows, Linux) and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Perl) is a plus.
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
- Provide technical guidance and training to customers on product usage, maintenance, and best practices.
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