Altera
Senior Director of Engineering
Austin, Texas, United States · Director
Sponsorship not specified$209k-$308kDetected 6 days ago
Cloud PlatformsCI/CDMachine LearningProduct StrategyCustomer SuccessFPGAEmbedded SystemsElectrical EngineeringSignal ProcessingLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance. $ 209.2K - $ 308.2K USD We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position.
- This role will have significant influence on Altera's product strategy, customer success, and long-term technology leadership.
Responsibilities
- Lead, grow, and develop a high-performing software IP engineering organization, including managers, technical leads, and individual contributors.
- Coach and mentor engineering leaders while building strong succession plans across the organization.
- Lead development of reusable, scalable, and production-ready IP solutions for FPGA-based systems.
- Drive architecture reviews, technical decision-making, and development best practices.
- Partner with Product Management, FPGA Architecture, Software Engineering, and Customer Engineering teams to define future software IP requirements.
- Own execution, quality, schedules, resource planning, and organizational performance.
- Drive development productivity through modern engineering practices, automation, CI/CD infrastructure, and robust validation methodologies.
- Collaborate with strategic customers and partners to understand requirements and drive adoption.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
- 15+ years of experience in software engineering, FPGA development, semiconductor technologies, or related technical domains.
- 8+ years of engineering leadership experience managing large, geographically distributed engineering organizations.
- Proven track record delivering complex software products and platform technologies at scale.
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives spanning hardware, software, and product organizations.
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field; Master's D egree preferred.
- Strong experience developing software platforms, frameworks, middleware, SDKs, drivers, or IP solutions.
- Deep understanding of FPGA technologies, embedded systems, and hardware/software co-design principles.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and executive leadership skills.
Nice to have
- Background in AI/ML acceleration, networking, communications, DSP, embedded systems, or data center technologies.
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies, CI/CD practices, and modern software engineering processes.
- Strong semiconductor industry experience within FPGA, ASIC, EDA, or related markets.
- Leadership Characteristics
- Successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Strategic thinking and organizational leadership
- Strong technical and architectural judgment
- Customer and product mindset
Skills
- Define organizational objectives, technical strategy, hiring plans, and execution priorities aligned with Altera's business goals.
- Establish a culture of technical excellence, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Define and execute the roadmap for FPGA software IP, libraries, frameworks, and platform technologies.
- Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc.
Compensation
- The pay range below is for Texas only.
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