Altera
Field Applications Engineer (FAE)
San Jose, California, United States · Senior
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$2,072 more — $189,072 — moves this role to Level III and 3 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 $189,072 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Electrical Engineers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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About the role
- Customer Engagement & Technical Leadership
- Serve as the primary technical interface for customers evaluating and designing with Altera FPGAs, SoCs, IP, and software tools.
- Troubleshoot complex issues involving FPGA logic, embedded processors, high‑speed interfaces, memory subsystems, and power architectures.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Design‑In Support & Problem Solving
- 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.
- 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.
- Maintain deep knowledge of Altera's FPGA architectures, Quartus toolchain, IP portfolio, and embedded software ecosystem.
Requirements
- 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.
- Ability to travel to customer sites as needed.
- Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
- We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and customer‑facing skills.
Nice to have
- Hands‑on experience with Altera/Intel Quartus, Platform Designer, and associated IP.
- Strong debugging skills using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and embedded debug tools.
- Shift 1 (United States of America)
- San Jose, California, United States
- Posting Statement:
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.
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