Altera
Senior FPGA Development Kit Technical Lead Engineer
San Jose, California, United States · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$167k-$241kDetected 5 days ago
Platform EngineeringSupply ChainPCB DesignFPGAElectrical EngineeringHardware DesignCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoring
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About the role
- At Altera™, our independence as the world's largest pure ‑ play FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise.
- In this role, you will serve as a senior technical and program leader responsible for driving development kit execution across board architecture, RTL, firmware, platform engineering, functional validation, manufacturing, and supply chain activities.
- This role requires a highly collaborative technical leader who can identify and resolve execution risks, influence engineering decisions, and improve development kit processes and platform robustness across multiple product generations.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end development of Altera FPGA Development Kits with board architecture, RTL, and firmware teams, in partnership with offshore design centers, design partners, and ODM/JDM teams across the US and Asia.
- Lead development kit manufacturing execution with contract manufacturers, component suppliers, PCB fabricators, and PCB assembly partners across the US and Asia.
- Drive BOM planning and cost optimization, while managing part availability, supply risk, component obsolescence, and engineering change orders for new and existing Altera FPGA development kits.
- Use lessons learned and stakeholder feedback to improve design methods, execution efficiency, and overall platform robustness
- As an independent company, we move faster, invest deeper, and partner more closely-empowering our teams to drive breakthrough innovation and shape the future of the FPGA industry.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience working with FPGA development, board-level hardware, RTL, firmware, or hardware test environments, with working knowledge of the Altera Quartus tool flow.
- Experience with board-level manufacturing test, HDMI, SDI, multi-gigabit Ethernet, Altera FPGA gigabit transceivers, DDR5/LPDDR5 or beyond FPGA memory, and PCIe interfaces is highly desirable.
- 10+ years of engineering experience, including demonstrated experience mentoring engineers, providing technical guidance, driving collaboration, and contributing to high-performing engineering teams.
- Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, with 10+ years of professional engineering experience in FPGA platforms, development or evaluation kits, board development, test engineering, or closely related areas.
- 10+ years of hands-on experience working with digital and analog/RF circuits, FPGA-based boards, development or evaluation kits, or complex hardware platforms, with demonstrated understanding of board-level functional and system-level test methodologies.
- 10+ years of experience applying analytical and structured problem-solving skills to resolve complex technical challenges, with demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams through technical issues, program execution risks, and hardware development challenges.
- 10+ years of experience working with FPGA development, board-level hardware, RTL, firmware, or hardware test environments, with working knowledge of the Altera Quartus tool flow. Experience with board-level manufacturing test, HDMI, SDI, multi-gigabit Ethernet, Altera FPGA gigabit transceivers, DDR5/LPDDR5 or beyond FPGA memory, and PCIe interfaces is highly desirable.
- 10+ years of experience communicating and collaborating effectively across global, cross-functional engineering organizations, including hardware, RTL, firmware, validation, manufacturing, suppliers, and external design partners.
Skills
- 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 Bay Area California only.
- Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc.
- We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.
- $166,900 - $241,000 USD
Company info
- We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.
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