CareerPlan

Field Applications Engineer (FAE)

San Jose, California, United StatesFull-time$187k–$271k2026-08-20 → 2026-11-14
Based in United States

Core

Partner with customers to drive successful FPGA and SoC design-ins, accelerate time-to-market, and solve complex system-level challenges.

Role type

Senior Field Applications Engineer (FAE)

Builds

Reference designs, application notes, and best-practice guides for FPGA and embedded solutions

Domain

Semiconductor / FPGA / Embedded Systems

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

FPGA design, digital logic design, embedded systems, RTL (Verilog/VHDL), timing analysis, synthesis, high-speed interfaces, board-level design

Preferred skills

Altera/Intel Quartus, Platform Designer, AI/ML acceleration, DSP, hardware/software co-design, debugging with logic analyzers and oscilloscopes

Technologies

Quartus, Platform Designer, PCIe, DDR, Ethernet

Responsibilities

Serve as primary technical interface for customers evaluating Altera FPGAs and SoCs; guide customers through feasibility analysis and device selection; support full design cycle from RTL to board bring-up; troubleshoot complex issues in FPGA logic and embedded processors; develop reference designs and application notes; partner with sales teams for opportunity qualification; represent Altera at industry events.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC