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Field Applications Engineer (FAE)

San Jose, California, United States💼 Full-time💰 $187,000–$187,000🗓 2026-08-20 → 2026-09-26

Core

Serve as the primary technical interface for customers evaluating and designing with Altera FPGAs, SoCs, IP, and software tools to drive successful design-ins and accelerate time-to-market.

Role type

Senior Field Applications Engineer (FAE)

Builds

Reference designs, application notes, best-practice guides, and customer design implementations

Domain

Semiconductor / FPGA / Embedded Systems

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

FPGA design, digital logic design, embedded systems, RTL (Verilog/VHDL), timing analysis, synthesis, FPGA implementation flows, high-speed interfaces (PCIe, DDR, Ethernet), board-level design, customer presentation, feasibility analysis

Preferred skills

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

Technologies

Quartus, Platform Designer, PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, Verilog, VHDL

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary technical interface for customers evaluating and designing with Altera FPGAs, SoCs, IP, and software tools; Support customers through the full design cycle from concept to board bring-up; Troubleshoot complex issues involving FPGA logic, embedded processors, and high-speed interfaces; Develop reference designs, application notes, and best-practice guides; Partner with sales teams to support opportunity qualification and technical strategy; Represent Altera at customer meetings, industry events, and technical conferences

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with customer-facing focus

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