Software Engineer - Factory Apps - Intern

207 Altera Semiconductor Technology Canada ULC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 100,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Competitive salary & benefits

Professional growth opportunities

Supportive work environment

Canada labour market‑aligned pay

Performance-based incentives

Job summary

Altera, a leader in programmable logic and hardware acceleration, seeks a student intern in Toronto to assist with Factory Applications tools across FPGA AI Suite, HLS, and DSP Builder. You will help validate workflows, debug issues, and develop test cases while collaborating with software, compiler, FPGA, and applications teams.

Ideal candidates are pursuing a bachelor’s degree in CS/EE/CE with C/C++ experience, knowledge of digital logic and FPGA concepts, and a drive for learning Python

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Academic or project experience with C/C++ programming.
• Familiar with software development, debugging, and testing.
• Exposure to digital logic design fundamentals and FPGA/ASIC concepts.
• Strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the development, validation, and maintenance of Factory Applications tools and workflows across FPGA AI Suite, HLS, and DSP Builder.
• Help investigate, reproduce, and debug issues encountered when using application flows and related tools.
• Develop or improve test cases, examples, scripts, and other resources that help validate features and demonstrate tool workflows.
• Analyze application behavior and results to help identify opportunities to improve usability, performance, or quality.
• Support integration and testing of new features across relevant tool flows.
• Collaborate with engineers across software, compiler, FPGA, and applications teams.
• Document findings and contribute to internal knowledge bases and technical materials.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Software development

Debugging

Testing

Digital logic design

FPGA/ASIC concepts

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Git

Python scripting

Verilog/VHDL

Job description

About Us

Altera is at the forefront of programmable logic and hardware acceleration. Our mission is to empower developers and system architects to rapidly design and deploy solutions using advanced FPGA and SoC technologies. The Factory Applications team helps developers make effective use of Altera’s FPGA design tools and workflows, including FPGA AI Suite, High Level Synthesis (HLS), and DSP Builder. Our work brings together software, compilers, digital design, and application engineering to help users develop and optimize hardware-accelerated solutions. Join us to contribute to tools and workflows that support innovation in areas such as AI, signal processing, cloud computing, and embedded systems.

Responsibilities

Assist with the development, validation, and maintenance of Factory Applications tools and workflows across FPGA AI Suite, HLS, and DSP Builder. Help investigate, reproduce, and debug issues encountered when using application flows and related tools. Develop or improve test cases, examples, scripts, and other resources that help validate features and demonstrate tool workflows. Analyze application behavior and results to help identify opportunities to improve usability, performance, or quality. Support integration and testing of new features across relevant tool flows. Collaborate with engineers across software, compiler, FPGA, and applications teams. Document findings and contribute to internal knowledge bases and technical materials.

What We Offer

• Mentorship and hands‑on training from experienced software, FPGA, and applications engineers.
• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Opportunities for professional growth and advancement.
• A supportive and innovative work environment.
• Our compensation is designed to reflect the Canadian labour market.
• In addition to base salary, we offer performance‑based incentive opportunities that reward both individual contributions and overall company success.

Estimated Salary Range

$95K – $100K CAD

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, with: Academic or project experience with C/C++ programming. Familiarity with software development, debugging, and testing through coursework, projects, or internships. Exposure to digital logic design fundamentals and FPGA or ASIC concepts through coursework or projects. Good analytical, communication, and teamwork skills.

Preferred Qualifications Interest in learning about FPGA application tools and hardware‑acceleration workflows. Experience with Python or scripting for automation, testing, or data analysis. Familiarity with version control systems such as Git. Exposure to one or more of FPGA AI/ML workflows, HLS, DSP Builder or digital signal processing, or hardware description languages such as Verilog or VHDL. Familiarity with Linux development environments. Experience creating technical documentation, test cases, or project examples.

Job Type and Location

Job Type: Student / Intern (Fixed Term) Shift: Shift 1 (Canada) Primary Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Additional Locations:

Posting Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance. Canadian work experience is not required for this role. Applicants must be eligible for any required Canada export authorizations.

About Altera

About Altera Altera: Accelerating Innovators Altera provides leadership programmable solutions that are easy‑to‑use and deploy in applications from cloud to edge, offering limitless AI possibilities. Our end‑to‑end broad portfolio of products including FPGAs, CPLDs, Intellectual Property, development tools, System on Modules, SmartNICs and IPUs provide the flexibility to accelerate innovation. Altera is helping to shape the future through pioneering innovation that unlocks extraordinary possibilities for everyone on the planet.