Field Application Engineer

altera; Marlow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera, a leading FPGA solutions provider, seeks a Field Application Engineer to join the UK sales team in Marlow. You will build strong customer relationships, understand system requirements, and drive new designs using Altera's FPGA portfolios, IP, boards and tools.

You will partner with sales and other FAEs to develop the customer base, provide technical guidance through design cycles, and deliver compelling proposals that align with customer needs and Intel product roadmaps.

Qualifications

• BS in Electronics Engineering or equivalent (10+ years industry experience).
• Experience with FPGA design and use of FPGA development tools.
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Strong written and verbal communications.
• Willing to travel both domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to territory, account and opportunity plans as part of the Sales Team.
• Engage with customers' system architects and decision makers to understand requirements and influence design choices.
• Present capabilities of the full product portfolio and drive proofs of concept in meetings and seminars.
• Build strong relationships with key influencers within customers and internally at Altera.
• Provide technical support throughout the design cycle, from architecture through production.
• Create and deliver technical proposals based on product knowledge and customer inputs.
• Demonstrate leadership in coordinating specialist resources.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Altera solutions and Intel products to align with customer needs.

Skills

FPGA design experience

Strong presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Written and verbal communication

Willing to travel

Education

BS in Electronics Engineering or equivalent

Tools

FPGA development tools

Job description

Job Description

Altera delivers cutting-edge custom logic solutions across a wide spectrum of customers and markets. As the only "pure play" independent FPGA provider, with a complete portfolio from low, mid to high end, we are perfectly positioned to take a leading position in this exciting market.

To help our customers develop innovative solutions, we are looking for a motivated Field Application Engineer (FAE) to work with our UK sales team and customers.

As an Altera FAE, you will use your strong technical and business acumen to build strong relationships with key strategic customers, understand their system requirements, win new designs, and drive business growth in accordance with company goals, processes, and values.

You will be the technical consultant to our key customers as they go from architectural evaluation, through completion of their design. This will require guidance on our FPGA product lines and associated development tools, IP, boards, and software stacks, enabling our customers to bring competitive products to market quickly and maximize business potential.

In this role, you will partner with Sales & other FAEs to develop the customer base and drive technical business development.

Responsibilities

• Contribute and execute to territory, account and opportunity plans as part of the Sales Team
• Engage with our customer's high level system architects and key decision makers to understand their systems applications, influence their design choices, and provide creative solutions to their problems, ensuring that they are architected around Altera products.
• Present capabilities of whole product portfolio, drive feasibility studies and proofs of concept in customer meetings and seminars.
• Build strong, valued relationships with key influencers at all levels within our customers and internally within Altera.
• Provide technical support throughout the customer design cycle, from architecture through production.
• Create and deliver technical proposals based on product portfolio knowledge, customer requirements, and inputs from internal teams.
• Demonstrate effective leadership in coordinating specialist technical resources.
• Demonstrate teamwork and ability to work effectively in informal and formal teams with individuals from diverse communities and cultures, at all levels within the company.
• Maintain up-to-date technical knowledge of Altera's solutions relevant to your customers' requirements. Understand your customers' end markets and how Intel products can help them win.
• Ensure that Altera's roadmap is aligned with our customers' long-term requirements
• Have strong presentation and communication skills that can be applied at all levels

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications & requirements: BS in Electronics Engineering or equivalent, with a minimum of 10 years industry experience
• Experience with FPGA design & proficient in the use of FPGA development tools
• Strong presentation & interpersonal skills
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Willing to travel both domestically and internationally

Job Type: Regular

Shift: Shift 1 (United Kingdom)

Primary Location: Marlow, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

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.