IP Applications Engineer

754 Altera Semiconductor Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd.; George Town; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

754 Altera Semiconductor Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd. is seeking an FPGA design applications engineer in Penang to drive high-speed video interface solutions and Video IP adoption.

You will guide customers and field teams on FPGA implementations with DisplayPort, MIPI, HDMI, and related interfaces. The role requires strong VHDL/Verilog skills, design verification, timing closure, and excellent English communication.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in digital design and FPGA development.
• Experience with high-speed serial interfaces and video protocols (DisplayPort, MIPI, HDMI).
• Experience with VHDL/Verilog, design verification, timing closure, and debugging.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with customer-focused mindset.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance to customers and field teams in implementing and optimizing FPGA designs, with strong emphasis on video connectivity and high-speed serial interfaces such as DisplayPort, MIPI or HDMI.
• Lead the definition and execution of resolution strategies for complex customer issues. Provide timely and effective communication across internal teams and customers to drive issue closure and maintain high customer satisfaction.
• Create and maintain high-quality technical documentation, example designs, and user guides that enhance customer experience and accelerate adoption of Altera video solutions.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, and marketing teams to align customer requirements with product capabilities, feature roadmap and solution offerings.
• Validate and continuously improve the out-of-box experience for Altera video solutions by verifying video IP design examples, and hardware platforms.
• Drive issue resolution to ensure customers can successfully evaluate and deploy solutions with ease.

Skills

FPGA design

High-speed serial interfaces

Video IPs

Customer-focused

Education

BSEE/MSEE or equivalent

Tools

Yocto

ROS

Job description

Job Details: Job Description

Altera is leading the way to transform FPGA designs with a broad portfolio of products and solutions. In this position, you will be joining the Penang Factory Applications Team as an FPGA design applications engineer specializing in high-speed serial interface solutions focusing on Video IPs. You will help revolutionize our customer experience by showcasing our new offerings and supporting our customers in their design success. We value technical excellence, customer focus, integrity, and teamwork.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance to customers and field teams in implementing and optimizing FPGA designs, with strong emphasis on video connectivity and high-speed serial interfaces such as DisplayPort, MIPI or HDMI.


• Lead the definition and execution of resolution strategies for complex customer issues. Provide timely and effective communication across internal teams and customers to drive issue closure and maintain high customer satisfaction.


• Create and maintain high-quality technical documentation, example designs, and user guides that enhance customer experience and accelerate adoption of Altera video solutions.


• Collaborate closely with engineering, and marketing teams to align customer requirements with product capabilities, feature roadmap and solution offerings.


• Validate and continuously improve the out-of-box experience for Altera video solutions by verifying video IP design examples, and hardware platforms.


• Drive issue resolution to ensure customers can successfully evaluate and deploy solutions with ease.

Qualifications

• BSEE/MSEE or equivalent with a minimum of 5 years of experience in digital design and FPGA development.


• Experience with high-speed serial interface technologies, particularly video protocols and applications such as DisplayPort, MIPI, HDMI, or related video systems.


• Experience in VHDL/Verilog, design verification, timing closure, simulation, software applications (Yocto, ROS), system design and board/hardware debugging is an added advantage.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated ability to drive complex technical issues to resolution.


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Job Facts

Job Type: Regular
Shift: Shift 1 (Malaysia)
Primary Location: Penang 15, Penang, Malaysia
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.

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.