Software Enabling and Optimization Engineer

754 Altera Semiconductor Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd.; George Town; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera seeks a Configuration Applications Engineer in Penang, Malaysia, to join a team of applications engineers working on next‑generation FPGA technologies. You will lead pre‑enabling, product development, and product hardening to launch future products and provide customer support.

The role requires 3+ years in FPGA/CPLD, RTL, Verilog/VHDL, C and Python, plus strong English communication, debugging, and the ability to work independently on multiple issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related STEM fields.
• 3+ years experience in FPGA/CPLD, RTL and hardware/board debugging.
• Excellent English communication; strong analytical and debugging skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-enabling, product development, and/or product hardening to launch future products.
• Engage as a technical expert to drive value in configuration enablement.
• Deliver collateral and training for FPGA configuration and programming solutions.
• Drive product improvements that maximize scale adoption.
• Debug configuration-related issues, determine root cause, and implement corrective actions.
• Develop & validate design examples on development kits for FPGA configuration features.
• Create technical documentation such as device handbooks, user guides, tutorials & application notes.

Skills

FPGA/CPLD experience

Verilog/VHDL

RTL design

C programming

Python programming

Digital logic design

Debugging

English communication

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Computer or Electrical Engineering or related STEM field

Tools

U-Boot

Linux

Job description

Job Details

Job Description: Do you enjoy designing with FPGAs? Would you like to be part of passionate and highly talented team of applications engineers working on the next generation technologies that will transform the industry? Altera is leading the way to accelerate innovation with its Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) portfolio, offering a wide variety of power/performance options. As an Configuration Applications Engineer, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Leading application pre-enabling, product development, and/or product hardening to launch future products and provide customer support.
• Engage as a technical expert or trusted technical advisor to drive Altera value and differentiation in configuration enablement.
• Deliver collateral and training for Altera’s FPGA configuration and programming solutions.
• Drive product improvements that minimize the need for explicit enabling and maximize scale adoption.
• Debug configuration-related issues, determine root cause, and drive corrective action within the organization.
• Develop & validate design examples on development kits to showcase Altera FPGA configuration features.
• Develop technical documentation such as device handbook, user guides, tutorials & application notes for key features/applications of FPGA configuration methods.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related STEM fields (documentation related to Bachelor's degree completion will be required).

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have 3+ years of experience in:
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English.
• Board bring up and systematic debugging skills.
• Analytical with strong problem-solving skills and ability to drive issues to closure.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: FPGA and CPLD technologies, digital logic design, industrial I/O standards, flash interfaces, RTL, Verilog/VHDL programming, C and Python programming or hardware/board debug.
• Highly motivated to learn and adapt to fast-changing technologies and environments.
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple issues and deliverables simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications

• Embedded boot (Uboot, Linux)
• Board logic design including device interconnection, flash interfaces
• Experience in device security (including encryption and authentication).

Job Type

• Regular

Shift

• Shift 1 (Malaysia)

Primary Location

• Penang 15, Penang, Malaysia

EEO 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.