Field Applications Engineer (FAE)

Altera; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera is seeking an experienced hardware engineer to blend product expertise with sales support for FPGA-based solutions in Maryland (remote).

You will collaborate with Field Sales Engineers, FAEs and product marketing to drive design wins and cultivate relationships throughout the customer journey, from architecture through evaluation and deployment.

Qualifications

• Experience in FPGA, ASIC, and/or digital design.
• Experience with FPGA development tools such as Quartus or Vivado.
• Degree in electrical/electronic engineering (BSEE or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Drive FPGA adoption by identifying and enabling opportunities at key accounts.
• Collaborate with Field Sales Engineers, FAEs, and product marketing to win deals.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customer engineering teams.

Skills

FPGA

ASIC

Digital design

OpenCL/HLS tools

Customer engagement

Education

BSEE or related degree

Tools

Quartus

Vivado

Job description

Job Details: Job Description:

For decades, Altera has been at the forefront of programmable logic technology. Our commitment to innovation has empowered countless customers to create groundbreaking solutions that have transformed industries. Join us in our journey to becoming the #1 FPGA company!

What You Will Do

• Driving FPGA Adoption: Identify, influence, and enable the adoption of Altera FPGA-based solutions at key customer accounts.
• Collaboration & Teamwork: Work effectively within a cross-functional team, including Field Sales Engineers, other FAEs, Factory Applications Engineers, Product Marketing, and Business Development.
• Relationship Building: Cultivate strong relationships with customer engineering teams to identify, develop, and expand new opportunities within assigned accounts.
• Product Expertise: Possess deep knowledge of the FPGA product portfolio to drive sales in established product lines and seed growth in emerging markets.
• Solution Positioning: Articulate the value proposition of Altera FPGAs, demonstrating how they provide optimal solutions for specific customer applications.
• Technical Assistance: Assist customers with: architecture definition, solution evaluation, design and implementation of product requirements using FPGAs, IP, and development tools.
• Technical Demonstrations & Support: develop and deliver compelling product demonstrations, participate in on-site customer visits to assist with product design and reviews, ensure customer requirements are met throughout the design process.
• Customer Issue Resolution: Build strong relationships with customer teams to facilitate rapid resolution of technical issues and ensure high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Problem Solving & Analysis: Analyze data to diagnose problems, reproduce errors, and resolve or elevate customer issues effectively.
• Feedback & Product Improvement: Provide timely feedback to manufacturing and product teams regarding product issues, future requirements, and market trends to ensure Altera remains responsive and proactive.

Compensation Range

Compensation Range The compensation below is reflective of a sales role that includes a salary + incentive. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor within the US market. Actual compensation may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc.

$134.8K - $195.1K USD

We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position.

Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.

Qualifications

• We are seeking an experienced hardware engineer (e.g. 3+ years) with experience in one or more of the following: Experience in FPGA, ASIC, and/or digital design Experience with FPGA development tools (e.g., include Quartus, Vivado, etc.) Experience with VHDL or Verilog or System Verilog or OpenCL or high-level synthesis tools (HLS) BSEE or related electrical/electronic degree
• Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd Post Bachelor’s degree Experience in technical sales, applications, technical marketing, technical product marketing Experience additional industry experience (examples include embedded SoC design, ASIC, ASSP, CPU, microcontrollers, microprocessor architecture, ARM based processor solutions, board level design, DSP, signal integrity, etc.)

Job Type: Regular Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America) Primary Location: Maryland, United States (Remote) Additional Locations:

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.