FPGA System Design Engineer

Altera Corporation; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera Corporation in San Jose, CA seeks an FPGA System Design Engineer to architect, implement, and optimize FPGA-based DSP and embedded solutions for defense and aerospace markets.

You will work with customers, collaborate with FPGA software teams, develop reference designs and benchmarks, and demonstrate system performance and value. A strong background in FPGA design and software integration is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical/computer engineering or related field.
• 3+ years FPGA design experience with algorithm implementation.
• 2+ years C/C++ software development.
• 1+ year FPGA development with Verilog or VHDL.
• Strong digital logic and debugging of hw/sw systems.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement FPGA-based solutions using RTL, DSP Builder, and embedded processor technologies for defense and aerospace applications.
• Partner directly with strategic customers to deploy and optimize DSP, communications, AI, and signal processing algorithms on FPGA devices.
• Develop benchmarks, proof-of-concept demonstrations, reference designs, and complete system solutions that showcase FPGA performance and value.
• Collaborate closely with FPGA software and tools teams to identify customer needs, drive tool enhancements, and influence future product features.
• Analyze system-level performance and optimize FPGA implementations for throughput, latency, power, and resource utilization.
• Support customer design activities including architecture reviews, debugging, performance tuning, and technical enablement.
• Contribute technical collateral including design documentation, application notes, training materials, and best-practice guides.

Skills

FPGA design and algorithm impl

C/C++ development

Verilog/VHDL

Digital logic design

Debugging HW/SW systems

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

CUDA

Verilog/VHDL

Quartus Prime

ModelSim/Questa

RTOS

Job description

## FPGA System Design EngineerApplylocations: San Jose, California, United Statestime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R02973# **Job Details:**### ## **Job Description:**Altera is seeking a highly motivated **FPGA System Design Engineer** to join our Aerospace, Defense, and Government (ADG) solutions team. In this role, you will work directly with strategic customers to architect, implement, optimize, and benchmark advanced signal processing and embedded computing solutions on Altera FPGA platforms.You will collaborate with industry experts, customer engineering teams, and internal FPGA tool development organizations to accelerate customer success, demonstrate the value of Altera technology, and influence future product and software capabilities. This position provides an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies including FPGA-based DSP, embedded systems, AI inference, high-speed data converters, and advanced RF signal processing applications.**Key Responsibilities*** Design, develop, and implement FPGA-based solutions using RTL, DSP Builder, and embedded processor technologies for defense and aerospace applications.* Partner directly with strategic customers to deploy and optimize DSP, communications, AI, and signal processing algorithms on Altera FPGA devices.* Develop benchmarks, proof-of-concept demonstrations, reference designs, and complete system solutions that showcase FPGA performance and value.* Collaborate closely with FPGA software and tools teams to identify customer needs, drive tool enhancements, and influence future product features.* Analyze system-level performance and optimize FPGA implementations for throughput, latency, power, and resource utilization.* Support customer design activities including architecture reviews, debugging, performance tuning, and technical enablement.* Contribute technical collateral including design documentation, application notes, training materials, and best-practice guides.The pay range below is for Bay Area California only. Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.$118.9K - $172.2K USDWe use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.### ## **Qualifications:****Required Qualifications*** Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.* 3+ years of experience in FPGA design and algorithm implementation.* 2+ years of software development experience using C/C++.* 1+ year of FPGA development experience using Verilog or VHDL.* Strong understanding of digital logic design and FPGA development methodologies.* Experience debugging and validating complex hardware/software systems.* Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.**Security Clearance Requirement**This position may involve work on U.S. Government contracts that require access to controlled or classified information. Accordingly, all applicants must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to obtain or maintain the required security clearance may result in the withdrawal of an employment offer or termination of employment, consistent with applicable law.**Preferred Qualifications*** Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.* Hands-on experience with: + MATLAB and Simulink + C/C++ and CUDA + Verilog and/or VHDL FPGA design + Quartus Prime and ModelSimTM/QuestaTM simulation tools + Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)* Background in one or more of the following: + Digital Signal Processing (DSP) + Signal and Image Processing + Wireless and Communication Systems + Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning + High-speed ADC/DAC architectures + RF and Software Defined Radio (SDR) systems* Experience with FPGA SoCs, embedded processors, and heterogeneous computing architectures.* Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly and work independently in a fast-paced environment.* Strong collaboration, presentation, and customer-facing communication skills.### ## **Job Type:**Regular### ## **Shift:**Shift 1 (United States of America)### ## **Primary Location:**San Jose, California, United States### ## **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 InnovatorsAltera 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.