Remote Signal Processing FAE: RF, Radar & AI Solutions

Altera; Oregon; Remote; USD 167,000 - 267,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera is seeking a Signal Processing Specialist Field Applications Engineer (FAE) to act as a trusted technical advisor, architecting and deploying advanced signal processing solutions on Altera FPGA and heterogeneous compute platforms. This role spans customer engagements, design-in support, and collaboration with product teams across RF, radar, imaging, and AI-driven applications.

The role combines domain expertise in signal processing algorithms with hands-on support from concept to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Signal Processing or related STEM field.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical advisor for signal processing applications using Altera FPGA solutions.
• Engage directly with customer engineering teams to understand system-level requirements and recommend optimized architectures.
• Lead technical discussions involving signal processing, communications, radar, imaging, AI/ML inference, and RF systems.
• Influence design decisions and technology selection through deep technical expertise and consultative engagement.
• Guide customers through the complete design cycle, from algorithm development and modeling through FPGA implementation and deployment.
• Assist customers in evaluating performance, power, scalability, and system tradeoffs.
• Develop reusable solution architectures, proof-of-concepts, demonstrations, and technical collateral.
• Support performance optimization and hardware acceleration strategies leveraging FPGA-based processing.

Skills

DSP concepts

FPGA design

C/C++

Python

MATLAB/Simulink

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related STEM

Master's or PhD in EE/Signal Processing or related field

Tools

Quartus

Vivado

Job description

Altera is seeking a Signal Processing Specialist Field Applications Engineer (FAE) to act as a trusted technical advisor, architecting and deploying advanced signal processing solutions on Altera FPGA and heterogeneous compute platforms. This role spans customer engagements, design-in support, and collaboration with product teams across RF, radar, imaging, and AI-driven applications.

The role combines domain expertise in signal processing algorithms with hands-on support from concept to