Senior Director, PCIe Silicon Architecture & SoC

191 Altera Corporation; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 232,000 - 341,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera seeks a Senior Director, Silicon Architecture and Design Engineering (PCIe) to lead the PCIe Center of Excellence and own the PCIe technology franchise across its programmable device portfolio, from multi-generation architecture to IP delivery and customer enablement.

The role is the senior people leader for PCIe silicon engineering, setting technical direction and roadmap for PCIe and adjacent interconnect technologies, including CXL.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and 15+ years in silicon engineering.
• 10+ years of experience in PCIe and high-speed I/O technologies, including architecture, silicon development, or product development.

Responsibilities

• Lead, grow, and mentor a high‑performing silicon engineering organization across design, SoC integration, and program execution.
• Own delivery of complex FPGA, ASIC, and SoC products across the full silicon lifecycle: product definition, architecture, RTL design, verification, and production ramp.
• Set architecture and integration strategy for PCIe and adjacent coherent interconnects such as CXL, aligned to data-center and AI system architectures.
• Represent silicon engineering in executive reviews, roadmap planning, and cross-functional leadership forums.

Skills

People leadership

PCIe expertise

Silicon architecture

Roadmapping

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/CE/CS

Master’s or PhD preferred

Job description

Altera seeks a Senior Director, Silicon Architecture and Design Engineering (PCIe) to lead the PCIe Center of Excellence and own the PCIe technology franchise across its programmable device portfolio, from multi-generation architecture to IP delivery and customer enablement.

The role is the senior people leader for PCIe silicon engineering, setting technical direction and roadmap for PCIe and adjacent interconnect technologies, including CXL.