Wireline Marketing Specialist: Routing, Switching & Security

Altera; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera seeks a Wireline Vertical Marketing Specialist to support marketing and business development for its FPGA portfolio in Routing/Switching and Security. The role offers growth into a vertical marketing career with collaboration across Sales, Field Applications Engineers, and Product Planning.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in business development, sales, or marketing, strong commercial instinct, and a willingness to learn semiconductor technology.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Communications, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in business development, inside sales, sales operations, marketing, or a comparable commercial role.
• Demonstrated ability to research markets and customers and turn findings into clear, usable summaries.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Business Development and Pipeline: research target customers and market segments and identify opportunities for Altera's Routing/Switching and Security solutions.
• Track design wins, pipeline, and market share data; keep segment reporting current.
• Support the sales team with account research, customer profiles, and opportunity follow-up.
• Help build and maintain market sizing models under senior guidance.

Skills

Market research

Communication

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

CRM familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing/Engineering/Communications

Tools

Salesforce

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Altera seeks a Wireline Vertical Marketing Specialist to support marketing and business development for its FPGA portfolio in Routing/Switching and Security. The role offers growth into a vertical marketing career with collaboration across Sales, Field Applications Engineers, and Product Planning.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in business development, sales, or marketing, strong commercial instinct, and a willingness to learn semiconductor technology.