Field Applications Engineer (FAE)
$187,000–$270,700 year
On-siteSan Jose, California, United States
Job Summary
Partner closely with customers, sales teams, and product engineering to drive successful design-ins and accelerate time-to-market for Altera's FPGA, SoC, and embedded solutions. Serve as the primary technical interface for customers evaluating and designing with Altera FPGAs, SoCs, IP, and software tools. Guide customers through feasibility analysis, device selection, and early-stage design decisions while delivering technical presentations, hands-on workshops, and product demonstrations tailored to customer needs. Support customers through the full design cycle—from concept and RTL development to timing closure, power optimization, and board bring-up—by troubleshooting complex issues involving FPGA logic, embedded processors, high-speed interfaces, and power architectures. Collaborate with internal engineering teams to reproduce issues, validate fixes, and influence roadmap priorities. Provide structured feedback to product management on customer requirements, emerging use cases, and competitive trends. Represent Altera at customer meetings, industry events, and technical conferences.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in FPGA design, digital logic design, embedded systems, or applications engineering
- Strong proficiency in RTL (Verilog/VHDL), timing analysis, synthesis, and FPGA implementation flows
- Experience with high‐speed interfaces (PCIe, DDR, Ethernet), embedded processors, or board‐level design
- Excellent communication, presentation, and customer‐facing skills
- Ability to travel to customer sites as needed
Desired Qualifications
- Hands‐on experience with Altera/Intel Quartus, Platform Designer, and associated IP
- Familiarity with AI/ML acceleration, DSP, or hardware/software co‐design
- Experience supporting enterprise customers or large‐scale deployments
- Strong debugging skills using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and embedded debug tools
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