Director of Product Diagnostic Tools and Engineering

Altera•San Jose, CA

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About The Position

About Altera Altera is a global leader in FPGA and programmable logic technologies, enabling innovation in data center, communications, automotive, aerospace, industrial, and defense markets. As we grow and scale our product portfolio, we are expanding our engineering capabilities to ensure world-class silicon quality, faster yield ramp, and exceptional customer success. Role Summary We are seeking a highly experienced and visionary Director of Product Diagnostic Tools Engineering to define and lead the diagnostic strategy for Altera’s advanced FPGA and SoC products. This role is accountable for driving the development of diagnostic architectures, tools, content, and automation that accelerate silicon bring-up, enable robust production test coverage, optimize yield, and enhance failure isolation throughout product lifecycle. This leader will collaborate closely with Design, DFT, Test Engineering, Firmware, Customer Operations, OSAT, and Product Engineering teams—ensuring scalable diagnostics that support both engineering and high-volume manufacturing environments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline; Master’s or PhD strongly preferred.
12+ years of semiconductor industry experience in product engineering, silicon debug, production test, DFT/diagnostics, or related domains—including 5+ years in organizational leadership roles.
Deep understanding of test and debug methodologies including scan, BIST, system-level diagnostics, structural and functional test coverage.
Demonstrated experience enabling diagnostics into high-volume manufacturing flows (ATE, board test, OSAT environments).
Proven track record delivering scalable tools or platforms that improve yield, test efficiency, and customer quality outcomes.
Excellent problem-solving abilities with strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder partnership skills.

Nice To Haves

Expertise with FPGA architectures, high-complexity SoC designs, embedded systems, and on-chip instrumentation.
Experience supporting advanced technology nodes, high-performance packaging, and reliability requirements.
Familiarity with silicon analytics, fault classification automation, accelerated debug methodologies, and ML-assisted test.
Demonstrated success developing engineering leaders and fostering inclusive, collaborative teams.

Responsibilities

Lead a global team of engineers focused on diagnostic tool development, fault coverage optimization, characterization workflows, and debug enablement for FPGA/SoC product families.
Own the long-term strategy, roadmap, and architecture for diagnostic tooling used from pre-silicon through production and field operation.
Drive continuous improvement in diagnostic methodologies to improve yield ramp speed, reduce escape rates, and minimize production test cost.
Oversee development of software-based test content, debug utilities, and analytics automation to shorten silicon validation cycles.
Ensure scalability and seamless integration of diagnostics across lab, ATE, system-level test, OSAT, and customer environments.
Partner with Design and DFT teams to influence architectural decisions that enhance testability and error detection.
Lead root-cause isolation for complex functional, performance, and reliability issues across the product lifecycle.
Establish operational metrics/KPIs for diagnostic performance and drive action plans for systemic improvements.
Build and mentor high-performing engineering talent—developing leaders, fostering technical excellence, and supporting career growth.
Provide clear technical communication, decision-making support, and execution updates to senior management and cross-functional leadership teams.