FPGA System Design Engineer

Altera•San Jose, CA

2d•$118,900 - $172,200•Onsite

About The Position

Altera is seeking a highly motivated FPGA System Design Engineer to join our Aerospace, Defense, and Government (ADG) solutions team. In this role, you will work directly with strategic customers to architect, implement, optimize, and benchmark advanced signal processing and embedded computing solutions on Altera FPGA platforms. You will collaborate with industry experts, customer engineering teams, and internal FPGA tool development organizations to accelerate customer success, demonstrate the value of Altera technology, and influence future product and software capabilities. This position provides an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies including FPGA-based DSP, embedded systems, AI inference, high-speed data converters, and advanced RF signal processing applications.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
3+ years of experience in FPGA design and algorithm implementation.
2+ years of software development experience using C/C++.
1+ year of FPGA development experience using Verilog or VHDL.
Strong understanding of digital logic design and FPGA development methodologies.
Experience debugging and validating complex hardware/software systems.
Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
Hands-on experience with MATLAB and Simulink
Hands-on experience with C/C++ and CUDA
Hands-on experience with Verilog and/or VHDL FPGA design
Hands-on experience with Quartus® Prime and ModelSim™/Questa™ simulation tools
Hands-on experience with Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
Background in Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
Background in Signal and Image Processing
Background in Wireless and Communication Systems
Background in Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning
Background in High-speed ADC/DAC architectures
Background in RF and Software Defined Radio (SDR) systems
Experience with FPGA SoCs, embedded processors, and heterogeneous computing architectures.
Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
Strong collaboration, presentation, and customer-facing communication skills.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and implement FPGA-based solutions using RTL, DSP Builder, and embedded processor technologies for defense and aerospace applications.
Partner directly with strategic customers to deploy and optimize DSP, communications, AI, and signal processing algorithms on Altera FPGA devices.
Develop benchmarks, proof-of-concept demonstrations, reference designs, and complete system solutions that showcase FPGA performance and value.
Collaborate closely with FPGA software and tools teams to identify customer needs, drive tool enhancements, and influence future product features.
Analyze system-level performance and optimize FPGA implementations for throughput, latency, power, and resource utilization.
Support customer design activities including architecture reviews, debugging, performance tuning, and technical enablement.
Contribute technical collateral including design documentation, application notes, training materials, and best-practice guides.