General Support Engineer – Aerospace, Defense & Government (ADG)
Altera•Portsmouth, NH
•$96,000 - $138,900•Onsite
About The Position
Altera is seeking a General Support Engineer to support the Aerospace, Defense, and Government (ADG) organization. This role focuses on providing hands-on technical support for FPGA-based board and system platforms, including bring-up, debug, validation, and ongoing system support for mission-critical applications.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 3+ years of experience in hardware support, system validation, or board-level engineering
- Strong experience with hardware bring-up, lab debug, and troubleshooting
- Familiarity with FPGA-based systems and system-level integration
- Knowledge of high-speed digital interfaces (e.g., DDR, PCIe, Ethernet)
- Hands-on experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers)
- Strong experience with RTL design and development using Verilog and/or SystemVerilog.
- Programming and scripting experience using Tcl, Python, Java, or similar languages for automation, debug, and data analysis.
- Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
- This position may involve work on U.S. Government contracts that require access to controlled or classified information. Accordingly, all applicants must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance as a condition of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting aerospace, defense, or government programs
- Familiarity with Altera FPGA platforms and toolchain
- Understanding of signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) principles
- Experience with embedded systems and HW/SW integration
- Background in customer-facing or field applications engineering roles
- Active or prior U.S. security clearance
Responsibilities
- Provide board- and system-level support for FPGA-based platforms used in ADG applications
- Perform hardware bring-up, validation, and debug in lab and customer environments
- Troubleshoot complex issues related to signal integrity (SI), power integrity (PI), and system integration
- Support high-speed interfaces (e.g., DDR, PCIe, Ethernet) and resolve performance issues
- Collaborate with FPGA, hardware design, and software teams to diagnose and resolve system-level challenges
- Assist customers and internal stakeholders with technical issue resolution and system optimization
- Develop and execute validation plans, debug strategies, and test procedures
- Document findings, solutions, and best practices to improve support and engineering processes
- Support sustaining engineering efforts and continuous improvement of deployed platforms
- Develop, modify, and debug FPGA designs using Verilog/SystemVerilog RTL to support customer applications, reference designs, and internal development efforts.
- Collaborate with FPGA architects, design engineers, and software teams to implement and debug RTL FPGA-based solutions.
Benefits
- incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
