Become a member of our world-class software research and development team! Altera develops programmable logic technologies to accelerate innovation for many customers worldwide. You will be designing and developing leading-edge software innovations for Quartus, the tool that optimizes our FPGA devices, within a research-oriented team. The Quartus Placement optimization engines are key to unlocking high performance, area and power efficiency for our customer's design applications. As part of the Quartus Placement team, your role will include: Actively researching & developing novel optimization algorithms for our FPGA CAD software tools, including timing-driven analytic placement, detailed placement, partitioning and floorplanning Developing and optimizing the software to drive performance improvements by leveraging innovative FPGA hardware features Ideal candidates exhibit the following behavioral traits: Intellectual curiosity and a passion for exploring new technology Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and attention to detail Great communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills