Transceiver & Protocol Applications Engineer

Altera Semiconductor • San Jose, CA

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About The Position

For decades, Altera has been at the forefront of programmable logic technology. Our commitment to innovation has empowered countless customers to create groundbreaking solutions that have transformed industries. Join us on our journey to becoming the #1 FPGA company! To support this, Altera is looking for an Applications Engineer with VLSI / FPGA, Transceivers, Protocol or 5G IPs experience to join our dynamic team. As a Networking and Communication Interfaces IP Applications Engineer in the Customer Experience Group, you will be responsible for providing proactive or reactive technical support to Altera customers and sales teams in resolving challenging customer issues for Transceiver, Ethernet and 5G IPs. You will establish yourself as a technical subject matter expert and will assist our key customers in resolving their challenges as they go from prototype bring up to production. We value technical excellence, customer focus, integrity and teamwork.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 7+ years of experience or a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 5+ years of experience in:
• Programming experience (ex: VHDL, Verilog, C++, Perl, Python or TCL)

Nice To Haves

• Experience with FPGAs
• Circuit Design / Digital Logic
• Business principles (sales and marketing)
• Effectively balance technical skills with relationship-building capabilities
• Drive for results, a passion to win, the desire to collaborate and ability to build strong, influential relationships
• Communication skills (oral and written)
• Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations .

Responsibilities

• Generate bring up of designs for Transceivers, Ethernet 10G to 400G, 5G IPs (CPRI, eCPRI, ORAN, FEC IPs, etc.).
• Demonstrate protocol IP use models and performance to customers.
• Create collaterals including protocol IP user guides, reference designs and technology demonstrations.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams on issue resolution, protocol validation, and providing feedback on protocol IPs quality and customer experience.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level