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Transceiver & Protocol IP Applications Engineer

Altera
San Jose, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/29/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/27/2025
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Job Description:

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 experiences and interests in Transceivers, Protocol or 5G IPs to join our dynamic and growing team.

As a Transceiver & Protocol 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.

Responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to the following:

  • 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.

The Ideal Candidate Should Exhibit The Following Behavioral Traits

  • 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
  • Demonstrate great communication skills

Salary Range

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor within the US market. Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.

$128.9k - $186.6k USD

Qualifications

What We Want to See

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
  • 5 years of Programming experience (ex: VHDL, Verilog, C , Perl, Python or TCL)

Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd

  • 10 years of Programming experience (ex: VHDL, Verilog, System Verilog, C , Perl, Python or TCL)
  • High speed protocol (Ethernet, CPRI, etc.) exposure
  • Experience designing with FPGAs
  • Circuit Design / Digital Logic
  • Business principles (sales and marketing)
  • Master's or advanced degree

Job Type

Regular

Shift

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location:

San Jose

Additional Locations:

Posting Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Salary : $128,900 - $186,600

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