Customer Projects Hardware Engineer – Aerospace, Defense & Government (ADG)

Job Title

Customer Projects Hardware Engineer – Aerospace, Defense & Government (ADG)

Role Summary

Deliver customer-specific FPGA-based hardware solutions for aerospace, defense, and government customers. Work with cross-functional teams (FPGA, software, systems) to design, validate, and deploy ruggedized, mission-critical systems.

Candidates must be within a commutable distance of the Altera New Jersey (Hazlet) or New Hampshire (Portsmouth) office once established.

Experience Level

Mid-level. Typical expectation: 6+ years of experience in hardware design, development, or system integration.

Responsibilities

The role focuses on board- and system-level hardware engineering for customer projects and reference platforms.

• Design, develop, and validate board- and system-level hardware for ADG customer projects.
• Translate customer system requirements into hardware architectures and implementation plans.
• Provide schematic and layout guidance; support PCB integration and board bring-up.
• Perform hardware bring-up, debugging, and validation in lab and customer environments.
• Analyze signal integrity (SI), power integrity (PI), and timing for high-performance designs.
• Integrate and validate high-speed interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, DDR) and FPGA subsystems.
• Create technical documentation, validation plans, and customer-facing collateral.
• Troubleshoot system-level issues in ruggedized, mission-critical environments.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills, security, and location requirements.

• 6+ years of hardware design, development, or system integration experience.
• Practical RTL experience and board-level hardware design knowledge.
• Experience with schematics, hardware bring-up, lab debugging, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
• Familiarity with FPGA-based systems and their integration into larger platforms.
• Experience with high-speed digital interfaces (DDR, PCIe, Ethernet).
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance as a condition of employment.
• Located within commutable distance of the New Jersey or New Hampshire office once established.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience supporting aerospace, defense, or government programs.
• Familiarity with Altera FPGA platforms and toolchain, ruggedized hardware design, SI/PI analysis, embedded systems, and HW/SW co-design.
• Experience in customer-facing or applications engineering roles.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field is required.

About the Company

Company: Altera

Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Altera provides leadership programmable solutions for applications ranging from cloud to edge, unveiling limitless AI possibilities. Their extensive product portfolio includes FPGAs, CPLDs, Intellectual Property, development tools, and System on Modules aimed at accelerating innovation in various fields.