FPGA Board Applications Engineer

Job Title

FPGA Board Applications Engineer

Role Summary

Provide technical leadership for FPGA board and development-kit design, validation, and customer enablement. Act as the customer-facing engineering contact to identify board design issues, produce design guidance, and drive cross-functional fixes and improvements.

Experience Level

Senior - requires substantial experience. The role specifies a minimum of 10 years in the semiconductor industry, including at least 5 years focused on FPGA board design.

Responsibilities

Work with product, package, board, verification and project teams to deliver robust FPGA boards and support customers through design and debug.

• Develop and maintain board design guidelines, reference schematics, and supporting collateral for FPGA development kits.
• Review board/development kit rollout plans with architects, package and board design engineers, verification teams, and project managers.
• Represent customer needs internally to improve board quality, usability, and debug capabilities.
• Provide technical support for board-design issues escalated from customers or factory.
• Engage with customers to enable successful board bring-up and troubleshooting.

Requirements

Key skills and experience required or strongly preferred.

• Must-have: Minimum 10 years in the semiconductor industry, including at least 5 years of FPGA board design experience.
• Must-have: Proven ability to work cross-functionally and lead technical discussions to deliver solutions.
• Must-have: Strong written and verbal communication skills for customer-facing and internal technical interactions.
• Nice-to-have: Practical experience with FPGA technologies such as EMIF, I/O, PCIe, Ethernet, and hard/soft processors.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with EDA and analysis tools (Concept HDL, OrCAD, Allegro, Ansys, HyperLynx).
• Nice-to-have: Background in analog & high-speed digital design, embedded/telecom/RF domains, or thermal and mechanical design reviews.
• Nice-to-have: Experience engaging and enabling customers in pre- and post-sales contexts.

Education Requirements

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering is specified. The posting requires a minimum of 10 years semiconductor-industry experience (including at least 5 years in FPGA board design). No certifications or equivalent-experience language was provided.

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.