Senior FPGA Development Kit Technical Lead Engineer
AlteraJob Title
Senior FPGA Development Kit Technical Lead Engineer
Role Summary
Lead the end-to-end development and delivery of FPGA development kits and evaluation platforms, overseeing board architecture, RTL, firmware, validation, manufacturing, and supply chain execution. Coordinate cross-functional engineering teams, offshore design centers, ODM/JDM partners, contract manufacturers, and suppliers to deliver kits on schedule and at target cost.
Experience Level
Senior — requires 10+ years of relevant professional engineering experience in FPGA platforms, board development, or closely related hardware roles.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include technical leadership, program execution, and cross-functional coordination for development kit projects.
- Lead end-to-end development of FPGA development kits across architecture, RTL, firmware, and platform engineering.
- Manage manufacturing execution with contract manufacturers, PCB fabricators, and assembly partners.
- Drive BOM planning, cost optimization, part availability management, and engineering change orders.
- Coordinate functional validation, manufacturing test development, and system-level test activities.
- Serve as central technical point of contact for internal teams, offshore centers, external design partners, and suppliers.
- Identify and mitigate execution risks; apply lessons learned to improve design methods and platform robustness.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and professional experience; concise list of preferred additions follows.
- Must have: 10+ years of hands-on experience with FPGA-based boards, development/evaluation kits, or complex hardware platforms.
- Must have: Practical experience with digital and analog/RF circuitry and board-level functional and system-level test methodologies.
- Must have: Experience with RTL, firmware, hardware test environments, and driving cross-functional engineering teams.
- Must have: Strong program management skills for coordinating suppliers, contract manufacturers, and offshore partners.
- Must have: Effective communication, mentoring, and leadership skills across global engineering organizations.
- Nice to have: Working knowledge of Quartus tool flow; experience with manufacturing test, HDMI, SDI, multi-gigabit Ethernet, FPGA transceivers, DDR5/LPDDR5, and PCIe interfaces.
Education Requirements
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field (as stated). The posting specifies 10+ years of professional engineering experience in FPGA platforms or closely related areas in addition to the degree.
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.
