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Senior/Staff Configuration Applications Engineer

Altera
September 19, 2026
Full-time
On-site
Penang, Penang, Malaysia
FPGA Programming Jobs, Level - Senior

Job Title

Senior/Staff Configuration Applications Engineer

Role Summary

Lead FPGA configuration enablement and product hardening efforts, provide technical support to customers, and deliver design examples and documentation to promote reliable FPGA configuration and programming solutions.

Work with product, validation, and support teams to debug configuration issues and drive corrective actions.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The posting specifies a minimum of 3+ years of relevant experience and expects the candidate to act as a technical expert or advisor.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

  • Lead application pre-enabling, product development, and product hardening to launch new FPGA products.
  • Serve as a technical expert and trusted advisor for configuration enablement and differentiation.
  • Debug configuration-related issues, determine root cause, and drive corrective action across teams.
  • Develop and validate design examples on development kits to demonstrate configuration features.
  • Create technical collateral: device handbook content, user guides, tutorials, and application notes.
  • Deliver training and collateral to support adoption of FPGA configuration and programming solutions.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications and skills required:

  • Minimum 3+ years of relevant experience in FPGA/CPLD technologies, digital design, or hardware debug.
  • Board bring-up and systematic hardware/board debugging experience.
  • Experience with digital logic design, industrial I/O standards, and flash interfaces.
  • RTL and HDL experience (Verilog/VHDL); proficiency in C and Python for tools or test development.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to drive issues to closure and work independently.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Nice-to-have:

  • Embedded boot experience (U-Boot, Linux).
  • Board logic design experience including device interconnection and flash interface design.
  • Experience with device security topics such as encryption and authentication.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related STEM field. Documentation of degree completion is required. The posting also notes relevant experience from schoolwork, projects, internships, or military service can be considered.


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.

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Date Posted: 2026-09-18