Senior FPGA Development Kit Technical Lead Engineer

The ideal candidate brings strong technical depth in FPGA-based platforms and board development, combined with the ability to drive complex, cross-functional programs from architecture and design through validation, manufacturing, and production. This role requires a highly collaborative technical leader who can identify and resolve execution risks, influence engineering decisions, and improve development kit processes and platform robustness across multiple product generations.

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end development of Altera FPGA Development Kits with board architecture, RTL, and firmware teams, in partnership with offshore design centers, design partners, and ODM/JDM teams across the US and Asia.

Lead development kit manufacturing execution with contract manufacturers, component suppliers, PCB fabricators, and PCB assembly partners across the US and Asia.

Drive BOM planning and cost optimization, while managing part availability, supply risk, component obsolescence, and engineering change orders for new and existing Altera FPGA development kits.

Serve as the central point of contact across cross-functional teams, including architecture, development kit functional validation, firmware, RTL-based manufacturing test development, manufacturing, and customer engineering.

Use lessons learned and stakeholder feedback to improve design methods, execution efficiency, and overall platform robustness

Salary Range

The pay range below is for Bay Area California only. 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.

$166,900 - $241,000 USD

We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.

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Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, with10+ years of professional engineering experiencein FPGA platforms, development or evaluation kits, board development, test engineering, or closely related areas.

10+ years of hands-on experienceworking with digital and analog/RF circuits, FPGA-based boards, development or evaluation kits, or complex hardware platforms, with demonstrated understanding of board-level functional and system-level test methodologies.

10+ years of experienceapplying analytical and structured problem-solving skills to resolve complex technical challenges, with demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams through technical issues, program execution risks, and hardware development challenges.

10+ years of experienceworking with FPGA development, board-level hardware, RTL, firmware, or hardware test environments, with working knowledge of the Altera Quartus tool flow. Experience with board-level manufacturing test, HDMI, SDI, multi-gigabit Ethernet, Altera FPGA gigabit transceivers, DDR5/LPDDR5 or beyond FPGA memory, and PCIe interfaces is highly desirable.

10+ years of experiencecommunicating and collaborating effectively across global, cross-functional engineering organizations, including hardware, RTL, firmware, validation, manufacturing, suppliers, and external design partners.

10+ years of engineering experience, including demonstrated experience mentoring engineers, providing technical guidance, driving collaboration, and contributing to high-performing engineering teams.

Job Type:

Regular

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location:

San Jose, California, United States

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.