Field Applications Engineer; FAE

What You Will Do

• Driving FPGA Adoption:
  Identify, influence, and enable the adoption of Altera FPGA-based solutions at key customer accounts.
• Collaboration & Teamwork:
  Work effectively within a cross‑functional team, including Field Sales Engineers, other FAEs, Factory Applications Engineers, Product Marketing, and Business Development.
• Relationship Building:
  Cultivate strong relationships with customer engineering teams to identify, develop, and expand new opportunities within assigned accounts.
• Product Expertise:
  Possess deep knowledge of the FPGA product portfolio to drive sales in established product lines and seed growth in emerging markets.
• Solution Positioning:
  Articulate the value proposition of Altera FPGAs, demonstrating how they provide optimal solutions for specific customer applications.
• Technical Assistance:
  Assist customers with architecture definition, solution evaluation, design and implementation of product requirements using FPGAs, IP, and development tools.
• Technical Demonstrations & Support:
  Develop and deliver compelling product demonstrations, participate in on‑site customer visits to assist with product design and reviews, and ensure customer requirements are met throughout the design process.
• Customer Issue Resolution:
  Build strong relationships with customer teams to facilitate rapid resolution of technical issues and ensure high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Problem Solving & Analysis:
  Analyze data to diagnose problems, reproduce errors, and resolve or elevate customer issues effectively.
• Feedback & Product Improvement:
  Provide timely feedback to manufacturing and product teams regarding product issues, future requirements, and market trends to keep Altera responsive and proactive.

• 3+ years experience as a hardware engineer.
• Experience with FPGA, ASIC, or digital design.
• Experience with FPGA development tools (e.g., Quartus, Vivado).
• Experience with VHDL, Verilog, System Verilog, OpenCL or high‑level synthesis tools (HLS).
• BSEE or related electrical/electronic engineering degree.
• Post‑bachelor’s degree (optional).
• Experience in technical sales, applications, technical marketing, or related roles.
• Additional industry experience (e.g., embedded SoC design, ASIC, ASSP, CPU, microcontrollers, DSP, signal integrity).

Salary of $134.8K–$195.1K USD plus incentives. Actual compensation may vary based on location, knowledge, skills, experience, and training.

Regular – Shift 1 (United States of America). Remote.

Primary:
Maryland, United States (Remote). 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.