Field Applications Engineer (FAE)
At a glance
Mid-level role at Altera. Remote, United States · full-time · $134,800–$195,100 base.
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What you'll do
- Help customer accounts adopt Altera FPGA solutions and uncover further opportunities with their engineering teams
- Work with sales, applications, marketing and business development colleagues to support customer accounts
- Guide customers through FPGA architecture choices, solution evaluation, and design implementation using IP and development tools
- Demonstrate products, join on-site design reviews, and help resolve technical issues during customer projects
- Share product problems, customer needs and market signals with manufacturing and product teams
What you bring
- At least three years as a hardware engineer, with experience in FPGA, ASIC or digital design
- Experience with FPGA development tools and at least one listed hardware description language or design approach
- A bachelor’s degree in electrical or electronic engineering, or a related discipline
Who this fits
This mid-level, remote role suits a hardware engineer who wants to work directly with customer engineering teams and support FPGA design and adoption. The primary location is Maryland, and applicants must qualify for any required U.S. export authorizations.
From the employer
Job Details:
Job Description:
For decades, Altera has been at the forefront of programmable logic technology. Our commitment to innovation has empowered countless customers to create groundbreaking solutions that have transformed industries.
Join us in our journey to becoming the #1 FPGA company!
What You Will Do
As a Field Applications Engineer (FAE), your key responsibilities will be:
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, 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 escalate customer issues effectively.
Feedback & Product Improvement: Provide timely feedback to manufacturing and product teams regarding product issues, future requirements, and market trends to ensure Altera remains responsive and proactive.
Compensation Range
The compensation below is reflective of a sales role that includes a salary + incentive. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor within the US market. Actual compensation may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc.
$134.8K - $195.1K 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.
Qualifications:
We are seeking an experienced hardware engineer (e.g. 3+ years) with experience in one or more of the following:
Experience in FPGA, ASIC, and/or digital design
Experience with FPGA development tools (e.g., include Quartus, Vivado, etc.)
Experience with VHDL or Verilog or System Verilog or OpenCL or high-level synthesis tools (HLS)
BSEE or related electrical/electronic degree
Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd
Post Bachelor’s degree
Experience in technical sales, applications, technical marketing, technical product marketing
Experience additional industry experience (examples include embedded SoC design, ASIC, ASSP, CPU, microcontrollers, microprocessor architecture, ARM based processor solutions, board level design, DSP, signal integrity, etc.)
Job Type:
RegularShift:
Shift 1 (United States of America)Primary Location:
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.
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