Altera Corporation
Manufacturer of field-programmable gate arrays and programmable logic devices.
Company facts
- Founded
- 1983
- Employees
- 3,000
- Headquarters
- United States
- Type
- Private
- Funding
- Private Equity · $4.5B · 2025
About
Altera is a leading provider of programmable solutions, empowering innovators across a range of industries from cloud computing to edge devices. The company specializes in Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs), and associated technologies like System on Modules (SOMs) and SmartNICs, offering adaptable hardware for accelerating demanding applications. Altera’s products and intellectual property enable customers to achieve high performance in areas such as AI, machine learning, high-performance computing, and embedded systems. They provide the flexibility and customizable logic needed to optimize data processing, reduce latency, and unlock new possibilities in generative AI and the Internet of Things.
Open positions
Software Engineering Manager - Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Job Details: Job Description: Altera is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead our Graphical User Interface (GUI) development team in San Jose, CA! You will manage a team of engineers building next-generation…
FPGA IP Design and Verification Engineer
Job Details: Job Description: Performs functional logic verification of an FPGA to ensure design will meet specification requirements. Develops FPGA verification plans, test benches, and the verification environment to…
Custom Analog Design Automation Lead
Job Details: Job Description: Position Summary Altera is seeking a Custom-Analog Design-Automation Lead to drive analog design automation and engineering productivity across the custom-analog design organization, with…
Physical Design Lead — Execution
Job Details: Job Description: About Altera Altera builds the programmable logic and adaptive computing solutions that power the world's most demanding systems — from data centers and networking infrastructure to…
AI Lead Architect - Silicon Design Execution
Job Details: Job Description: About Altera Altera designs and delivers FPGA and adaptive computing solutions that help customers build differentiated, intelligent systems. This role is part of Altera's effort to…
IP Logic Design Engineer
Job Details: Job Description: About the role Altera is looking for a hands-on Senior RTL Design Engineer to lead FPGA design and platform enablement for Altera development kits. This role spans architecture,…
Senior/Staff Configuration Applications Engineer
Job Details: Job Description: Do you enjoy designing with FPGAs? Would you like to be part of passionate and highly talented team of applications engineers working on the next generation technologies that will…
FPGA Silicon Design Verification Engineer
Job Details: Job Description: From the IoT to the data center, Altera offers a broad portfolio of programmable logic solutions that allow customers to solve a wide variety of system level challenges. Be part of the…
Embedded IP Design Engineer
Job Details: Job Description: Accelerating Innovators — Altera provides leadership programmable solutions that are easy to use and deploy, across the cloud to the edge, enabling limitless possibilities for AI. Our…
FPGA IP Software Development Engineer
Job Details: Job Description: Job Summary Altera is seeking a Senior FPGA Soft IP Design Engineer to architect, develop, and productize FPGA Soft IP cores released through Quartus and Platform Designer. You will own…
Principal Network Security Engineer
Job Details: Job Description: About the Role This principal-level individual contributor serves as Altera’s senior technical authority for network security architecture and engineering. The role defines scalable…
FPGA & Embedded SW Engineer – Aerospace & Defense
Job Details: Job Description: Altera is an independent company delivering programmable solutions that power high-performance and mission-critical applications. Our FPGA technologies are widely deployed across…
EDA Software Engineer
Job Details: Job Description: Altera is one of the world's leading providers of programmable solutions. With a renewed focus on agility, software-first, and AI-driven solutions, Altera is shaping the future of…
Senior FPGA RTL and Firmware Development Engineer
Job Details: Job Description: Position Overview Altera is seeking an experienced FPGA RTL and Firmware Development Engineer to join the Platform Hardware Board Engineering team. This role is intended for a hands-on…
FPGA Silicon Validation Engineer
Job Details: Job Description: Defines and develops FPGA designs that mimics customer use model and enables FPGA silicon validation, IP, SW, tools, and integration. Defines and delivers continuous improvement of silicon…
FPGA Post Silicon Validation Engineer - Security
Job Details: Job Description: Join our high‑performance Silicon Validation team and play a critical role in enabling robust FPGA security for next‑generation FPGA and SoC devices. You will lead device‑level and…
Staff Application Engineer
Job Details: Job Description: The Staff Application Engineer position is in Worldwide Regional Applications group, located in Bangalore, India for an experienced application engineer to focus on FPGA usage in 5G with…
FPGA Silicon Design Engineer
Job Details: Job Description: Develops the logic design, register transfer level (RTL) coding, and simulation for FPGAs to generate cell libraries, functional units, IP blocks, and subsystems for integration in full…