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
Senior FPGA Design Engineer
Designs and implements FPGA-based prototypes for ASIC validation using Verilog, high-speed interfaces, and Quartus Prime Pro, collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize timing and debug hardware.
FPGA Silicon Design Verification Engineer
Design Verification Engineer builds UVM testbenches and runs pre-silicon verification for FPGA DFT logic like scan, MBIST, and JTAG to ensure silicon quality before tape-out.
Physical Design Engineer
Designs and optimizes semiconductor physical layouts for FPGAs, guiding RTL through GDSII with timing, power, and verification signoff.
Physical Design Engineer
Designs and optimizes advanced semiconductor IP and SoCs from RTL to GDSII, focusing on timing closure, power reduction, and physical verification for next-gen FPGAs.
Senior Physical Design Engineer
Senior engineer who implements custom IP and SoC designs from RTL through GDSII, closing timing, optimizing power, and signing off on next-gen FPGA silicon using Synopsys/Cadence EDA tools.
FPGA Compiler (Placer) Engineer
Develop and optimize FPGA placement algorithms to improve timing, power efficiency, and design quality within Altera’s compiler toolchain.
Data Engineer
Build and optimize scalable data pipelines using Databricks, Azure Data Factory, and PySpark to power real-time analytics and reporting.
Design Verification Engineer
Designs and validates FPGA acceleration frameworks using SystemVerilog/UVM to verify embedded, data center, and communication IP blocks.
AI Engineer – Technical Leader (Agentic AI & FPGA Systems)
Lead the design and deployment of agentic AI systems optimized for FPGA/ASIC platforms, integrating LLMs, RAG, and hardware-aware AI model optimization.
Physical Design Implementation and STA Lead
Leads physical design implementation and static timing analysis for next-generation FPGA SoCs, driving floorplanning through tapeout while ensuring timing, power, and area goals are met using tools like Synopsys PrimeTime.
Principal NoC IP Micro-Architect
Job Details: Job Description: About Altera At Altera™, our independence as the world’s largest pure ‑ play FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than…
Physical Design Engineer
Job Details: Job Description: Performs physical design implementation of custom IP and SoC designs from RTL to GDS to create a design database that is ready for manufacturing. Conducts all aspects of the physical…
Senior Physical Design Engineer
Job Details: Job Description: Performs physical design implementation of custom IP and SoC designs from RTL to GDS to create a design database that is ready for manufacturing. Conducts all aspects of the physical…
Physical Design Engineer
Job Details: Job Description: About Altera At Altera™, our independence as the world’s largest pure ‑ play FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than…
SOC Frontend Integration Engineer
Job Details: Job Description: We are looking for energetic & experienced SoC Frontend Integration Engineer at various level to be part of our growing team to drive the frontend integration of complex System-on-Chip…
FPGA Compiler (Placer) Engineer
Job Details: Job Description: About Altera At Altera™, our independence as the world’s largest pure ‑ play FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than…
DFT Architect
Job Details: Job Description: The DFT Architect at Altera is a senior technical authority responsible for defining, driving, and governing next‑generation DFT architecture across Altera’s most advanced FPGA, SoC, and…
Principal NoC IP Micro-Architect
Job Details: Job Description: Develops the logic design, register transfer level (RTL) coding, and simulation for Network on Chip IPs and potentially other FPGA IPs & subsystem for integration in full chip designs.…
Static Timing Analysis (STA) Engineer
Job Details: Job Description: Altera is seeking a Static Timing Analysis (STA) Engineer to support timing closure and analysis for advanced FPGA designs. This role will focus on executing timing analysis, debugging…