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Altera · 2 weeks ago

Silicon Design Engineer (Power Technical Lead)

positionSan Jose, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$179K/yr - $259K/yr
date10+ years exp

Altera is one of the world's leading providers of programmable solutions, focusing on AI-driven technologies and scalable products. The Silicon Design Engineer (Power Technical Lead) will drive power analysis and optimization for next-generation FPGA products, collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve performance targets.

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Responsibilities

Drive full chip and sub-system level power analysis and optimization on our next generation FPGA products
Set power targets
Analyze pre-silicon power
Oversee power model generation and methodology
Identify critical power optimization opportunities
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (Architecture, Design, Planning, Package, Platform)
Help define flows to enable efficient and accurate power analysis, including workload- and profile-dependent scenarios

Qualification

Power optimizationLow power circuit designPower-related EDA toolsTiming sign-off analysisFPGA EDA toolsFlow/tool developmentCollaborationProblem-solving

Required

10+ years of hands-on hardware design experience, including experience in one or more of the following:
Power optimization over full product development cycle
Low power circuit design, including some analog
Timing sign-off analysis
Power optimization techniques such as profiling, clock-gating, power-gating, etc
Power-related EDA tools such as PTPX, Redhawk, and Power Artist
Familiarity with PrimeTime, Design Compiler, PnR, UPF, etc
Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Preferred

15+ years of experience in a hardware design related role
Post-silicon power correlation experience
FPGA and related EDA tools (Quartus/Vivado)
Flow or tool development using Python/Perl/Tcl
Master's or PhD Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Benefits

Incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance

Company

Altera

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Altera provides programmable logic devices and design software for various applications. It is a sub-organization of Intel.
dateFounded in 1983
location
San Jose, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://www.altera.com

H1B Sponsorship

Altera has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (67)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
2025-04-14Acquired
1988-03-31IPO

Leadership Team

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Raghib Hussain
Chief Executive Officer
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