Design Methodology and Automation Engineer

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 four decades of industry-leading FPGA expertise, our singular mission is to deliver the programmable technologies that help customers differentiate, innovate, and scale across rapidly evolving markets like AI, cloud, networking, and edge. As an independent company, we move faster, invest deeper, and partner more closely—empowering our teams to drive breakthrough innovation and shape the future of the FPGA industry.

About The Role

Altera is seeking a Design Automation Engineer to join our Design Infrastructure and Automation Team. This team is responsible for building and maintaining the core automation infrastructure that supports Altera’s FPGA design flows—from RTL to bitstream. In this role, you will play a critical part in scaling our internal design productivity, delivering highly automated, reliable, and efficient flow systems that accelerate development cycles for next-generation FPGA products.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain in-house tools and infrastructure for end-to-end design flow automation.
• Apply and develop AI solutions that enhance productivity and efficiency for chip design.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with RTL designers, physical design engineers, verification teams, and tool vendors to understand requirements and deliver scalable solutions.
• Evaluate and implement new EDA vendor technologies and frameworks to enhance the design development process.
• Drive process improvements, standardization, and reusable components across automation infrastructure.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 4+ years of relevant industry experience.
• 4+ years of experience with EDA tools and FPGA/ASIC design flows (e.g., lint, cdc, etc).
• 4+ years of experience in Unix/Linux environments and scripting/programming languages such as Python, Perl, and Shell.
• 4+ years of experience building and testing flow automation tools and integrating them into complex design pipelines.
• 4+ years of experience in debugging, testing, and version control (e.g., Git).
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and translate user requirements into scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant industry experience with Design Automation tools.
• Experience with AI tools.
• Knowledge of CI/CD systems and automated testing frameworks.
• Exposure to cloud-based job orchestration frameworks or hybrid compute environments.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills with a drive for continuous improvement.

Pay

The pay range below is for Bay Area California only. Actual salary may vary based on job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, and trainings. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.

$133,200 - $158,000 USD

Schedule

• Regular shift (Shift 1).

Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations. We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position.