Full-Time

Hardware Research Engineer/Scientist

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Altera Corporation

Altera Corporation

No salary listed

Senior

Remote in Ireland

Candidates must be based in Ireland.

Category
Hardware Engineering
Computer Hardware Engineering
Required Skills
MATLAB
C/C++
FPGA
Requirements
  • Bachelors Degree in Engineering or a related field
  • Direct experience in forward error correction algorithms, architectures
  • Experience in algorithm development
  • 5+ years of relevant experience with C/C++/Matlab
  • Silicon design (Integrated circuits or FPGA)
  • Proficient in the use of Matlab for system modeling and simulation
Responsibilities
  • Initiates the design, development, execution, and implementation of scientific research projects
  • Applies scientific research principles and concepts to potential inventions and products in hardware engineering
  • Utilizes advanced knowledge of compute, memory, IO, and/or network sub-systems and hardware/software co-design principles
  • Conducts simulation, prototyping, and workload analysis
  • Researches technological trends and enables partnerships and collaboration
  • Influences external research and disseminates results through publications and outreach efforts
  • Performs research to define boundaries and creates proof-of-concepts or prototypes
  • Collaborates with customers to explore potential customer requirements
  • Recommends features and influences future Altera product roadmap

Company Size

N/A

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$16.7B

Headquarters

San Jose, California

Founded

1983

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Growing demand for low-power FPGAs boosts Altera's market position.
  • Silver Lake's investment enhances Altera's R&D capabilities.
  • Spin-out from Intel allows Altera to focus on agile strategies.

What critics are saying

  • Competition from Xilinx threatens Altera's market share.
  • Geopolitical tensions may disrupt semiconductor supply chains.
  • Global semiconductor shortage could impact Agilex 3 production.

What makes Altera Corporation unique

  • Altera's Agilex 3 chips offer 1.9x higher performance with 38% lower power.
  • Altera University program fosters FPGA skills among new engineers.
  • Strategic partnership with Mistral enhances Altera's aerospace and defense presence.

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Company News

Reuters
Apr 14th, 2025
Intel to sell majority stake in Altera for $4.46 billion to fund revival effort

Intel has agreed to sell a 51% stake in its Altera programmable chip business to buyout firm Silver Lake for $4.46 billion, in the first major move by new CEO Lip-Bu Tan to revive the struggling American chipmaker.

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Apr 14th, 2025
Intel Announces Strategic Investment by Silver Lake in Altera

Raghib Hussain appointed chief executive officer of Altera.

EPT
Apr 10th, 2025
Altera launches university program to deliver industry-ready FPGA skills

Altera Corp., a leader in FPGA innovations, has launched Altera University, a program designed to affordably and easily introduce students to the world of FPGAs and digital logic programming tools.

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Mar 12th, 2025
Altera launches Agilex 3 chips for low-power applications - DCD

Altera launches Agilex 3 chips for low-power applications - DCD.

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Mar 11th, 2025
Embedded World 2025: Altera Releases New FPGAs for Smart Edge Devices

Embedded World 2025: Altera releases new FPGAs for smart edge devices.