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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 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 As a Product Development Engineer at Altera, you will play a critical role in bringing next-generation FPGA products from development into high-volume manufacturing by driving thermal characterization, system-level validation, and product performance optimization. In this role, you will develop and execute thermal characterization plans to evaluate device performance, reliability, and power behavior across operating temperature ranges, while performing detailed thermal and electrical characterization of FPGA products to correlate silicon measurements against design expectations and simulation models. You will analyze characterization data to identify performance limitations, validate thermal specifications, and drive improvements across silicon design, package technology, cooling solutions, and manufacturing processes. In addition, you will lead the development and execution of System Level Test (SLT) methodologies to establish correlation between manufacturing test results and golden system-level performance, helping close tester-to-system performance gaps and optimize production test guardbands. This is a highly cross-functional role that partners closely with design, test, product engineering, packaging, manufacturing, and reliability teams to ensure Altera’s FPGA products meet performance, quality, and manufacturability targets at scale. Responsibilities: Develop and execute thermal characterization plans to evaluate device performance, reliability, and power behavior across operating temperature ranges. Perform thermal and electrical characterization of FPGA products, including correlation of silicon measurements against design and simulation models. Analyze thermal characterization data to identify performance limitations, validate thermal specifications, and drive design, package, cooling, and manufacturing improvements. Develop and execute System Level Test (SLT) methodologies to establish correlation between manufacturing test results and golden system-level performance, driving closure of tester-to-system performance gaps and optimization of production test guardbands. Develop a nd implement DFT str a tegies for FPG A s, including sc a n insertion, BIST (Built-In Self-Test), a nd test compression techniques. Coll a bor a te with RTL design a nd verific a tion te a ms to ensure test a bility fe a tures a re embedded efficiently. Define a nd implement test pl a ns, p a tterns, a nd f a ult mo dels to ensure optim a l test cover a ge a nd yield. Develop a nd m a int a in A TPG ( A utom a tic Test P a ttern Gener a tion), MBIST, a nd o the r m a nuf a cturing test content flows a nd scripts. Perform pre-silicon test p a ttern simul a tion a nd v a lid a tion to ensure test effectiveness prior to t a pe-out. A n a lyze test results, debug silicon f a ilures, a nd provide root c a use a n a lysis. Work with m a nuf a cturing a nd test te a ms to optimize test time, cost, a nd qu a lity. A n a lyze e a rly customer returns with emph a sis on driving test hole closure a ctivities. Drive test time reduction through a n a lysis of f a llout d a t a versus test time for v a rious IPs to b a l a nce a nd drive over a ll product cost optimiz a tions. St a y upd a ted with industry trends a nd emerging DFT/test technologies. Salary Range The pay range below is for Bay Area California only. Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance. $106,200 - $153,000 USD We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations. #LI-MD1 Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field with 4 years of experience in product engineering, silicon validation, product development, or semiconductor characterization. 4 years of experience with thermal and/or electrical characterization of semiconductor devices, including developing and executing characterization plans, collecting silicon data, and analyzing results across operating conditions. Experience correlating silicon measurements with design expectations, simulation models, or product specifications to validate device performance, power, and reliability behavior. Experience with system-level test, production test, or post-silicon validation methodologies, including analyzing test data to improve correlation between manufacturing test results and real system-level performance. Preferred Qualifications Experience working with FPGA, ASIC, or other complex semiconductor products in a product engineering, validation, or characterization environment. Experience with thermal test methods, temperature chamber testing, and silicon performance characterization across voltage and temperature corners. Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing test flows, SLT, ATE correlation, guardband optimization, or yield/performance analysis. Experience analyzing electrical, thermal, or performance data to identify trends, root cause issues, and drive product or test improvements. Scripting and data analysis experience using Python, Perl, MATLAB, or similar tools to automate test execution and analyze characterization data. Strong cross-functional communication skills with the ability to work effectively across design, test, manufacturing, packaging, and product engineering teams. Job Type: Regular Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America) Primary Location: San Jose, California, United States Additional Locations: Posting Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

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Job Description: About Altera
Develop and execute thermal characterization plans to evaluate device performance, reliability, and power behavior across operating temperature ranges.
Perform thermal and electrical characterization of FPGA products, including correlation of silicon measurements against design and simulation models.
Analyze thermal characterization data to identify performance limitations, validate thermal specifications, and drive design, package, cooling, and manufacturing improvements.
Develop a nd implement DFT str a tegies for FPG A s, including sc a n insertion, BIST (Built-In Self-Test), a nd test compression techniques.
Coll a bor a te with RTL design a nd verific a tion te a ms to ensure test a bility fe a tures a re embedded efficiently.
Define a nd implement test pl a ns, p a tterns, a nd f a ult mo dels to ensure optim a l test cover a ge a nd yield.
Develop a nd m a int a in A TPG ( A utom a tic Test P a ttern Gener a tion), MBIST, a nd o the r m a nuf a cturing test content flows a nd scripts.
Perform pre-silicon test p a ttern simul a tion a nd v a lid a tion to ensure test effectiveness prior to t a pe-out.
A n a lyze test results, debug silicon f a ilures, a nd provide root c a use a n a lysis.
Work with m a nuf a cturing a nd test te a ms to optimize test time, cost, a nd qu a lity.
A n a lyze e a rly customer returns with emph a sis on driving test hole closure a ctivities.
Drive test time reduction through a n a lysis of f a llout d a t a versus test time for v a rious IPs to b a l a nce a nd drive over a ll product cost optimiz a tions.
St a y upd a ted with industry trends a nd emerging DFT/test technologies.
We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.

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Experience working with FPGA, ASIC, or other complex semiconductor products in a product engineering, validation, or characterization environment.
Experience with thermal test methods, temperature chamber testing, and silicon performance characterization across voltage and temperature corners.
Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing test flows, SLT, ATE correlation, guardband optimization, or yield/performance analysis.
Experience analyzing electrical, thermal, or performance data to identify trends, root cause issues, and drive product or test improvements.
Scripting and data analysis experience using Python, Perl, MATLAB, or similar tools to automate test execution and analyze characterization data.
Strong cross-functional communication skills with the ability to work effectively across design, test, manufacturing, packaging, and product engineering teams.
Job Type: Regular
Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America)
Primary Location: San Jose, California, United States

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