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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.\nAbout the Role\nAltera is seeking aDirector of Foundry Engineering to lead foundry engagement, advanced process technology enablement, and manufacturing execution for Altera’s FPGA and programmable device portfolio. 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