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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.\nRole Overview\nSeeking aSenior FPGA Development Kit Technical Lead Engineer with10+ years of experience leading the end-to-end development and execution of complex FPGA development platforms and evaluation kits. In this role, you will serve as a senior technical and program leader responsible for driving development kit execution across board architecture, RTL, firmware, platform engineering, functional validation, manufacturing, and supply chain activities. You will coordinate closely with internal engineering organizations, offshore design centers, external design partners, ODM/JDMs, contract manufacturers, and global suppliers to deliver high-quality development kits on schedule and at target cost.\nThe ideal candidate brings strong technical depth in FPGA-based platforms and board development, combined with the ability to drive complex, cross-functional programs from architecture and design through validation, manufacturing, and production. 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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.\n$166,900 - $241,000 USD\nWe use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.\nQualifications:\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, with10+ years of professional engineering experiencein FPGA platforms, development or evaluation kits, board development, test engineering, or closely related areas.\n\n10+ years of hands-on experienceworking with digital and analog/RF circuits, FPGA-based boards, development or evaluation kits, or complex hardware platforms, with demonstrated understanding of board-level functional and system-level test methodologies.\n\n10+ years of experienceapplying analytical and structured problem-solving skills to resolve complex technical challenges, with demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams through technical issues, program execution risks, and hardware development challenges.\n\n10+ years of experienceworking with FPGA development, board-level hardware, RTL, firmware, or hardware test environments, with working knowledge of the Altera Quartus tool flow. 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