Wireline Vertical Marketing Specialist (Routing/Switching, Security)
Job Details:
Job Description:
Altera is the standalone FPGA business whose FPGAs and SoC FPGAs empower equipment makers to build differentiated networking and security platforms: routers, switches, firewalls, and security appliances deployed across carrier and data center infrastructure.
We are looking for a Wireline Vertical Marketing Specialist to support marketing and business development for Altera's FPGA portfolio in Routing/Switching and Security. This is a role for someone with 2+ years of business development, sales, or marketing experience who wants to grow into a vertical marketing career in semiconductors.
You will work alongside a senior Wireline Vertical Marketing Managers and partner daily with Sales, Field Applications Engineers, and Product Planning. We will teach you the technology - what you bring is commercial instinct, curiosity, and the ability to get things done across a lot of moving parts.
Key Responsibilities
Business Development and Pipeline
Research target customers and market segments, and help identify new opportunities for Altera's Routing/Switching and Security solutions
Track design wins, pipeline, and market share data, and keep segment reporting current
Support the sales team with account research, customer profiles, and opportunity follow-up
Help build and maintain market sizing models under the guidance of senior team members
Marketing Content and Enablement
Draft and maintain sales enablement collateral, solution briefs, presentations, and customer-facing materials
Assemble competitive comparisons and market landscape summaries
Coordinate content reviews across Marketing, Engineering, and Product Planning
Keep the Wireline content library organized and current
Customer and Field Support
Support customer meetings, briefings, and trade shows, including logistics, follow-up, and note capture
Gather customer and field feedback and route it to the right internal owners
Help respond to sales requests for information and collateral
Cross-Functional Coordination
Work across Sales, Engineering, and Product Marketing to move projects forward
Support product launch activities, demand generation campaigns, and digital marketing for the Wireline vertical
The pay range below is for Bay Area California only. Actual salary may vary based on a number offactors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.
$118.9K- $172.2KUSD
We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position.Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Communications, or a related field
2+ years of experience in business development, inside sales, sales operations, marketing, or a comparable commercial role
Demonstrated ability to research markets and customers and turn findings into clear, usable summaries
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Comfortable working across multiple teams and managing several projects at once
Proficiency with standard business tools (Excel, PowerPoint, CRM systems)
Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with Ethernet protocol basics (MAC/PHY/PCS, link rates such as 100GE and 400GE)
Familiarity with networking fundamentals (routing, switching, packet processing, the OSI model)
Familiarity with FPGA basics and where programmable logic is used in networking systems
Familiarity with network security concepts (encryption, firewalls, MACsec, IPsec)
Exposure to the semiconductor, networking equipment, or telecom industry
Experience with Salesforce or a similar CRM
Experience with market sizing, TAM/SAM analysis, or competitive research
Coursework or certifications in networking (for example CCNA or Network+)