Applications Engineer - Embedded Software

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Job Description: 
SW - Embedded Software Developer
Location: 
Austin Metro

As an Embedded Software Engineer in the Embedded Applications group for Altera’s embedded ARM solutions, you will be responsible for the following:

•Design examples development using Altera’s SoC FPGA highlighting product features
•Writing technical documentation such as user guides, tutorials, application notes for key features and applications of these products
•Supporting Regional Support Centers and Field Application Engineers on escalated customer issues for Altera’s SoC FPGA ARM dual-core Cortex-A9 OS software, low-level libraries, and debug solutions and features
•Developing internal technical training material
•Providing product planning and enhancement feedback to marketing and engineering
•Working with 3rd party ecosystem partners to debug escalated issues

Qualifications: 

The successful candidate’s minimum qualifications will include the following:

•B.S. Electrical or Computer Engineering equivalent with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience
•Strong embedded OS SW and firmware experience using ARM SoC processors
•Experience with SoC HW/SW debug and Trace /Software Debug tools
•Experience with Linux, VxWorks and other Embedded OSes
•Experience writing C/C++ for embedded systems
•Excellent interpersonal and written/oral communication skills

Send resumes to vruff@altera.com

Job type: 
Full-time
Company Background: 

Altera has opened a new design center in Austin where we are designing SOCs - these will be embedded on to our FPGAs. Its an awesome work environment, stellar engineers working here already. Great office space.

Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) is the pioneer of programmable logic solutions, enabling system and semiconductor companies to rapidly and cost effectively innovate, differentiate, and win in their markets. Altera offers FPGAs, SoC FPGAs, CPLDs, and ASICs in combination with software tools, intellectual property, embedded processors and customer support to provide high-value programmable solutions to over 13,000 customers worldwide. Altera was founded in 1983 and had annual revenues in 2010 of US$1.95 billion. Altera is headquartered in San Jose, California, and employs approximately 2,600 people in 19 countries.

Reference code: 
2591