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Senior Director, Silicon Hardware Engineering - Boards, Packaging, & Reliability

Altera · San Jose, California, United States · On-site

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About Altera

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About the role

We are seeking a seasoned and technically deep engineering leader to serve as Senior Director of Silicon Hardware Engineering – Boards, Packaging & Reliability , leading a global, distributed organization spanning chip package development, board hardware development, and silicon power and reliability engineering.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or closely related field required, Master's Degree preferred
  • 15+ years of progressive experience in semiconductor hardware engineering, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership or director-level role
  • Demonstrated experience managing global, cross-functional engineering teams across U.S. and Asian sites
  • Deep technical expertise in chip package development, including advanced packaging, substrate design, and OSAT management
  • Proven experience in chip board hardware development, including schematic design, PCB layout, and bring-up
  • Strong hands-on background in signal integrity and power integrity analysis and methodologies, including experience with industry-standard tools such as Ansys SIwave, Cadence Sigrity, HyperLynx, or equivalent
More about this role

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.

We are seeking a seasoned and technically deep engineering leader to serve as Senior Director of Silicon Hardware Engineering – Boards, Packaging & Reliability , leading a global, distributed organization spanning chip package development, board hardware development, and silicon power and reliability engineering. Reporting directly to the VP of Engineering, this leader will be accountable for defining and executing the technical strategy, development methodologies, and organizational capabilities required to deliver high-performance, reliable silicon hardware solutions at scale. The ideal...

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