Clocking Architect

Altera

San Jose, California, United States
Base: $187,000 - $270,700 usd; bonus/equity: incen...
Hybrid
Pcie gen4/5/6 clocking architecture
Ddr5/lpddr5/hbm memory clocking
Full-chip cdc verification and sign-off
This role involves owning the end-to-end clocking strategy for next-generation FPGA and SoC devices, ensuring robust delivery across diverse high-speed protocols

Job Summary

  • This role involves owning the end-to-end clocking strategy for next-generation FPGA and SoC devices, ensuring robust delivery across diverse high-speed protocols.
  • The successful candidate will define complex clocking architectures for AI/ML accelerators, including matrix multiply units and high-bandwidth memory interfaces with sub-picosecond jitter budgets.
  • The position offers direct influence over silicon architecture decisions within a collaborative engineering-first culture that values breakthrough innovation in programmable logic.

Matching Summary

This role involves owning the end-to-end clocking strategy for next-generation FPGA and SoC devices, ensuring robust delivery across diverse high-speed protocols.

Salary

Base: $187,000 - $270,700 USD; Bonus/Equity: Incentive opportunities based on performance; Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid parental leave

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • PCIe Gen4/5/6 clocking architecture
  • DDR5/LPDDR5/HBM memory clocking
  • Full-chip CDC verification and sign-off
  • SDC constraint authoring for timing closure
  • ARM subsystem clock hierarchy design
  • SerDes and Ethernet protocol clocking

Nice-to-have

  • FPGA fabric clocking resource knowledge
  • AI accelerator multi-frequency strategies
  • Tcl and Python scripting proficiency
  • Multi-die chiplet clocking experience
  • Intel Stratix/Agilex product familiarity

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
  • 12+ years of industry experience in physical design or SoC/FPGA
  • Silicon tape-outs at 7nm or below process nodes
  • Eligibility for U.S. export authorizations

Work Rights

Must be eligible for required U.S. export authorizations

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