Job Description
Job Details: Job Description: The DSP Specialist Field Applications Engineer (FAE) serves as a critical technical bridge between customers, sales teams, and engineering. This role focuses on driving adoption and successful deployment of DSP-based solutions in Altera FPGAs by providing deep technical expertise, application guidance, and hands-on support throughout the customer design cycle. In addition, the DSP Specialist FAE plays a key role in advancing DirectRF strategic opportunities, ensuring effective qualification, prioritization, and execution of high-value DSP engagements. Key Responsibilities Customer Engagement & Technical Leadership Serve as the technical interface for customers evaluating or implementing DSP solutions in Altera FPGAs Provide architecture guidance, system-level design recommendations, and performance optimization strategies Lead technical discussions and solution positioning with engineering teams and decision-makers Pre-Sales & Design-In Support Collaborate with Sales and FSEs to identify, qualify, and drive DSP-related opportunities Demo, present, and position DSP architectures using IP and tools such as DSP Builder (via MATLAB/Simulink) Support customers through the full design cycle—from concept to production DSP Expertise & Solution Development Provide deep expertise in digital signal processing concepts (e.g., filtering, channelization, beamforming, RF/DSP chains) Debug and resolve complex system and application-level issues Develop reusable architectures, demonstrations, and design collateral to scale DSP engagement efficiency DirectRF Support Partner with Altera’s Aerospace, Defense and Government (ADG) group to support DirectRF opportunities, while also helping define future products Partner with Sales and Distribution to identify and support DirectRF-eligible opportunities across assigned accounts and distribution partners Identify and define appropriate RF+DSP architectures to support customer requirements Collaboration & Enabl