Application Engineer - FPGA

Position:

Application Engineer - FPGA

Job Description:

About Arrow Global Components

Arrow Global Components (AGC), a part of Arrow Electronics, is a global leader in the distribution and value-added services of electronic components. We resell, customize, and distribute electronic components to customers worldwide, supported by a strong, long-standing network of relationships with leading technology suppliers and customers.

At Arrow, we help innovators turn ideas into reality by providing deep technical expertise and support across the entire lifecycle of electronic components.

Role Overview

As an Altera FPGA Application Engineer, you will act as a trusted technical advisor, guiding and supporting customers in the design, implementation, and optimization of Altera (Intel) FPGA–based solutions. You will work closely with customers, field engineering, sales, and supplier teams to solve complex technical challenges and enable successful customer designs.

Key Responsibilities

Provide expert technical support for Altera (Intel) FPGA–related customer requests, addressing design challenges and ensuring successful implementation of customer requirements.

Interface with Field Application Engineers (FAEs), field sales, and customers to ensure effective technical collaboration and timely follow-up on field inquiries.

Support customer FPGA designs in areas such as RTL design, custom IP development, platform and device migration, and system-level optimization on Altera FPGA platforms.

Collaborate closely with software and hardware engineers on complex, multi-disciplinary customer design projects.

Review customer designs at RTL and architecture level, providing feedback and guidance aligned with Altera FPGA best practices.

Support New Product Introduction (NPI) initiatives by developing benchmarks, reference designs, demonstrations, and proof points based on the latest Altera FPGA devices and technologies.

Skills & Experience

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

6+ years of hands-on experience in FPGA design or applications engineering, with a strong focus on Altera (Intel) FPGA devices and toolchains.

Solid experience with industry-standard FPGA development environments, including RTL design, simulation, synthesis, timing analysis, and debugging.

Hands-on experience with measurement and lab equipment (e.g., multimeters, oscilloscopes, power measurement techniques).

Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Strong ability to build relationships with internal stakeholders across Arrow and communicate effectively at all organizational levels.

Customer-focused, solution-oriented mindset with strong problem-solving skills and drive for results.

Proactive and self-motivated; able to work independently as well as part of a global team.

Competencies – Clear Performance Expectations

Demonstrates in-depth technical knowledge and practical experience in Altera FPGA technologies.

Solves complex technical problems, applying new perspectives while leveraging proven solutions and methodologies.

Operates with a high degree of autonomy, requiring minimal supervision.

Acts as a technical resource and mentor for colleagues with less experience.

Applies best practices and awareness of internal and external business drivers to continuously improve solutions, services, and processes.

Key Interfaces

Field Application Engineers and Engineering Leadership

Customers

Project Managers

FPGA and technology suppliers

EMEA Supplier Business Managers

What’s in It for You

Open-minded, inclusive corporate culture

Stable and trusting employment relationship

Cooperative team environment

Strong opportunities for professional and personal development

Why Arrow

You may not always see Arrow, but you experience our impact every day—from the moment you make your morning coffee to the technology you rely on at night. A Fortune 500 company with more than 18,800 employees in over 80 countries, Arrow helps design, build, and bring to market the technologies that shape modern life.

If it takes a charge, chances are Arrow helped make it possible.

Location:

ES-Spain - Remote

Time Type:

Full time

Job Category:

Sales

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