Senior FPGA Security Architect

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted FPGA security advisor to aerospace and defense customers, leading discussions on threat modeling and risk tradeoffs.
• Translate mission requirements and regulatory constraints into practical FPGA security architectures and recommendations.
• Advise on secure FPGA design, including bitstream encryption, authentication, secure boot, and chain-of-trust implementation.
• Support technical engagements involving key management, device identity, and protection against reverse engineering or IP theft.
• Partner with Sales, Field Applications Engineers, and Product teams to support complex customer engagements and design wins.
• Provide customer-driven feedback to internal teams to influence Altera’s FPGA product security roadmaps and strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in FPGA design, SoC architecture, or hardware security.
• Expertise in FPGA security features such as bitstream encryption, secure boot, key management, and device authentication.
• Proven experience supporting aerospace, defense, or government (ADG) programs.
• Experience working directly with customers in a technical advisory or pre-sales capacity.
• Strong ability to communicate complex security topics to both technical and executive stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SoC FPGAs and embedded processors, such as ARM-based platforms.
• Familiarity with anti-tamper technologies, IP protection, and physically unclonable functions (PUFs).
• Knowledge of cryptographic implementations and key management in constrained hardware environments.
• Understanding of hardware security standards and frameworks relevant to the ADG market.
• Exposure to supply chain security, trusted manufacturing, and device provenance.

About the Company

Altera provides leadership programmable solutions that are easy-to-use and deploy in applications from cloud to edge, offering limitless AI possibilities. Our end-to-end broad portfolio of products, including FPGAs, CPLDs, Intellectual Property, and development tools, provides the flexibility to accelerate innovation and shape the future through pioneering technology.