Altera is hiring a Software Engineer - Factory Apps Intern to help develop, validate, and maintain tools and workflows for FPGA AI Suite, HLS, and DSP Builder. The role supports debugging, testing, feature integration, analysis, and documentation across FPGA application flows.
Responsibilities
Assist with the development, validation, and maintenance of Factory Applications tools and workflows across FPGA AI Suite, HLS, and DSP Builder
Help investigate, reproduce, and debug issues encountered when using application flows and related tools
Develop or improve test cases, examples, scripts, and other resources that help validate features and demonstrate tool workflows
Analyze application behavior and results to help identify opportunities to improve usability, performance, or quality
Support integration and testing of new features across relevant tool flows
Collaborate with engineers across software, compiler, FPGA, and applications teams
Document findings and contribute to internal knowledge bases and technical materials
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
Academic or project experience with C/C++ programming
Familiarity with software development, debugging, and testing through coursework, projects, or internships
Exposure to digital logic design fundamentals and FPGA or ASIC concepts through coursework or projects
Good analytical, communication, and teamwork skills
Applicants must be eligible for any required Canada export authorizations
Preferred
Interest in learning about FPGA application tools and hardware-acceleration workflows
Experience with Python or scripting for automation, testing, or data analysis
Familiarity with version control systems such as Git
Exposure to one or more of FPGA AI/ML workflows, HLS, DSP Builder or digital signal processing, or hardware description languages such as Verilog or VHDL
Familiarity with Linux development environments
Experience creating technical documentation, test cases, or project examples
Benefits
Mentorship and hands-on training from experienced software, FPGA, and applications engineers.
Competitive salary and benefits.
Opportunities for professional growth and advancement.
A supportive and innovative work environment.
Performance-based incentive opportunities that reward both individual contributions and overall company success.
Altera provides programmable logic devices and design software for various applications. It is a sub-organization of Intel.
