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[/company/altera](/company/altera)[Altera](/company/altera)
# CPU Design Engineer at Altera

Compensation

$133,200 – $192,800/yr

**Location**
: San Jose, California

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: mid

**Posted**
: Sep 29, 2026

## Description

The Soft CPU Design Engineer will join Altera’s IP Engineering team in San Jose, California, designing and implementing high-performance Soft CPU cores optimized for FPGA architectures. The role covers micro-architecture, RTL design, PPA optimization, FPGA synthesis and timing closure, configurable instruction-set extensions, and hardware validation. Candidates need a bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. in a relevant technical discipline, at least three years of digital design experience focused on CPU/processor RTL and FPGA implementation, and advanced SystemVerilog or Verilog proficiency. The regular position pays $133,200 to $192,800 USD in the Bay Area, with incentive opportunities.

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