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Job Details: Job Description: Become a member of our world-class software research and development team! Altera® develops programmable logic technologies to accelerate innovation for many customers worldwide. You will be designing and developing leading-edge software innovations for Quartus, the tool that optimizes our FPGA devices, within a research-oriented team. The Quartus Placement optimization engines are key to unlocking high performance, area and power efficiency for our customer's design applications. As part of the Quartus Placement team, your role will include: Designing, developing, and improving placement algorithms for our FPGA CAD software tools Implementing new features to leverage innovative FPGA hardware features, and improving the software performance, runtime and memory footprint Developing enhanced usability features for customers to improve their design productivity You will have the opportunity to work closely with and be mentored by technical leaders Ideal candidates exhibit the following behavioral traits: Intellectual curiosity and a passion for exploring new technology Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and attention to detail Great communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills Qualifications: Qualifications: Relevant experience can be obtained through schoolwork, classes and project work, internships, and/or work experience. Minimum Qualifications: BS, MS or PhD degree in Computer Engineering, Engineering Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent 2+ years C/C++ programming experience in a Linux and or Windows environment   Desired/Preferred Skills: Experience coding in C++ for a high performance multi-core system Experience developing EDA/CAD optimization algorithms for FPGAs or ASICs Experience with Altera Quartus or AMD Vivado software Experience with applying machine learning techniques to EDA software Experience with combinatorial/continuous optimization, including but not limited to Boolean SAT, stochastic search-based methods, numerical methods for continuous optimization, dynamic programming, and applications to FPGA placement Experience with NOC optimization for FPGA placement Job Type: Regular Shift: Shift 1 (Canada) Primary Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Additional Locations: Posting Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance. About Altera Altera: Accelerating Innovators 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, development tools, System on Modules, SmartNICs and IPUs provide the flexibility to accelerate innovation. Altera is helping to shape the future through pioneering innovation that unlocks extraordinary possibilities for everyone on the planet. Don't see the dream job you are looking for? Click "Get Started" below to drop off your contact information and resume and we will reach out to you if we find the perfect fit.