Wireline Marketing Manager (Routing/Switching, Security) - San Jose, California, United States

Originally posted 17 July 2026 by the employer.

Lead technical positioning and market sizing for Agilex-based routing, switching, and security solutions.

About the role

Altera is seeking a Wireline Marketing Manager to lead marketing and technical positioning for FPGA and SoC FPGA portfolios in Routing/Switching and Security. The position bridges packet processing, traffic management, and security appliance architectures with technical storytelling and business metric tracking for Agilex-based solutions.

What you'll do

- Build and maintain TAM/SAM models and own Wireline KPI targets, including design wins, pipeline, and market share across Routing/Switching and Security sub-segments. - Develop white papers, solution briefs, blogs, and technical presentations covering Altera's Agilex-based routing, switching, and security solutions. - Translate packet processing, ASIC/ASSP replacement and augmentation, and hardware offload concepts into competitive positioning and sales enablement materials. - Partner with Sales and FAEs on RFIs, RFPs, customer workshops, briefings, and technical evaluations for complex networking and security opportunities. - Represent Altera at industry events, standards forums, and trade shows while gathering voice-of-customer insights to inform product roadmaps and go-to-market priorities. - Support press releases, analyst briefings, and joint marketing initiatives with ecosystem partners.

What you'll need

- 10+ years in networking and/or security infrastructure, with hands-on experience in routing, switching, or security appliance architectures. - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field. - Working knowledge of ASIC/ASSP replacement and augmentation, traffic management, and hardware offload for CPU-intensive security functions. - Working knowledge of security and crypto standards such as MACsec, IPsec, AES-GCM, and post-quantum cryptography. - Familiarity with IEEE Ethernet standards (e.g., 100GE, 400GE, 800GE) and experience with FPGA-based development for networking or security platforms. - Experience with TAM/SAM analysis, business KPI tracking, and technical marketing content creation in a technology or semiconductor market.

Nice to have

- Working knowledge of OTN/Transmission (framing, FEC, DCI) and/or PON/Access (XGS-PON, NG-PON2, Cable/DOCSIS). - Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

Skills: technical marketing, networking, security, FPGA, customer engagement, market sizing