Position Details

Salary $127K – $226K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years 8+ years

Education BS, MS, or post-graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Category Cloud & Infrastructure

About this role

Applications Engineer for Ethernet PHY/SoC products, providing pre-sales and post-sales engineering support with hardware/software/firmware bring-up, board layout reviews, and customer training. Travel to customer sites is expected; collaboration with hardware, software, and architecture teams is essential.

Key Responsibilities

Support pre-sales and post-sales activities with customers
Architectural analysis and low-level hardware/software debugging
Board bring-up, schematic and layout reviews
Training of customers and Field Applications Engineers
Collaborate with internal teams (Hardware, Software, Architecture, Sales, Marketing) and travel as needed

Technical Overview

Expertise in Ethernet PHY, TSN, MACsec, PCIe, and SoC architectures; proficient in C, C++, Python, and Visual Basic; hands-on hardware bring-up, PCB schematic/layout review, and measurement tooling.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior hardware-software applications engineer with 8+ years of experience in Ethernet/SoC environments, strong in TSN, MACsec, PCIe, and board bring-up. Requires hands-on debugging skills, customer-facing experience, and ability to work across hardware, firmware, and software teams.

Must-Have Skills

Minimum of 8+ years in relevant fieldsDirect customer interaction and involvementProject or time management skillsAbility to work on multiple tasks concurrentlyAbility to explain and train others on complex technologyDebugging of complicated problems or bugsHardware/software/firmware bring-upTraining of customers and/or FAEsStrong working knowledge of multi-gig copper phyMIIand SerDesExperience with PCIe interface devices is plusTime-Sensitive Networking (TSN) and MACsecArchitectureprogrammingor support of complex System on a Chip devices is a plusCC++Python& Visual Basic

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with Ethernet system and standardSchematic and layout reviewsSoC architectureBoard bring-upHigh-speed SerDes

Tools & Platforms

Jitter AnalyzerSpectrum AnalyzerNetwork AnalyzerHigh-speed scope

Required Skills

8+ years experiencedirect customer interactionhardware/software/firmware bring-upCC++PythonVisual Basicregister-level programmingPCB layoutschematic reviewSoCPCIeTSNMACsecboard bring-upJitter/Measurement tools

Hard Skills

CC++PythonVisual BasicRegister level programmingHardware bring-upFirmware bring-upPCB layoutSchematic reviewMACsecTime-Sensitive Networking (TSN)PCIeSoCHigh-speed SerDesJitter Analyzer

Soft Skills

Excellent written and verbal skillsStrong presentation skillsTeam-workProblem solvingCommunication

Industry & Role

Industry Technology

Job Function External customer-facing applications engineering support for Ethernet PHY and related hardware/software platforms

Role Subtype Embedded Engineer

Tech Domains Python, SQL / PostgreSQL, Linux, Windows Server, Networking / TCP-IP

Keywords for Your Resume

Ethernet PHYApplications EngineerBroadcomTSNMACsecPCIeSoCCC++PythonVisual BasicRegister level programmingHardware bring-upFirmware bring-upSchematic reviewLayout reviewBoard bring-upHigh-speed SerDesJitter Analyzerethernet phyapplications engineerc++pythonvisual basicpcietsnmacsecsocboard bring-up

Deal Breakers

Less than 8 years of relevant experience, Lack of direct customer interaction experience, No exposure to TSN or MACsec or PCIe/SoC domains

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