Field Application Engineering, Principal Engineer

As a Principal Field Application Engineer at Marvell Technology, you will be a key technical partner for customers, driving the adoption and successful deployment of Marvell's high-performance networking silicon and software. You will lead pre-sales engagements, provide expert guidance on networking protocols and switch features, and troubleshoot complex issues. This role involves close collaboration with internal teams to influence product direction and ensure customer success in cloud datacenters, 5G infrastructure, and enterprise networks.

Must Have

• Lead pre-sales technical engagements
• Respond rapidly to customer queries and technical challenges
• Assist customers with software bring-up, system integration, and complex debugging
• Provide expert guidance on implementation of networking protocols (VLAN, STP, L2/L3, etc.) and advanced switch features
• 8+ years of software development background
• Strong proficiency in C and C++ development
• Deep expertise in computer networking
• Solid understanding of Linux user mode, kernel mode, and drivers
• Competency in embedded OS concepts and hands-on debugging
• PCI Express knowledge is a must
• Exceptional written and verbal communication
• Strong presentation skills

Good to Have

• Familiarity with high-speed interfaces (SGMII, XFI, XAUI/RXAUI, SFI, 100M/1G/10G)
• Comfortable using lab tools (high-speed oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, traffic generators)
• Familiarity with PCB design, signal integrity, and production testing
• Prior experience with Marvell Switching products or similar networking platforms

Perks & Benefits

• Flexible time off
• 401k
• Year-end shutdown
• Floating holidays
• Paid time off to volunteer
• Health benefits
• Financial wellbeing benefits
• Bonus
• Equity

Your Team, Your Impact

At Marvell Technology, you’ll join an elite team driving the future of high-performance networking silicon and software used in cloud datacenters, 5G infrastructure, and enterprise networks worldwide. As a Principal Field Application Engineer, you will be at the forefront of customer success — solving complex problems, enabling strategic designs, and ensuring that Marvell’s cutting-edge switch products deliver world-class performance in the field.

You will be a trusted technical partner to key customers, collaborating closely with Sales, Marketing, Product Management, and R&D to shape the next generation of Marvell solutions. Your expertise will directly influence how our technology is adopted, deployed, and extended in real customer networks

What Can You Expect at Marvell

• Innovative Technology: Work on industry-leading switch silicon and software that powers next-gen enterprise, cloud, and telecom infrastructure. You’ll help customers enable critical network functions and performance.
• Career Growth & Recognition: Marvell invests in your growth with exposure to cross-functional initiatives and opportunities to lead customer engagements that influence product direction.
• Collaborative Culture: Be part of a passionate engineering community where mentorship, knowledge-sharing, and technical excellence are core values.
• Highly Visible Role: This role is critical to customer success — your contributions will be recognized across teams and directly tied to customer adoption and satisfaction.
• In-Office Engagement: Five days in our vibrant Santa Clara headquarters gives you maximum access to peers, resources, and collaborative energy — the kind that accelerates careers and innovations.

What You Can Expect

Customer Success & Technical Leadership

• Lead pre-sales technical engagements — demonstrating deep expertise in Marvell networking silicon and software.
• Respond rapidly to customer queries and technical challenges with clarity, ownership, and urgency.
• Assist customers with software bring-up, system integration, and complex debugging of Marvell Switch products.
• Provide expert guidance on implementation of networking protocols (VLAN, STP, L2/L3, etc.) and advanced switch features.

Training & Enablement

• Deliver tailored training sessions for customers on Marvell’s features, architecture, and optimized implementations.
• Create customer-focused documentation, sample code, and application notes that accelerate time-to-market.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Marketing and Application Engineering to refine tools, APIs, and next-generation platforms.
• Translate customer insights into impactful requirements for product and tool development.

Hands-On & Responsive Support

• Troubleshoot and resolve customer issues via email, phone, remote session — and when necessary — on-site.
• Engage directly in whiteboard design reviews and architecture discussions with top networking innovators.

Travel

Travel may be required to customer sites and Marvell facilities (industry events, trainings, collaborative engagements).

What We're Looking For

Technical & Professional Experience

• 8+ years of software development background — real-world experience matters.
• Strong proficiency in C and C++ development.
• Deep expertise in computer networking — VLANs, STP, L2/L3 concepts, routing, switching.
• Solid understanding of Linux user mode, kernel mode, and drivers.
• Competency in embedded OS concepts and hands-on debugging.

Domain Knowledge & Tools

• PCI Express knowledge is a must.
• Familiarity with high-speed interfaces (SGMII, XFI, XAUI/RXAUI, SFI, 100M/1G/10G) is highly desirable.
• Comfortable using lab tools — high-speed oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, traffic generators.
• Familiarity with PCB design, signal integrity, and production testing adds strong advantage.

Communication & Collaboration

• Exceptional written and verbal communication, able to convey complex ideas with clarity and confidence.
• Strong presentation skills — you’ll be educating both technical and executive audiences.

Bonus

• Prior experience with Marvell Switching products or similar networking platforms.

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

140,550 - 210,560, $ per annum

The successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location and market conditions. The expected base pay range for this role may be modified based on market conditions.

Additional Compensation and Benefit Elements

At Marvell, we offer a total compensation package with a base, bonus and equity.Health and financial wellbeing are part of the package. That means flexible time off, 401k, plus a year-end shutdown, floating holidays, paid time off to volunteer. Have a question about our benefits packages - health or financial? Ask your recruiter during the interview process.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Any applicant who requires a reasonable accommodation during the selection process should contact Marvell HR Helpdesk at TAOps@marvell.com.

Interview Integrity

As part of our commitment to fair and authentic hiring practices, we ask that candidates do not use AI tools (e.g., transcription apps, real-time answer generators like ChatGPT, CoPilot, or note-taking bots) during interviews.

Our interviews are designed to assess your personal experience, thought process, and communication skills in real-time. If a candidate uses such tools during an interview, they will be disqualified from the hiring process.

This position may require access to technology and/or software subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As such, applicants must be eligible to access export-controlled information as defined under applicable law. Marvell may be required to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce and/or the U.S. Department of State. Except for U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), all applicants may be subject to an export license review process prior to employment.

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