Principal Field Application Engineer - Automotive Ethernet Software

About Marvell

Marvell’s semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Across enterprise, cloud and AI, automotive, and carrier architectures, our innovative technology is enabling new possibilities. 

At Marvell, you can affect the arc of individual lives, lift the trajectory of entire industries, and fuel the transformative potential of tomorrow. For those looking to make their mark on purposeful and enduring innovation, above and beyond fleeting trends, Marvell is a place to thrive, learn, and lead. 

Your Team, Your Impact

What You Can Expect

We are looking for a customer facing, passionate, experienced, and hands-on engineer that will be located in the San Jose area that will drive us to greater heights. Our FAEs are expected to have the curiosity and persistence required to take on ineresting and challenging issues on a daily basis.

What you will be contributing to:

• Drive and assist the sales team to win key designs with Marvell Automotive Solutions.  
• Assist our Sales team through preparation and delivery of technical presentations and statements of work by matching specific client business requirements with effective technical solutions
• Review customer schematics and layout.  
• Hands-on bring-up and debug of customer boards. 
• Support customer lab and field trials, proof of concepts, and Engineering studies
• Closely follow and check customer technical issues, providing remote and on-site troubleshooting.
• Develop and understanding of the customer application environment and provide insightful advice. 

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields and 10-15 years of related professional experience.
• Master’s degree and/or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields with 5-10 years of experience.
• Must live with San Jose Area
• Relevant experience in applications engineering, board development, or system level design and architecture
• Knowledge of Ethernet Transceivers, Ethernet Switching, and networking architectures. 
• In depth knowledge of a programming language: C or Python
• In depth knowledge on device drivers, APIs etc.
• Knowledge of high speed SerDes (*GMII, XFI/SFI, PCIe) protocols
• Experience with schematic capture and layout tools.
• Experience with lab debug equipment including oscilloscopes and network analyzers.
• Strong influence and excellent interpersonal skills, coupled with ability to analyze, summarize, and communicate efficiently (written and verbal) in a multicultural environment.

Great to Have:

• Knowledge of Automotive MDI interfaces 100Base-T1, 1000Base-T1, NBASE-T1 (multi-gig)
• Automotive EMC testing experience.
• Automotive experience working with OEMs, Tier 1s, and automotive quality teams.
• Have worked with functional safety analysis, FMEA, and FMEDA.

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

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 

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.