Senior Field Application Engineer Lead

About Ethernovia, Inc.

Ethernovia is fundamentally changing how cars of the future are built by unifying in-vehicle networks into an end-to-end Ethernet system. Founded in 2018, we’re inventing the future of automobile’s communication! We are transforming automobiles’ communication network to enable the autonomous driving, electrical vehicle (EV) and software defined revolutions. Our breakthrough compute, communication, and software virtualization ushers in a new era of car connectivity and capabilities. We bring together, accelerate, and unify the car’s cameras/sensors, compute, and outside world to enable new advanced driver assistance features and services.

Ethernovia's co-founders are serial technology entrepreneurs with multiple prior successful ventures together. We are well-funded and backed by some of the worlds’ leading technology investors, having secured $64m in Series A funding. (Ethernovia Raises $64 Million to Accelerate the Revolution of Vehicle Networks | Business Wire). Our financial backers include Porsche SE, Qualcomm, AMD, and Western Digital

Exciting news announced January 2024: Our CEO Ramin Shirani Named MotorTrend Software-Defined Vehicle Innovator Awards Winner (ethernovia.com) 

September 2023: Continental and Ethernovia Announce Partnership to Develop Automotive Switch in 7nm
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With talented employees on 4 continents, we have filed > 50 patents to date.

Join Ethernovia’s team to make a lasting impact on the future of mobility. Come share in our success with pre-IPO shares, competitive compensation, and great benefits while growing your knowledge and career with world class talent. We are looking for talented engineers and leaders who have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to drive their design from concept to silicon to their next car.

Senior Field Application Engineer Lead

Job Description:  In this role you will be a part of our world class team located in San Jose and will be responsible for providing direct support of Ethernovia’s customers in the region. As the main interface between customers and our engineering teams you will have high technical competence and the ability to communicate effectively with our multinational customers. Demonstratable problem solving skills are a must for this hands-on role as you will be responsible for taking designs from concept, through the development phase and into series production. Day-to-day activities would include technical support, schematic & layout reviews, working with our internal engineering teams and onsite customer support. As a field-based role moderate travel would be expected.

Key Qualifications

• BS and/or MS in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum 6+ years of embedded hardware development
• Hands-on design experience with at least one of the following: Ethernet PHYs / Ethernet switches / PCIe
• Hands on design experience covering high speed PCB board design, layout and routing constraints
• Hands on design experience of EMC testing, debug and design optimization
• PCB net topology extraction and timing analysis
• Ability to diagnose and debug problems effectively
• Automotive experience at Tier 1, Tier 2 or OEM level