Principal Product Applications Engineer

Principal Product Applications Engineer 

Location: Irvine

Exp 7-10 years

Degree Bachelors

Relo

Bonus

Visa candidates welcome

Job Description

 Principal SW Product Applications Engineer (High Speed Interconnect Products)

Are you looking for a great opportunity as a highly motivated and experienced HSIP product Principal Applications Engineer? 

Leverage your background in software, systems, and technical applications engineering to provide support to Tier 1 customers, who are designing their products with Broadcom's phys.

In this position you will be required to become an expert in the architecture of our 10/40/100 Gigabit and OTN phys that allows Broadcom to sustain its market leading position. You will interface with both customers and our Field Applications Engineers supporting pre-sales activity and ensuring the successful launch of the finished products.

Fundamentally your role is to help secure customer design wins and assist customers in bringing their products to market rapidly and successfully. You will contribute directly to the success of the products and customers that you support. Responsibilities include:

- Support of architecture and SW questions and issues

- Pre-sales and post-sales support via email, phone, and customer visits

- Documentation

- Product definition and roadmap

- Analysis of customer architecture and requirements

- Debugging of complicated issues and problems

- System debugging and bring up

- Training of customers and Field Applications Engineers

You will work directly with customers and must have good oral and written communication skills to interact with and support these customers. You will also work with a variety of internal employees in Software and Hardware Engineering, Architecture, Field Applications Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and senior management.

While most work will be performed at Broadcom offices, some work will be done on customer premises necessitating travel.

Broadcom offers a fast paced, exciting work environment that allows you to enjoy a variety of work tasks and advance your career as a quick learner and an industry-recognized performer.

Job Requirements: 

BS, MS, or post-graduate degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science).

Minimum of 8 to 15+ years in relevant fields with a strong track record of success.

You should have experience and/or knowledge in most if not all of the following areas:

Software

- Strong working knowledge of C++ w/ ability to debug large code

- Able to modify/create simple function/API and push out a patch

- VBS knowledge is a plus

System knowledge

- Good understanding of L2 layer

- Experience with Ethernet system and standard.

- Working knowledge of high-speed (10Gbps+) phy and SerDes

- Register level programming of complex devices

- Architecture, programming, or support of complex System on a Chip devices is a plus

- MACsec experience is a plus

Applications Engineering

- Direct customer interaction and involvement

- Project or time management skills

- Ability to work on multiple tasks concurrently

- Ability to explain and train others on complex technology

- Debugging of complicated problems or bugs

- Hardware/software/firmware bring-up

- Training of customers and/or FAEs

Hardware, high-speed SerDes, or system (board) experience is a plus.

Communications

- Excellent written and verbal skills

- Strong presentation skills are desired

- Excellent team-work skills

- Fluency (conversational and/or technical) in foreign languages is a plus

Outstanding problem solving skills and great attitude are required for this position.

SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Candidate has MACsec experience.