Hardware Applications Engineer
Core
Resolve customer hardware issues, enable designs, and support bring-up and production for Ethernet switching platforms.
Role type
Senior Hardware Applications Engineer (High-Speed Ethernet)
Builds
Ethernet switching products for campus, industrial, 5G, cloud, and AI networks
Domain
Semiconductor / Networking / High-Speed Interfaces
Required skills
High-Speed Ethernet Serdes (NRZ, PAM-4, 100G), Signal Integrity, Power Integrity, Electromagnetics, PCB Design, Schematic Review, Python/Perl/Unix Shell
Preferred skills
MATLAB, Equipment handling (Servers, Scopes, Traffic Generators), Optics module programming
Technologies
HyperLynx, Ansoft SIWave, HFSS, ADS, Sigrity, PowerSI, PowerDC, Cadence Allegro, Polar
Responsibilities
Debug L1 Ethernet issues (Serdes, MAC/PHY), Review customer schematics and layouts, Write hardware design guidelines and application notes, Interface with board/ASIC designers and vendors, Generate PCB stack-up recommendations, Communicate solutions to customers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
