Principal Application Engineer

Alphawave Semi - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Principal

Hybrid - San Jose, CA

About the position

As a Principal Applications Engineer at Alphawave Semi, you will play a crucial role in providing first-line technical support to customers utilizing our IPs. This position focuses on ensuring seamless integration and silicon bring-up activities, while also collaborating with internal R&D teams to enhance customer experience and satisfaction. Your expertise will be pivotal in supporting mission-critical data communication across various industries, including AI, 5G, and autonomous vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-line customer-facing post-sales support for Ethernet and PCIe SerDes IPs.
• Work closely with R&D and provide updates to Product Management when required.
• Provide remote and onsite post-sales silicon bring-up support to customers worldwide.
• Develop and maintain APIs and ATE vectors.
• Work with internal teams to resolve customer issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering or Engineering Science, or a Master's/PhD in the same fields.
• Programming skills in C/C++, with scripting skills in Python, Tcl, and Perl.
• Experience working with PCIe and/or Ethernet SerDes specifications.
• 10+ years of experience working with lab equipment such as BERT, real-time scopes, sampling scopes, VNA, and/or protocol analyzers.
• Experience with lab automation software such as Python and/or LabVIEW.
• Working experience with firmware, low-level programming, optimizing embedded C code, and hardware debugging.
• 3+ years of experience with Jira, Agile/Scrum, and Confluence.
• Knowledge of EDA tools and a strong understanding of simulators.

Benefits

• Great compensation package
• Health Insurance
• Retirement Savings
• Paid time off
• Diversity & Inclusivity