Field Application Engineering, Principal Engineer

Santa Clara County, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Marvell

Marvells semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Across enterprise cloud and AI 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

At Marvell Technology youll join an elite team driving the future of high-performance networking silicon and software used in cloud datacenters 5G infrastructure and enterprise networks worldwide. As a Principal Field Application Engineer you will be at the forefront of customer success solving complex problems enabling strategic designs and ensuring that Marvells cutting-edge switch products deliver world-class performance in the field.

You will be a trusted technical partner to key customers collaborating closely with Sales Marketing Product Management and R&D to shape the next generation of Marvell solutions. Your expertise will directly influence how our technology is adopted deployed and extended in real customer networks

What Can You Expect at Marvell
Innovative Technology
Work on industry-leading switch silicon and software that powers next-gen enterprise cloud and telecom infrastructure. Youll help customers enable critical network functions and performance.
Career Growth & Recognition
Marvell invests in your growth with exposure to cross-functional initiatives and opportunities to lead customer engagements that influence product direction.
Collaborative Culture
Be part of a passionate engineering community where mentorship knowledge-sharing and technical excellence are core values.
Highly Visible Role
This role is critical to customer success your contributions will be recognized across teams and directly tied to customer adoption and satisfaction.
In-Office Engagement
Five days in our vibrant Santa Clara headquarters gives you maximum access to peers resources and collaborative energy the kind that accelerates careers and innovations.

What You Can Expect

Customer Success & Technical Leadership

Lead pre-sales technical engagements demonstrating deep expertise in Marvell networking silicon and software.
Respond rapidly to customer queries and technical challenges with clarity ownership and urgency.
Assist customers with software bring-up system integration and complex debugging of Marvell Switch products.
Provide expert guidance on implementation of networking protocols (VLAN STP L2/L3 etc.) and advanced switch features.

Training & Enablement

Deliver tailored training sessions for customers on Marvells features architecture and optimized implementations.
Create customer-focused documentation sample code and application notes that accelerate time-to-market.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with Marketing and Application Engineering to refine tools APIs and next-generation platforms.
Translate customer insights into impactful requirements for product and tool development.

Hands-On & Responsive Support

Troubleshoot and resolve customer issues via email phone remote session and when necessary on-site.
Engage directly in whiteboard design reviews and architecture discussions with top networking innovators.

Travel

Travel may be required to customer sites and Marvell facilities (industry events trainings collaborative engagements).

What Were Looking For

Technical & Professional Experience

8 years of software development background real-world experience matters.
Strong proficiency in C and C development.
Deep expertise in computer networking VLANs STP L2/L3 concepts routing switching.
Solid understanding of Linux user mode kernel mode and drivers.
Competency in embedded OS concepts and hands-on debugging.

Domain Knowledge & Tools

PCI Express knowledge is a must.
Familiarity with high-speed interfaces (SGMII XFI XAUI/RXAUI SFI 100M/1G/10G) is highly desirable.
Comfortable using lab tools high-speed oscilloscopes logic analyzers traffic generators.
Familiarity with PCB design signal integrity and production testing adds strong advantage.

Communication & Collaboration

Exceptional written and verbal communication able to convey complex ideas with clarity and confidence.
Strong presentation skills youll be educating both technical and executive audiences.

Bonus

Prior experience with Marvell Switching products or similar networking platforms.

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

140550 - 210560 $ per annum

The successful candidates 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

At Marvell we offer a total compensation package with a base bonus and and financial wellbeing are part of the package. That means flexible time off 401k plus a year-end shutdown floating holidays paid time off to volunteer. Have a question about our benefits packages - health or financial Ask your recruiter during the interview process.

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 .

Interview Integrity

As part of our commitment to fair and authentic hiring practices we ask that candidates do not use AI tools (e.g. transcription apps real-time answer generators like ChatGPT CoPilot or note-taking bots) during interviews.

Our interviews are designed to assess your personal experience thought process and communication skills in real-time. If a candidate uses such tools during an interview they will be disqualified from the hiring process.

This position may require access to technology and/or software subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As such applicants must be eligible to access export-controlled information as defined under applicable law. Marvell may be required to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce and/or the U.S. Department of State. Except for U.S. citizens lawful permanent residents or protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) all applicants may be subject to an export license review process prior to employment.

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About Marvell Marvells semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Across enterprise cloud and AI and carrier architectures our innovative technology is enabling new possibilities.At Marvell you can affect the arc of individual lives ...