Principal Field Application Engineer - Transceiver

Job Title

Principal Field Application Engineer - Transceiver

Role Summary

Principal Field Application Engineer (FAE) responsible for technical engagement and design-in of Marvell PHY and PAM DSP transceiver solutions. The role bridges silicon design teams and global customers in hyperscale, data center, and networking markets, supporting evaluation through production at scale.

Works closely with Sales, ASIC/SerDes design, Systems Engineering, and Marketing to deliver system-level solutions, validation, and feedback for next-generation transceiver products.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The posting requests approximately 8+ years in design, systems, or applications engineering with a minimum of 2+ years in a customer-facing role (FAE or equivalent).

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include technical leadership with customers, system bring-up/debug, and influencing product direction.

• Lead technical design-in activities for PHY and transceiver products from evaluation through production.
• Drive customer board bring-up, system validation, debugging, and root-cause analysis.
• Analyze customer architectures and map system requirements to optimized transceiver solutions.
• Provide expert guidance on signal integrity and high-speed design challenges.
• Develop customer-facing technical materials: design guides, FAQs, and knowledge-base content.
• Deliver technical training, workshops, and hands-on customer enablement.
• Collaborate with internal teams to define product requirements and influence silicon and ecosystem strategy.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience to perform the role; concise list of preferred additional qualifications follows.

• Must-have: 8+ years in design, systems, or applications engineering; 2+ years in a customer-facing FAE or equivalent role.
• Must-have: Strong knowledge of high-speed interfaces (SGMII, XFI, XAUI/RXAUI, SFI) and SerDes architectures.
• Must-have: Deep understanding of PAM4 and NRZ signaling and mixed-signal IC behavior.
• Must-have: Experience with signal integrity, high-speed PCB design, schematic/PCB review, and system-level bring-up.
• Must-have: Hands-on lab experience with high-speed oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers, and traffic generators.
• Must-have: Proficiency in C and/or Python for test automation and data analysis.
• Must-have: Strong communication, presentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Nice-to-have: Prior experience with hyperscale/data center customers, involvement with 112G/224G PAM4 design-ins, or product/ecosystem strategy experience.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Marvell Technology

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, United States

Marvell’s semiconductor solutions serve as essential building blocks of the data infrastructure connecting our world, driving innovation across enterprise, cloud, AI, and carrier architectures. The company focuses on creating transformative technology that shapes the future.