Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a FORTUNE 500® company, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom® products seamlessly deliver voice, video, data and multimedia connectivity in the home, office and mobile environments. With the industry’s broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and embedded software solutions, Broadcom is changing the world by Connecting everything®.
Job Req ID: 554961
Job Posting Title: Field Applications Engineer, Principal-S
City: San Jose
State: California
Country: USA
Alternate Location: US – California, Northern – Bay Area
Percent of Travel Required: 0% – 25%
Job Function: Sales
Discipline: Sales-Field Applications Engineering
The Enterprise Networking SW Field Applications Engineer (FAE) is software technical lead for all Networking products including enterprise/SMB switches and physical layer devices. Key responsibilites are to assist customers in running switch development kit in their OS/platform environment, be familiar with embedded OS’s like linux and VxWorks,identify s/w bugs, write/suggest software fixes, suggest the appropriate use of APIs, give SDK overview presentations. Understand ethernet protocol/switching/packet processing architecture thoroughly and answer customers’ questions regarding the features, providing timely and accurate information. In depth knowledge of ethernet virtualization technologies. Work with Sales Account Manager to increase demand for Broadcom Enterprise Networking products pertaining to software applications. Understand the customer’s application in order to identify key technology and product features for next generation products. You will be required to become an expert in the architecture of our Gigabit (and even 10, 40 and 100G) Ethernet Switches, PHYs and, most importantly, the software that allows the customers to use our devices. You will interface with both customers and our Field Applications Engineers starting with pre-sales support and working all the way to ensure the successful launch of the finished products.
Job Requirements –
Min 7-8 years experience in embedded software design and development, be able to understand millions of line of code and write patches
3-5 years experience as a field applications engineer (highly desired but not a must).
BSEE/BSCS required.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Team player, independent, self-starter, adaptable to rapidly changing market requirements, with prioritization skills. Be able to build strong relationships with customers. Demonstrated success calling on decision makers in target account base.
Past record of success.
Location: San Jose, CA
Broadcom is an equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans)
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