Director of Applications Engineering, Storage Accelerators

Responsibilities

MaxLinear is seeking a Director of Application Engineering in support of highly integrated Storage Accelerator-based semiconductor product platforms. In this role, you will focus on the following:

• Drive the system specification, high-speed PCB design, platform designs, compression & security systems analysis, FAE training, product data sheets and application notes, and customer support of the product
• Responsible for new product designs by understanding customer architectures and driving design requirements to meet customer use cases, standards, and regulations
• Drive system-level specifications leading to SoC and Software architecture
• Platform design including PCB design, Signal Integrity, Power Integrity, Thermal design, qualification
• Ensure that the system-level elements of next-generation MaxLinear solutions (SoC, Software, and board design) are optimized with the right trade-offs
• Support lead customers with system-level integration, bring-up, and detailed training of our solutions
• Work across cross-functional teams including FAE, Sales, R&D, and third parties from an engineering perspective
• Hire, manage, develop, and retain team

Qualifications

• Experience leading product development requiring hardware-software integration of storage systems products, preferably in the Enterprise, Hyperscale, or Whitebox markets
• Understanding of storage products at the system level, including system-level knowledge of compression and security standards
• Experience interacting with leading customers and partners and translating high-level customer requirements into system-level engineering requirements and designs
• Experience in high-speed board design, board bring-up, SI, PI, qualification, and product validation
• Strong knowledge of interconnects such as PCIe Gen 4/5, including electrical specification, protocol specification, and interoperability
• Understanding of system simulation tools, software, and lab equipment to assess current and future needs
• Experience managing a team including hiring, developing, and coaching
• Must be able to think ‘top-down,’ prioritize multiple projects, and lead customers
• Strong leadership, organizational, project management, recruiting/hiring, and mentoring skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• BS in Electrical Engineering or related  13 years of experience, or MS  11 years of experience, or Ph.D.  8 years of experience

Compensation and Benefits

MaxLinear has a Total Compensation philosophy which includes base salary and annual discretionary bonus eligibility and many positions also include stock-based compensation.

MaxLinear expects to offer a starting base salary within the range of:  $180,856 to $265,000 Annually

We offer competitive benefits designed to support employee health, welfare, and retirement and some highlights are:  health care benefits, 401k savings plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and paid time off.

The actual starting base salary will be determined by the match to certain role-related criteria such as educational degree(s) or equivalent, relevant work experience, skillset needed for the role, and geographic location; this is not an all-inclusive list as some roles may require unique skills or experience.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on race, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

Company Overview

MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.

We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.

MaxLinear began by developing the world’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we’ve expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel’s Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers’ needs.

Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore, India; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.

We have approximately 1,200 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.

Salary : $180,856 - $265,000