Senior Field Application Engineer

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Job Description:

This position offers the opportunity to shape leading-edge data-center networking platforms and work directly with strategic customers on complex, high-value designs. You will combine system architecture, customer advocacy and hands-on laboratory work across Ethernet switching, timing and synchronization, PCIe connectivity, network-interface and management-controller solutions.

More details on the expectations and responsibilities in this position:

• Own technical engagement for selected strategic and key accounts, building trusted relationships with customer architects, hardware, software and validation teams.
• Proactively identify customer requirements, risks and support gaps; define action plans, maintain clear ownership and drive technical issues, escalations and commitments to timely closure.
• Promote and architect Microchip networking solutions for data-center platforms, translating system requirements into appropriate Ethernet switch, PHY, network-interface, timing and connectivity solutions.
• Support the complete customer design cycle, including architecture reviews, schematic reviews, device configuration, board bring-up, interoperability testing, validation, debug and production readiness.
• Configure and validate complex Ethernet switch profiles, including VLANs, quality of service, traffic management, redundancy, security, TSN and precision timing functions.
• Develop and execute laboratory demonstrations and proofs of concept that integrate switches, NICs, management interfaces, PCIe-connected devices, firmware and software in Linux-based systems.
• Work closely with internal applications, product, software, sales and marketing teams, providing concise status, technical evidence and customer priorities to accelerate resolution and design wins.
• Deliver customer and channel-partner technical training, workshops and product demonstrations.
• Travel within Israel as required to support customer engagements, design reviews and laboratory activity.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, electronics, computer engineering or a closely related discipline; an advanced degree is advantageous.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant applications engineering, systems engineering or hardware/software design experience, including substantial customer-facing support for complex semiconductor or networking solutions.
• Demonstrated experience supporting strategic or key accounts through architecture, design, bring-up, validation, escalation and production phases.

Competencies

• Deep knowledge of Ethernet switching and networking.
• Hands-on expertise with TSN, PTP, transparent clocks and relevant timing profiles.
• Proven ability to create, manage, deploy and debug Ethernet switch profiles and configurations.
• Experience with high-speed board design and debug.
• Working knowledge of PCI Express architecture, enumeration, switches, endpoints, NIC integration and Linux drivers; practical PCIe laboratory and troubleshooting experience is desirable.
• Experience with USB and PCIe-USB bridge devices is advantageous.
• Strong hands-on laboratory skills, including board bring-up, validation planning, protocol analysis, fault isolation and evidence-based problem reporting.
• Familiarity with embedded Linux, firmware, drivers, boot flows and collaboration across hardware, software and validation teams.
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to translate complex technical topics for engineering and business audiences.
• Fluent spoken and written Hebrew and English.

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