ResponsibilitiesMaxLinear is seeking a Staff Software Applications Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will focus on the following:
- Work with local customers and support their product designs with components from MaxLinear's Data Center Connectivity division on the following products: high-speed PAM4 DSPs and Transimpedance Amplifies (TIAs), used in IMDD optical modules, Linear Receive Optics (LRO) modules, Active Electrical Cables (AECs), electrical retimers and similar products requiring high-speed SERDES interfaces
- Support MaxLinear DSP integration into customer products
- Address customer technical questions beyond software
- Write and support example microcontroller code to interface with MaxLinear DSP APIs
- Collaborate on GUI definition and/or development
- Develop conference and customer demonstrations of MaxLinear DSP capabilities
- Optimize SERDES and optical links through DSP signal processing block configuration
- Some travel around California and occasionally Asia
Qualifications- Proficient in programming languages C, C++, and Python
- Knowledge of latest OIF's Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS)
- Experience programming microcontrollers such as STMicroelectronics STM32 series
- Knowledge of I2C and SPI interfaces and developing drivers
- Experience with optimizing PAM4 signals for receiving and transmitting
- Experience with configuring and coding for RTOS, GUI development, and signal processing experience preferred
- Experience working with lab equipment such as BERTs, DCAs, and traffic analyzers preferred
- Knowledge of SERDES interfaces, signal processing blocks, and performance metrics preferred
- Knowledge of and writing control code for EML and MZ based modulators preferred
- BS in Electrical Engineering or related + 5 years of experience, or MS + 3 years of experience, or Ph.D.
Compensation and BenefitsMaxLinear has a Total Compensation philosophy which includes base salary and annual discretionary bonus eligibility and many positions also include stock-based compensation.
MaxLinear's good faith estimate starting base salary range is: $115,000 to $170,000 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.
