
Field Application Engineer
NVIDIA
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • Massachusetts • United States
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Salary
💰 $132,000 - $207,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Act as a technical specialist on NVIDIA switch ASICs and networking products, directly supporting OEM engineers and account managers.
- Establish deep technical engagement with OEM’s architects, system engineers, and developers.
- Provide on-site and remote support to debug hardware/software integration, including register-level analysis, counters, and traces.
- Assist OEM with ASIC SDK integration into their switch NOS (Network Operating System) stack and provide example code, documentation, and onboarding support.
- Investigate networking protocols and datacenter characteristics (L2/L3, OSPF, BGP, VXLAN/EVPN, RoCE, congestion control, load balancing).
- Support customer war-room scenarios by analyzing logs/traces, reproducing issues, and driving rapid resolution with internal teams.
- Deliver training, workshops, and technical collateral for OEM engineering teams.
- Provide guidance to NVIDIA product teams based on OEM's feature requirements and deployment models.
Requirements
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 5+ years of experience in networking, ASIC system development, or customer-facing technical roles.
- Strong knowledge of Ethernet switch ASIC architecture (pipelines, buffers, forwarding engines, QoS, telemetry).
- Familiarity with switch SDKs and APIs (e.g., NVIDIA SDK, Broadcom SDK, Cisco Silicon One SDK).
- Proficiency in datacenter networking protocols (VLAN, STP, ARP, OSPF, BGP, VXLAN, EVPN) and functionalities like RDMA, RoCE, ECN, and PFC or equivalent experience.
- Strong Linux networking background (Netlink, iproute2, tc, DPDK) and experience with kernel modules, drivers, PCIe, and DMA.
- Hands-on experience with traffic generators (Ixia, Spirent, TRex) and packet capture/debugging tools.
- Strong customer interface skills: capable of detailing, training, and guiding OEM engineers while advancing issues internally as necessary.
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills, especially under pressure.
Benefits
- equity
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Hard skills
ASIC developmentEthernet switch architecturedatacenter networking protocolsLinux networkingtraffic generatorspacket capture toolsregister-level analysisdebuggingQoStelemetry
Soft skills
customer interface skillscommunication skillsproblem-solving skillstrainingguidancetechnical supportcollaborationengagementworkshop deliveryissue resolution
Certifications
BS in Electrical EngineeringMS in Computer Science