Staff Software Applications Engineer

MaxLinear; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k savings plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Health care benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

MaxLinear is looking for a Staff Software Applications Engineer in San Jose, California. This position involves supporting customer designs with high-speed DSPs and TIAs. Candidates must be proficient in programming with C, C++, and Python, and have a strong background in microcontroller programming.

The role offers a competitive salary ranging from $115,000 to $170,000 annually, along with comprehensive benefits. The ideal candidate has both technical acumen and a collaborative approach, ready to address customer needs and optimize product designs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with a BS, 3+ years with an MS or Ph.D. preferred.
• Experience programming microcontrollers such as STMicroelectronics STM32 series.
• Experience optimizing PAM4 signals for receiving and transmitting.

Responsibilities

• Support customer product designs with MaxLinear components.
• Integrate MaxLinear DSP into customer products.
• Address customer technical questions.
• Write example microcontroller code for MaxLinear DSP APIs.
• Optimize SERDES and optical links.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Python programming

I2C interfaces

SPI interfaces

RTOS

Signal processing

Microcontroller programming

Lab equipment usage

SERDES interfaces

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or related field

MS in Electrical Engineering or related field

Ph.D. in related field

Job description

Overview

MaxLinear is seeking a Staff Software Applications Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will focus on supporting customer designs with components from MaxLinear’s Data Center Connectivity division, specifically high-speed PAM4 DSPs and Transimpedance Amplifiers (TIAs) used in IMDD optical modules, Linear Receive Optics (LRO) modules, Active Electrical Cables (AECs), and related products requiring high-speed SERDES interfaces.

Responsibilities

• 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 Amplifiers (TIAs).
• 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.
• Travel around California and occasionally Asia as required.

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 field with 5 years of experience, or MS with 3 years of experience, or Ph.D. preferred.

Compensation And Benefits

MaxLinear has a Total Compensation philosophy which includes base salary and annual discretionary bonus eligibility; many positions also include stock-based compensation. The starting base salary range is estimated at $115,000 to $170,000 annually. We offer competitive benefits designed to support employee health, welfare, and retirement, including health care benefits, 401k savings plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and paid time off. The actual starting base salary will be determined by role-related criteria such as educational degree(s) or equivalent, relevant work experience, skillset required for the role, and geographic location.

Equal Opportunity

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

Company Overview

MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL). We are a fabless system-on-chip product company focused on improving the world’s communication networks through integrated RF, analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications. We have major design centers in Carlsbad, Irvine, San Jose, Valencia (Spain), Bangalore (India), Munich (Germany), Israel, and Singapore, with headquarters in Carlsbad, California.