Principal Applications Engineer – Analog & Mixed-Signal

MaxLinear is seeking a Principal Applications Engineer to join our Analog Mixed Signal (AMS) group. The AMS team develops a diverse portfolio of integrated solutions spanning interface connectivity and power management. Our Interface portfolio includes bridges, serial transceivers, and isolators, such as USB‑to‑UART, USB‑to‑Ethernet, and PCIe‑to‑UART controllers, along with RS‑232/RS‑485 transceivers and digital and power isolators, enabling robust, high‑reliability communication across industrial, networking, and multi‑market applications. The Power Management portfolio includes PMICs, point‑of‑load (PoL) converters, and power management controllers, designed to simplify system power architectures across a broad range of end markets. In this role, you will act as the Applications Lead for AMS products, working closely with customers and internal teams to enable successful product deployment, system integration, and production ramp. You will be focus on:

• Provide technical leadership and customer‑facing support for AMS semiconductor products across the full product lifecycle
• Act as the primary technical interface for customers, supporting design‑in, system integration, debugging, and production ramp
• Review and analyze schematics and layouts, identifying differences across evaluation boards, reference designs, and customer implementations
• Collaborate closely with design, validation, and product engineering teams to ensure successful product development and deployment
• Develop and deliver technical documentation, including datasheets, application notes, reference designs, and evaluation guides
• Debug complex system‑level issues and drive root‑cause analysis and resolution
• Track and manage customer‑reported issues, ensuring timely closure and validation of fixes
• Gather and communicate customer feedback and market requirements to influence future product development and roadmap direction
• Conduct product demonstrations, lab evaluations, and technical training for customers, FAEs, and internal teams

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with 10+ years of relevant industry experience
• Strong system‑level experience across several of the following product categories:
  • USB (USB 2.0) and PCIe connectivity interfaces
  • Serial communication interfaces (UART, I²C, SPI, GPIO, RS‑232, RS‑485)
  • Power solutions (point‑of‑load regulators, power modules, PMICs)
• Hands‑on experience in measurement, validation, and debugging of Analog Mixed-Signal systems
• Proven ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, cross‑disciplinary engineering environment
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to independently drive technical issues to closure
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with global customers
• Self‑motivated with strong ownership, accountability, and customer focus
• Familiarity with:
  • Windows and Linux environments
  • Python (preferred), TCL, and C programming
  • Lab equipment including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol/traffic analyzers, and BER testers

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.