Senior/ Staff System Validation Engineer – Optical Products

MaxLinear is looking for energetic and motivated engineers with experience in system applications engineering. In this role, you will use your technical knowledge and communication skills to support both customers and internal teams. You will focus on:

• Execute software regression testing and maintain test plan and test scripts
• Execute and support module validation tool development on switch and equipment
• Work with Taiwan AEs and global teams to secure software and product quality
• Software design/debug skills are a must, while basic software programming skills, including writing ATEs for transceiver testing on switch and equipment, are highly desired and will be an advantage. The preferred candidate will have extensive knowledge of switch and optical transceivers at both the system and application level. Key responsibilities include customer module validation and report generation
  
• Execute and support regression testing of each software/configuration release, including interoperability testing of data center switches and optical transceivers
• Enhance and maintain test plans, test suites, test report formats, and test stability/quality
• Develop and maintain EVK and module testing using Python and scripts. LabVIEW is an optional requirement
• Work collaboratively to support tier-1 customers on critical system issues
• Conduct internal training for the field applications team and external training for customers
• Collect market and competitor information for marketing analysis; collect customer software and system requirements
• Generate application notes and test reports
  

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience developing optical transceiver ATE in Python
• Extensive knowledge of optical transceiver products at the system and application level. MSA/CMIS knowledge is a plus
• Familiarity with test equipment operation: Digital Communication Analyzer (DCA), optical/electrical clock recovery (CDR), protocol analyzers, Ethernet traffic generators, 400G/800G/1.6T switches, BER testers and spectrum analyzers, signal generators, etc
• Experience in Ethernet/InfiniBand switch development/debugging is highly desired
• Previous experience supporting high-volume IC products
• Ability to multi-task, strong technical account management and project management skills
• Excellent English communication skills and ability to work well under pressure
• Self-motivated with a strong sense of urgency
• Ability to work well under pressure and learn quickly in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to thrive on both technical and business challenges
• Customer support experience is a must
• This will require up to 20% travel to support partners and customers in the field

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.