Marvell Analog IC Design Staff Engineer 

Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver 

501763456

What You Can Expect

As a Principal FAE, you will:

• Serve as the key technical interface during the pre-sales phase , supporting the sales team with product knowledge, solution positioning, and hands-on demonstrations.
• Provide timely, expert-level responses to customer issues , working across hardware and software layers.
• Assist customers with software bring-up, protocol integration, and system debug using Marvell's switch silicon and SDK.
• Guide customers through implementation of networking protocols (e.g., VLAN, STP, L2/L3 routing) and best practices.
• Deliver training sessions and workshops to enable customer engineering teams.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, user guides, and application notes to support customer development.
• Review customer schematics, layouts, and design documentation for switch-based systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues through email, phone, remote sessions, or on-site support when needed.
• Collaborate with internal Marketing, Engineering, and Architecture teams to define and influence next-generation switch products and tools .
• Support regular travel to customer sites, engineering centers, and internal meetings (approximately 20–30%).

What We're Looking For

• 8+ yearsof experience in embedded software or system design
• Strong programming skills in C and C++
• Deep understanding of networking fundamentals – VLAN, STP, L2/L3 routing, TCP/IP stack
• Proficient in Linux (User Space, Kernel, and Device Drivers)
• Familiar with Embedded Operating Systems and RTOS architecture
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Self-motivated, customer-focused, with strong troubleshooting skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of PCIe interface protocols
• Hands-on experience with high-speed serial interfaces like SGMII, XFI, XAUI/RXAUI, SFI, 100M/1G/10G Ethernet
• Familiarity with Marvell switch silicon and SDKs is a significant plus
• Experience with PCB layout reviews, signal integrity , and board bring-up
• Skilled in using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, traffic generators , and protocol analyzers
• Prior FAE experience or customer-facing engineering role highly desirable

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science , or related field

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

The successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location and market conditions.The expected base pay range for this role may be modified based on market conditions.

Additional Compensation and Benefit Elements

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