Principal Field Applications Engineer (PCIe/Ethernet)

Location: Taipei, Taiwan; frequent travel to customer sites and business travel across Asia and North America may be required.

Company

Develops rack-scale AI infrastructure through semiconductor-based connectivity products and software integrating PCIe, Ethernet, CXL, NVLink, and UALink technologies.

What you will do

• Support cloud service providers, server OEMs, and network OEMs in designing systems using connectivity products.
• Identify customer requirements and propose solutions that deliver clear technical value.
• Provide hands-on design-in support, system bring-up, validation, and debugging.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to incorporate customer needs into the product roadmap.
• Deliver implemented solutions and results back to customers.

Requirements

• BS in electrical engineering; a master’s degree in engineering is preferred.
• At least 8 years of experience designing complex SoC or silicon products for server, storage, or networking applications with cloud providers and server OEMs.
• Fluent Mandarin and English are required.
• Hands-on knowledge of PCIe and Ethernet, high-speed board design, silicon or system bring-up, and customer-system debugging.
• Experience with protocol analyzers, traffic generators, oscilloscopes, and other high-speed lab equipment.
• Intermediate Python proficiency for system validation and link optimization, plus embedded firmware debugging at the SerDes or MCU level.

Nice to have

• Physical-layer expertise with high-speed interfaces, including 12G NRZ and preferably 25G NRZ or 56G PAM4.
• Experience developing or supporting PCIe ICs.
• Experience debugging or developing embedded firmware, drivers, and BIOS for PCIe-based systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Customer-oriented, goal-driven, self-motivated work with substantial independence.
• Frequent customer-site engagement and international business travel.
• Entrepreneurial, open-minded, and innovation-focused working style.
• Inclusive environment welcoming diverse backgrounds and experiences.