Field Application Engineer

NVIDIA • Durham, NC

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About The Position

We are now looking for a Field Applications Engineer! NVIDIA’s networking and AI platforms have already significantly influenced the industry and are widely adopted by top academic institutions, hyperscale data centers, and service providers. We need passionate, hardworking, and creative people to help us continue to deliver groundbreaking enterprise networking and computing solutions to the world. This Field Applications Engineering role is a specialist position passionate about supporting our OEM partners with switch ASIC integration, system-level composition, and datacenter networking. You will be the link between OEM’s engineering teams and NVIDIA’s internal ASIC, SDK, and systems groups, ensuring smooth development, debug, and deployment.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in networking, ASIC system development, or customer-facing technical roles.
• Strong knowledge of Ethernet switch ASIC architecture (pipelines, buffers, forwarding engines, QoS, telemetry).
• Familiarity with switch SDKs and APIs (e.g., NVIDIA SDK, Broadcom SDK, Cisco Silicon One SDK).
• Proficiency in datacenter networking protocols (VLAN, STP, ARP, OSPF, BGP, VXLAN, EVPN) and functionalities like RDMA, RoCE, ECN, and PFC or equivalent experience.
• Strong Linux networking background (Netlink, iproute2, tc, DPDK) and experience with kernel modules, drivers, PCIe, and DMA.
• Hands-on experience with traffic generators (Ixia, Spirent, TRex) and packet capture/debugging tools.
• Strong customer interface skills: capable of detailing, training, and guiding OEM engineers while advancing issues internally as necessary.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills, especially under pressure.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to development environments, build systems, or test frameworks (e.g. PyATS/Genie).
• Security feature knowledge (MACsec, IPsec offload, ACL scaling).
• Performance benchmarking experience (efficiency, latency, jitter).
• Knowledge of interconnect technologies: PCIe, SerDes, PHY basics.
• Previous experience collaborating with major OEMs and comprehending their engineering procedures, release timelines, and critical issues handling.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical specialist on NVIDIA switch ASICs and networking products, directly supporting OEM engineers and account managers.
• Establish deep technical engagement with OEM’s architects, system engineers, and developers.
• Provide on-site and remote support to debug hardware/software integration, including register-level analysis, counters, and traces.
• Assist OEM with ASIC SDK integration into their switch NOS (Network Operating System) stack and provide example code, documentation, and onboarding support.
• Investigate networking protocols and datacenter characteristics (L2/L3, OSPF, BGP, VXLAN/EVPN, RoCE, congestion control, load balancing).
• Support customer war-room scenarios by analyzing logs/traces, reproducing issues, and driving rapid resolution with internal teams.
• Deliver training, workshops, and technical collateral for OEM engineering teams.
• Provide guidance to NVIDIA product teams based on OEM's feature requirements and deployment models.

Benefits

• You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees