Hardware Applications Engineer - Marvell

Avnet•Phoenix, AZ

1d•Remote

About The Position

Working within the Avnet Centralized Support organization, the Avnet Marvell Applications Engineer will act as the technical lead for Marvell’s switching, PHY, and processor SoC products, with a focus on the hardware aspects required to successfully use those products. This individual will serve as a resident expert and technical support resource for Avnet's customer base. This is a remote / work from home position.

Requirements

Experience with embedded system hardware (Network SOC’s, switches, PHYs, SerDes, PCIe, XAUI, SGMII, DDR, etc)
Experience programming boot devices such as (IP/NAND) Flash, EEPROMs
Working knowledge of peripherals such as Flash devices (NAND/eMMC/SPI), SDIO, HS USB, GE, Serial, I2C, SPI, etc.
Experience debugging with protocol analyzers (e.g. Wireshark) and Ethernet Traffic Generators/Testers (e.g. IXIA)
Strong Ethernet networking background, including TSN, AVB, IEEE 1588, TCP/IP, UDP, ARP, DHCP, ICMP, etc.
Team attitude, but also ability to work independently for extended periods of time.
Some travel to customer sites may be required.
Ability to work effectively under pressure. Strong time management and task switching skills are necessary as you may be working on multiple customer problems at a time.
Work is performed without appreciable direction using independent judgment and discretion. Exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives and priorities. Work may be reviewed at a high level from a relatively long-term perspective, for desired results.

Nice To Haves

Previous Applications / Field Applications Engineering experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Thoroughly understand all major components of Marvell networking products and how they should be used, staying abreast and trained on Marvell’s Switching, Processor, PHY and other product portfolios
Responsible for understanding the technical requirements/specifications of the customer and architecting an optimum Marvell based device solution.
Participate in field investigations of complex HW/SW issues and replicate them in Marvell lab using Marvell reference designs and hardware / software tools.
Work closely with FAEs to provide software and system level hardware technical support to customers including Linux BSP, U-boot boot loader, device drivers, and board design debug issues.
Perform schematic reviews.
Identify, analyze, and resolve issues/bugs reported by customers utilizing low level debuggers and boot sequencing
Assist customers with feature implementation from an API, system architecture or platform level.
Act as technical liaison between the Avnet FAE and Marvell applications engineering teams for issue escalation and resolution
Participate in Marvell AE training events. Prepare and train FAE’s and/or customers.