Principal DSP Software Engineer
MaxLinear, Inc.•Carlsbad, CA
•$153,000 - $203,000
About The Position
MaxLinear is seeking a Principal DSP Software Engineer to develop firmware for optical connectivity ASICs using PAM4 DSP, supporting AI scale-up and scale-out architectures. The role spans software-hardware co-design, pre-silicon development and validation, post-silicon bring-up and optimization, and compliance with optical networking standards. The engineer will collaborate across ASIC, communications systems, and systems engineering teams, work with customers and field engineering on deployment issues, and provide technical leadership and mentorship.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of digital signal processing concepts and implementation techniques.
- Proven experience architecting and delivering multiple DSP-centric embedded products from concept through production deployment.
- Strong software-hardware co-design experience and ability to drive architecture decisions across firmware and ASIC boundaries.
- Deep expertise in embedded firmware development using C and embedded operating systems (RTOS).
- Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
- Experience developing software for high-speed communication, networking, optical, or data center infrastructure products.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field plus 9 years of experience; or a master’s degree plus 7 years of experience; or a Ph.D. plus 4 years of experience.
Responsibilities
- Drive the design, development, validation, and performance optimization of firmware for optical connectivity ASICs (PAM4 DSP) powering AI scale-up and scale-out architectures.
- Define and drive software-hardware co-design strategies.
- Drive pre-silicon software development, validation, and integration activities.
- Lead post-silicon bring-up, performance characterization, debugging, and software optimization across hardware and software boundaries.
- Ensure compliance with evolving industry standards and interoperability requirements, including CMIS, OIF, IEEE 802.3, and related optical networking specifications.
- Collaborate with ASIC, Communications Systems, and Systems Engineering teams to deliver highly optimized end-to-end solutions.
- Partner with customers, field engineering teams, and product management to solve challenging deployment issues.
- Mentor engineers across the team and provide technical leadership through architecture, design, and code reviews.
Benefits
- Health care benefits
- 401k savings plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Paid time off
- Annual discretionary bonus eligibility
- Stock-based compensation for many positions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
