Staff Application Engineer

Credo•San Jose, CA

13h•$140,000 - $210,000•Onsite

About The Position

Credo is seeking an experienced Staff Application Engineer to serve as the technical lead for our PCIe products across North America. The role centers on providing end-to-end customer support—from pre-sales channel analysis and schematic/layout review through post-sales system bring-up and lab debug—while building lasting relationships that drive design wins. Acting as the technical bridge between customers and internal teams, the ideal candidate brings strong high-speed design expertise, hands-on lab proficiency, and can translate customer needs into actionable feedback to deliver winning solutions. Credo’s mission is to transform connectivity at scale through fast, reliable, and energy-efficient system solutions. Our high-speed copper and optical interconnect products deliver industry-leading power and performance at up to 1.6T to meet the ever-expanding data infrastructure demands of AI. Our product portfolio includes ZeroFlap (ZF) Active Electrical Cables (AECs) and ZF optical transceivers, OmniConnect memory solutions, and a suite of retimers and DSPs for optical and copper Ethernet and PCIe, all leveraging the PILOT diagnostic and analytics software platform. Credo innovations enable our customers to connect the systems that connect the world.

Requirements

BSEE or MSEE
3+ years in high-speed design or applications engineering
Hands-on experience with lab equipment including protocol analyzers, BERTs, and high-speed oscilloscopes.
Strong Python skills for lab automation and test development.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the PCIe ecosystem and LTSSM is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary applications engineering contact for North America customers using Credo's PCIe products.
Deliver end-to-end technical support across the product lifecycle — from pre-sales PCIe channel analysis and schematic/layout review through post-sales system bring-up and lab debug.
Build and sustain long-term relationships with key customers, driving the technical activities that lead to design wins.
Act as the technical bridge between customers and internal teams, channeling customer requests and feedback to engineering, product, and other stakeholders.