R&D Applications Engineer, Emulex Connectivity Division (ECD)

About This Role

• Applications Engineer Broadcom’s Emulex Connectivity Division (ECD) is seeking a talented and passionate engineer to join the R&D Applications Engineering (AE) team.
• Our global organization provides the Fibre Channel HBAs for data center and enterprise customer’s SAN connectivity.
• As an AE, you will work directly with top-tier OEMs and internal design teams to launch and maintain cutting-edge storage networking products.
• You will be the bridge between customer design and support teams and our internal development teams, resolving complex technical issues in the enterprise storage landscape.
• Responsibilities Include Triage, Debug & Root Cause Analysis: Analyze and resolve complex issues found within Emulex Fibre Channel HBAs.
• Collaborate with firmware, driver, hardware, and test teams to provide timely solutions.
• Protocol & Log Analysis: Review Firmware, Driver, and OS logs.
• Capture and analyze Fibre Channel (FC) protocol bus traces to assist in the triage and identification of the root causes of system-level failures.
• Technical Documentation: Develop high-quality product documentation, white papers, and application notes to assist customers in implementing Emulex features.
• Other Responsibilities Release Management: Coordinate software/firmware release timing with development teams and assist in the production of comprehensive Release Notes.
• Travel: Occasional travel, some of which may be international, to support customer sites or industry events.
• Requirements/Qualifications Technical Expertise: Proven experience with system level, host software (drivers/BIOS), networking, and hardware-level debugging.
• Protocol Knowledge: Prior experience in embedded software, driver development, or debug of networking (e.g.
• Ethernet) and/or storage networking technologies (e.g.
• Hardware Proficiency: Ability to read and interpret board schematics.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; must be able to articulate complex technical problems to both customers and internal executives.
• Education: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 8+ years of relevant experience (or a Master’s Degree with 6+ years of experience).
• Desirable Skills Experience with Fibre Channel (SCSI/FCP) , NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF), iSCSI , or RoCE .
• Familiarity with protocol analyzers (e.g., Teledyne LeCroy, Viavi) Experience with ARM-based embedded processors and SoC architectures.
• Presentation skills for representing Broadcom at industry plug-fests or technology forums.
• Additional Job Description: Compensation and Benefits The annual base salary range for this position is $108,000 - $172,800 This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in accordance with relevant plan documents, and equity in accordance with equity plan documents and equity award agreements.
• Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401(K) participation including company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company paid holidays, paid sick leave and vacation time.
• The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.
• We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.
• If you are located outside USA, please be sure to fill out a home address as this will be used for future correspondence.