Field Application Engineer, AI Factory

Nvidia

Remote

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Work type: Remote
Location: Durham, NC
Salary: $132,000–$207,000 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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TL;DR · Field Application Engineer, AI Factory

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Join NVIDIA as a Field Applications Engineer, a senior-level role supporting OEM partners in integrating NVIDIA’s advanced networking solutions. You will act as a technical liaison between OEM engineering teams and NVIDIA’s internal groups, ensuring seamless development and deployment of switch ASICs and systems. Your daily tasks include on-site and remote support for hardware/software integration, SDK integration into NOS stacks, and providing training and documentation to OEM engineers. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in networking and ASIC system development, with a strong background in Ethernet switch architecture and datacenter protocols like OSPF, BGP, VXLAN, and RoCE. Proficiency in Linux networking tools and traffic generators is essential, along with excellent communication skills for customer interface and internal collaboration.

Skills

Ethernet ASIC Linux VLAN STP ARP OSPF BGP VXLAN EVPN RDMA RoCE ECN PFC Netlink iproute2 tc DPDK PCIe SerDes PHY Ixia Spirent TRex MACsec IPsec ACL PyATS Genie

What you'll do

Act as a technical specialist on NVIDIA switch ASICs and networking products, supporting OEM engineers.
Establish deep technical engagement with OEM architects, system engineers, and developers.
Provide on-site and remote support to debug hardware/software integration issues.
Assist in integrating NVIDIA SDK into OEM’s switch NOS stack and provide training.
Investigate complex networking protocols and datacenter characteristics for optimal performance.
Support customer war-room scenarios by analyzing logs/traces and driving rapid resolution.

What we're looking for

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 5+ years of relevant experience.
Deep expertise in Ethernet switch ASIC architecture including pipelines, buffers, and QoS.
Proficiency in datacenter networking protocols such as VLAN, OSPF, BGP, VXLAN, EVPN, RDMA, RoCE.
Strong Linux networking skills including Netlink, iproute2, tc, DPDK, kernel modules, drivers.
Hands-on experience with traffic generators and packet capture/debugging tools like Ixia, Spirent, TRex.
Excellent customer interface and communication skills for technical guidance and issue resolution.

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