R&D Applications Engineer

Broadcom

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Work type
On-site
Location
Irvine, CA
Salary
$129,400–$207,000 / yr
Posted
8 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 26, 2026

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Similar $174k
This role $168k
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This role pays less than 61% of similar roles. Most pay $145,975–$202,800 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $168k versus about $174k for comparable roles.

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About Broadcom

Broadcom is a global semiconductor and infrastructure software company that designs and markets a wide range of networking, storage, and wireless connectivity solutions. Industry: Semiconductors & Infrastructure Software

Broadcom currently has 119 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · R&D Applications Engineer

The R&D Applications Engineer, Emulex Connectivity Division (ECD) joins the R&D Applications Engineering team to support Fibre Channel HBAs for data center and enterprise SAN connectivity. This role serves as a bridge between customer design teams and internal development teams to resolve complex technical issues in the enterprise storage landscape. Daily responsibilities include triage, debug, and root cause analysis of hardware issues, performing firmware, driver, and OS log reviews, and analyzing Fibre Channel protocol bus traces. The engineer will also produce high-quality technical documentation, white papers, and application notes while managing software release timing. Required skills include experience with system level host software, networking, board schematics, and debugging. Desirable expertise includes SCSI/FCP, NVMe over Fabrics, iSCSI, RoCE, ARM-based embedded processors, SoC architectures, and the use of protocol analyzers like Teledyne LeCroy or Viavi.

What you'll do

  • Analyze and resolve complex technical issues found within Fibre Channel HBAs.
  • Perform root cause analysis for system-level failures using firmware, driver, and OS logs.
  • Capture and analyze Fibre Channel protocol bus traces to identify hardware and software bugs.
  • Collaborate with internal firmware, driver, hardware, and test teams to provide timely solutions.
  • Create high-quality product documentation, white papers, and application notes for customers.
  • Coordinate software and firmware release timing while producing comprehensive Release Notes.
  • Act as a technical bridge between customer design teams and internal development teams.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 12+ years of relevant experience.
  • Master’s Degree with 6+ years of relevant experience.
  • Proven experience with system level, host software (drivers/BIOS), networking, and hardware-level debugging.
  • Experience in embedded software, driver development, or debugging of networking and storage networking technologies like Fibre Channel.
  • Ability to read and interpret board schematics.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to articulate complex technical problems to customers and executives.
  • Desirable experience with Fibre Channel (SCSI/FCP), NVMe over Fabrics, iSCSI, or RoCE.
  • Familiarity with protocol analyzers, ARM-based embedded processors, and SoC architectures.

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