Field Application Engineer

We are now looking for a Field Applications Engineer! NVIDIA’s networking and AI platforms have already significantly influenced the industry and are widely adopted by top academic institutions, hyperscale data centers, and service providers. We need passionate, hardworking, and creative people to help us continue to deliver groundbreaking enterprise networking and computing solutions to the world.

This Field Applications Engineering role is a specialist position passionate about supporting Cisco with switch ASIC integration, system-level composition, and datacenter networking. You will be the link between Cisco’s engineering teams and NVIDIA’s internal ASIC, SDK, and systems groups, ensuring smooth development, debug, and deployment.

What you’ll be doing:

• Act as a technical specialist on NVIDIA switch ASICs and networking products, directly supporting Cisco engineers and account managers.

• Establish deep technical engagement with Cisco’s architects, system engineers, and developers.

• Provide on-site and remote support to debug hardware/software integration, including register-level analysis, counters, and traces.

• Assist Cisco with ASIC SDK integration into their switch OS stack (NX-OS, IOS-XR, SONiC) and provide example code, documentation, and onboarding support.

• Investigate networking protocols and datacenter characteristics (L2/L3, OSPF, BGP, VXLAN/EVPN, RoCE, congestion control, load balancing).

• Support customer war-room scenarios by analyzing logs/traces, reproducing issues, and driving rapid resolution with internal teams.

• Deliver training, workshops, and technical collateral for Cisco engineering teams.

• Provide guidance to NVIDIA product teams based on Cisco’s feature requirements and deployment models.

What we need to see:

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• 5+ years of experience in networking, ASIC system development, or customer-facing technical roles.

• Strong knowledge of Ethernet switch ASIC architecture (pipelines, buffers, forwarding engines, QoS, telemetry).

• Familiarity with switch SDKs and APIs (e.g., NVIDIA SDK, Broadcom SDK, Cisco Silicon One SDK).

• Proficiency in datacenter networking protocols (VLAN, STP, ARP, OSPF, BGP, VXLAN, EVPN) and functionalities like RDMA, RoCE, ECN, and PFC or equivalent experience.

• Strong Linux networking background (Netlink, iproute2, tc, DPDK) and experience with kernel modules, drivers, PCIe, and DMA.

• Hands-on experience with traffic generators (Ixia, Spirent, TRex) and packet capture/debugging tools.

• Strong customer interface skills: capable of detailing, training, and guiding Cisco engineers while advancing issues internally as necessary.

• Strong communication and problem-solving skills, especially under pressure.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Exposure to Cisco development environments, build systems, or test frameworks (PyATS/Genie).

• Security feature knowledge (MACsec, IPsec offload, ACL scaling).

• Performance benchmarking experience (efficiency, latency, jitter).

• Knowledge of interconnect technologies: PCIe, SerDes, PHY basics.

• Previous experience collaborating with major OEMs and comprehending their engineering procedures, release timelines, and critical issues handling.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 132,000 USD - 207,000 USD for Level 3, and 160,000 USD - 253,000 USD for Level 4.Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 24, 2025.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.