Principal Product Applications Engineer
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Position Title: Principal Product Applications Engineer
Location: Canada
Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Compensation: CAD $165,000–$210,000 + applicable bonuses, incentives & benefits
Industry: Semiconductors / AI Infrastructure
Experience: 8+ Years
Role Overview
Our client is seeking a Principal Product Applications Engineer to support next-generation AI infrastructure and high-speed switching technologies. This customer-facing role will serve as a technical expert for Scorpio Smart Fabric Switches, working with hyperscalers, AI system builders, ODMs, and technology partners from initial architecture and evaluation through production deployment.
The role combines customer engineering, system integration, post-silicon validation, technical troubleshooting, and product development, with significant influence on future PCIe Gen 6/7 and UALink-based platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Customer Enablement
Location: Canada
Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Compensation: CAD $165,000–$210,000 + applicable bonuses, incentives & benefits
Industry: Semiconductors / AI Infrastructure
Experience: 8+ Years
Role Overview
Our client is seeking a Principal Product Applications Engineer to support next-generation AI infrastructure and high-speed switching technologies. This customer-facing role will serve as a technical expert for Scorpio Smart Fabric Switches, working with hyperscalers, AI system builders, ODMs, and technology partners from initial architecture and evaluation through production deployment.
The role combines customer engineering, system integration, post-silicon validation, technical troubleshooting, and product development, with significant influence on future PCIe Gen 6/7 and UALink-based platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Customer Enablement
- Lead technical engagements with hyperscalers, ODMs, OEMs, and AI system partners.
- Support customer architecture discussions, system design-in, evaluation, bring-up, and deployment.
- Lead on-site and remote debugging, performance tuning, and system integration.
- Translate customer requirements into actionable feedback for product, silicon, firmware, and engineering teams.
- Influence post-silicon validation strategies for next-generation switching platforms.
- Execute system-level integration and troubleshoot complex hardware and software issues.
- Debug challenges involving PCIe Gen 6/7, UALink, UCIe, signal integrity, firmware, and software stacks.
- Partner with hardware, firmware, and SI/PI teams to identify root causes and deliver production-ready solutions.
- Serve as the primary Scorpio applications expert across sales, marketing, product, and engineering functions.
- Mentor junior applications engineers and provide technical guidance across customer projects.
- Represent the organization at customer executive reviews, industry forums, and relevant standards bodies.
- Develop technical collateral, white papers, training materials, and customer-facing documentation.
- Contribute customer and technical insights that help shape product and technology roadmaps.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 8+ years of experience in product applications, systems engineering, or post-silicon validation involving high-speed connectivity or networking silicon.
- Strong understanding of physical-layer technologies and high-speed serial interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, UALink, or UCIe.
- Hands-on experience with laboratory bring-up, system debugging, and integration using oscilloscopes, BERTs, protocol analyzers, or similar equipment.
- Proven experience working directly with hyperscalers, cloud providers, Tier-1 OEMs, or ODMs.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear customer-facing solutions.
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Experience with PCIe Gen 6/7, UALink, or UCIe and related compliance testing.
- Knowledge of AI/ML rack-scale architectures, GPU fabrics, and accelerator interconnects.
- Python or shell scripting experience for validation, automation, and diagnostics.
- Experience contributing to industry standards organizations such as PCI-SIG, UALink Consortium, or UCIe.
- Technical publication, white-paper, or industry presentation experience.
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Responsibilities
The role involves leading technical engagements with hyperscalers and AI system partners to support architecture, design-in, and deployment of high-speed switching technologies. You will also execute post-silicon validation, troubleshoot complex hardware/software issues, and provide technical leadership across internal and external teams.
Requirements
Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in a technical field and at least 8 years of experience in product applications or systems engineering involving high-speed connectivity. Strong expertise in physical-layer technologies, laboratory debugging equipment, and direct experience with hyperscalers or Tier-1 OEMs is required.
Skills
- Product Applications Engineering
- AI Infrastructure
- High-speed Switching
- PCIe Gen 6/7
- UALink
- UCIe
- Post-silicon Validation
- System Integration
- Technical Troubleshooting
- Signal Integrity
- Firmware
- Hardware Debugging
- Python
- Shell Scripting
- Customer Enablement
- Performance Tuning
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Keywords
- Principal Product Applications Engineer
- Semiconductors
- AI Infrastructure
- Scorpio Smart Fabric Switches
- Hyperscalers
- ODM
- OEM
- PCIe Gen 6/7
- UALink
- UCIe
- Post-silicon Validation
- System Integration
- Signal Integrity
- Power Integrity
- Firmware
- Oscilloscopes
- BERTs
- Protocol Analyzers
- Python
- Shell Scripting
- PCI-SIG
- UALink Consortium
- GPU Fabrics
- Accelerator Interconnects
- Technical Documentation
- White Papers
- Debugging
- Architecture
- Cloud Providers
- High-speed Serial Interfaces