Job Title Field Applications Engineer (FAE)

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Job Id E1922841 Job Title Field Applications Engineer (FAE) Post Date 02/07/2014 Company - Division Qualcomm Atheros Inc - Qualcomm Atheros Job Area Engineering - Customer Engineering Location California - San Jose Job Function Qualcomm-Atheros (QCA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm and a leading provider of wireless and wired technologies for the mobile, networking, computing and consumer electronics markets. Were focused on inventing technologies that connect and empower people in ways that are elegant and accessible to all. You will be the foremost technical interface to QCA customers in both pre- and after-sales and act as the key link between QCA sales/marketing and engineering teams. In this role, you will directly support sales managers as the technical expert on the QCA product portfolio to secure design wins and manage the technical support of the customer through the design-in phase all the way to product end of life. You will establish and maintain close technical ties to the customer account to facilitate rapid resolution of customer issues and to also identify upgrade opportunities with existing accounts. Responsibilities Major responsibility will be to provide direct technical support to customers and ODMs with the design, development and debug of QCA 802.11 reference design related issues. These platforms incorporate MIPS processors, ARM Processors, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac wireless chipset, USB and Ethernet, SATA and other interface technologies. Candidate must quickly assimilate onto an existing project, understand SW driver architecture, read/write technical specifications/requirements, demonstrate strong problem solving abilities and work closely with external customers to customize and launch their products. -Debug software issues such as boot loader, Linux Kernel and WLAN driver. -Assist Application Engineering Team in customizing drivers for customer platforms. -Assist customer in evaluating WLAN throughput and range performance. -On-Site support of customer platform design and system bring-up. -Maintain customer support site and manage customer bugs and feature requests. -Host technical trainings for customer engineers and partners on new products as needed. Basic Qualifications -Candidates should have five to seven years of experience in software design, supporting consumer designs in the field that include WLAN and networking technologies. -Solid Linux and WLAN driver programming skills are a must. -Architectural skills to fine tuning system performance. -Strong problem solving skills. -Strong written and oral communication and teamwork skills are required. -Experience with Ethernet and USB device driver development is a plus. -Experience with QCA chipset a plus. Education Requirements BSEE or higher Keywords

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