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Principal Engineer

Hiring of Principal Engineer

Experience range: 6 to 8 years

Must:

Understanding of Ethernet Standards: IEEE 802.3 (10/100/1000BASE-T, 2.5G/5G/10GBASE-T, NBASE-T, Fiber Optics).

Ethernet PHY ICs: Internal blocks (PCS, PMA, PMD), Auto-negotiation, Link Training, FEC, Loopbacks.

Media Independent Interfaces (MIIs): MII, RMII, GMII, RGMII, SGMII, XAUI, QSGMII, KR/SR/LR.

Layer 2 Switching Concepts: MAC address learning, VLANs (802.1Q), Spanning Tree Protocols (STP, RSTP, MSTP), Link Aggregation (LAG/LACP), IGMP Snooping.

Debugging Skills: Hardware and software troubleshooting.

Good to Have:

Ethernet Switch Architectures & Features: QoS, traffic shaping, port mirroring, PTP/NTP.

Linux Kernel Development: Device drivers, network stack.

Scripting Languages: Python, Bash (for test automation and data analysis).

Network Test Equipment: Traffic generators, network sniffers (e.g., Wireshark).

MPU/MCU/OS: Microchip VSC, experience with IStax and WebStax, Redboot, uBoot.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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