# Title Senior Principal Digital Design Engineer at MaxLinear

- Company: MaxLinear
- What the company does: Backed by Battery.
- Company website: http://www.maxlinear.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Remote (US)
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $186K to $228K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2024-09-28
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://careersus-maxlinear.icims.com/jobs/3044/senior-principal-digital-design-engineer/job
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/maxlinear-title-senior-principal-digital-design-engineer/

## About the role

MaxLinear is seeking a Senior Principal Digital Design Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will focus on the following:

## What they're looking for

- Expert in digital design including micro-architecture definition and area/power/timing optimization
- Solid understanding of high-speed interfaces (Ethernet/PCIe), particularly MAC/PCS (or Transaction/Data Link/PHY logical) layers, and associated clocking, reset, and CDC considerations
- Experience with performance modeling and analysis, including performance constraint identification and optimization
- Knowledge of communications/DSP/FEC algorithms and experience with power/area efficient fixed-point ASIC implementation a plus
- Familiar with SoC integration, including clock/reset architecture, bus protocols, embedded CPUs
- Strong logical and creative problem-solving skills with excellent analytical and debugging skills