Principal Application Engineer Lead; Semiconductor HW & SW

Principal Application Engineer Lead (Semiconductor HW & SW)

San Jose, CA

About Ethernovia, Inc.

Ethernovia is developing the future of Ethernet-based networks to realize the full potential of software‑defined and autonomous vehicles, robotics and other intelligent machines. Founded in 2018, the company’s breakthrough data transport and acceleration technology is ushering in a new era of connectivity and capabilities in the vehicle and at the edge, including highly reliable autonomy, over‑the‑air servicing and AI‑backed applications.

Ethernovia's co‑founders are serial technology entrepreneurs with multiple prior successful ventures together. We are well‑funded and backed by some of the world’s leading technology investors, having secured $154M ($90+M Series‑B and $64M Series‑A) in total funding to date:

• (financial backers include:
  Porsche SE, Qualcomm, AMD, Western Digital, Maverick Silicon, Socratic Partners, Conduit Capital, and CDIB‑TEN Capital)

Ethernovia has been recognized in EE Times' prestigious list of the Top 100 Startups for 2025.

With talented employees on 4 continents, we have filed 50+ patents to date.

Join Ethernovia’s team to make a lasting impact on the future of packet processor‑centric networking solutions to support the real‑time sensor, Physical AI, and control data demands of software‑defined autonomy across vehicles, robots and intelligent machines. Come share in our success with pre‑IPO shares, competitive compensation, and great benefits while growing your knowledge and career with world class talent. We are looking for talented engineers and leaders who have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to drive cutting edge designs from concept to silicon to the future of mobility.

You will support Ethernovia’s field team and local customers developing next‑generation Automotive, Robotics, and Physical AI platforms to help integrate Ethernovia’s high‑performance Ethernet solutions into advanced hardware & software systems
. This is a Hybrid‑based position based in San Jose, CA.

• Interface between Ethernovia’s field team and engineering teams, you will bring strong technical competence and the ability to communicate effectively across our multinational teams
• Work closely with field application and business development teams around the world along with internal hardware, software and architecture teams
  , to support customer designs from early concept and development through validation and production.
• Hands‑on role that requires strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to operate across fast‑moving technical programs
• Work directly with customer engineering teams and the field teams on complex system integration challenges involving high‑speed networking, sensor connectivity, AI compute platforms and robotics architectures
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• Day‑to‑day activities include;
  • Creating design collateral
  • Close collaboration with system and engineering teams
  • Technical customer support and system bring‑up
  • Debugging to support integration efforts across Automotive and Robotics applications including sensor fusion and autonomous systems and AI‑driven platforms

• Semiconductor Industry
  : 10+ years of embedded development experience with focus on both hardware and software
• Hands‑on design experience with at least one of the following:
  • Ethernet PHYs
  • Ethernet switches
  • PCIe
• Ability to diagnose and debug problems effectively
• Excellent team‑working abilities across global teams and confident interacting with engineers through to executive management
• Automotive experience at Tier 1, Tier 2 or OEM level
• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering

• Good understanding of embedded software drivers
• Understanding and experience of OSI network layers 2+
• Experience of Ethernet switches and understanding of IEEE
  802.1 protocols
• Experience with TSN protocols
• Experience with PCIe protocols and topologies
• Experience covering high speed PCB board design
  , layout and routing constraints
• Experience with ROS / ROS2, Isaac Sim, CUDA, etc

• Collaboration across multidisciplinary and international teams
• Self‑motivated and able to work effectively both…