Principal Product Applications Engineer

Location: Canada
Contract Type: Full-Time Permanent
Compensation: CAD $165000$210000 applicable bonuses incentives & benefits
Industry: Semiconductors / AI Infrastructure
Experience: 8 Years

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.

• 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.

• Bachelors 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.