Careers
Netronome is a company founded by networking engineers and managed by industry experts with an accomplished and motivated workforce. Netronome offers an exciting and collaborative workplace where learning and working in a fast-paced environment awaits you. Netronome’s compensation package offers first class benefits that includes company paid group medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, Flex-Spending Accounts (FSA), 401(k), holiday pay, generous paid time off and stock options. Please send your resume to careers@netronome.com.
Netronome is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Engineering Intern
Description:
Netronome is currently seeking summer Engineering Interns to assist the Software team with various projects and lab work.
Responsibilities:
Software interns will work in the software lab and assist the team in the design, development, debugging, testing and support of high-performance networking software.
Requirements:
Must currently be studying for a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science;
- Have knowledge of C/C++ and scripting languages (such as Bash, Bourne, Shell or Python);
- Have knowledge of development and debugging on a Linux platform
- Have knowledge of embedded systems and embedded software development
Principal Software Engineer
Description:
Netronome Systems, Inc. seeks a Principal Software Engineer to work in their Santa Clara, CA location and be responsible for developing high performance network device driver code and Linux user space software.
Responsibilities:
Specific tasks include:
- Design, develop, implement, and verify new features for network device driver;
- Perform device driver debugging and ongoing maintenance;
- Design and implement host to firmware Application Binary Interfaces (ABIs) for both application firmware and management firmware;
- Create patches for upstream Linux kernel;
- Maintain out of tree driver module for internal development prior to formal upstream process;
- Develop and maintain automated regression tests for features added to the driver code to ensure both backward compatibility and performance;
- Design and implement driver features relating to a myriad of crypto ciphers and crypto applications, including IPsec and Transport Layer Security v1.3 (TLS);
- Promote internal code reviews through mailing lists, mirroring the Linux kernel development process;
- Analyze and implement changes to system-level software such as udev and biosdevname to support smartNIC hardware;
- Create Board Support Package (BSP) utilities, including the pre-boot execution environment (PXE) driver for the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) environment; and
- Implement and maintain buildbot instance for driver and firmware projects.
Requirements:
Must possess a Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Information Technology or a directly related field of study plus five (5) years of software engineering experience in a related position.
A Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Information Technology or a directly related field of study plus seven (7) years of post-baccalaureate/progressively responsible software engineering experience will be accepted in lieu of a Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Information Technology or a directly related field of study and five years of software engineering experience in a related position.
Experience must include:
- Five years' experience in C programming, Python programming, and Linux [including general administration tasks, kernel building/debugging, and performance tuning] and
- Two years' experience in Micro C programming and Network Flow Processor (NFP) microcode assembly.
Send resume to J. Adams, Netronome Systems, 3159 Unionville Road, Suite 100, Cranberry Township, PA 16066.
Principal DFT Design & Verification Engineer
Description:
Netronome is seeking highly motivated experienced DFT Design and Verification Engineer to play a pivotal role in the implementation of a complex high-performance Network Processor SoC as part of our Boxborough Silicon Engineering Team.Responsibilities:
Responsibilities will focus in DFT implementation and design. Successful candidates will work closely with the system architects and other design and verification engineers to ensure that requirements are well understood, coordinated, and subsequently executed to deliver high quality silicon.Requirements:
The ideal candidate would have the right combination of technical and interpersonal skills including:- Bachelor or Master degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent;
- 15+ years of silicon hardware design experience;
- Solid understanding of hardware design fundamentals and VLSI principles, as well as expertise in Verilog/VHDL coding, CMOS circuits and digital design;
- A history of successfully delivering good hardware design;
- A strong ability to devise, document, and implement processes and methods in a well-organized, robust, and well-communicated manner;
- Good understanding of DFT (Design for Test) - Scan Insertion, ATPG and Test Pattern Compression, Memory BIST, Logic BIST, IEEE 1149.1 and 1149.6 JTAG & Boundary Scan;
- Experience with Cadence Encounter Test;
- Experience with debug of DFT Rule Checking and Test Coverage Issues;
- Experience with Test Pattern Generation and verification;
- Experience with implementation and verification of JTAG, MBIST, LBIST, etc.;
- Experience with scripting (Perl, TCL, Python) and Makefiles;
- Excellent problem-solving skills;
- Good interpersonal skills, be a quick learner, and ready to contribute to a supportive team culture, wherever the need arises;
- Be able to quickly comprehend new challenges and plan the necessary tasks to meet overall objectives in a timely manner;
- Be self-motivated and able to work independently;
- Possess good written and verbal communication skills, being able to deliver high quality output against aggressive schedule.
Software Engineer
Cape Town/Centurion
Description
The Software Engineer will be responsible for the design, development, debugging, testing and support of high-performance networking software. Contributions to include embedded and/or system software development.
Responsibilities
- Construct data structure and algorithms
- Write quality code
- Explore innovative technical solutions
- Test and debug code
- Contribute to feature definition and design
- Examine feature feasibility and estimate development time
- Work with the team to meet project deadlines
Requirements
- Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science
- Proficiency with embedded/systems programming skills (C/C++) and scripting languages (e.g. bash, bourne shell, Python)
- Experience with development and debugging on a Linux platform - gcc/g++, revision control systems, build systems, troubleshooting, debugging and profiling tools
- Experience with embedded systems and embedded software development
- Experience with multi-threaded programming
- Knowledge of major network protocols such as TCP, IP, HTTP, Ethernet, ARP, ICMP, UDP as well as typical network device operations such as parsing, classifying, filtering and forwarding traffic
- Knowledge of implementation of network protocols and device driver/network stack internals for Linux and/or other embedded operating systems
- Familiarity with software development methodology best practices and processes such as waterfall, agile, and software release cycles
IT Specialist
Cape Town/Centurion
Description
The IT Specialist position is the local on-site go-to person for end user computer hardware and software needs, network problems and office IT infrastructure, providing user support for all of the client internal tools and technologies. This position reports directly to the Global IT Infrastructure Manager.
Responsibilities
- Provide hands on and remote support/troubleshooting of the server room, networking equipment and individual MAC’s and Linux workstations in the various Netronome business units.
- Support complex and highly technical equipment (servers, routers, switches, etc.) using established procedures.
- Provide direct user support and administration for end users corporate resources, tools and applications both on the network as well as through VPN.
- Support, maintain and repair complex and highly technical equipment (servers, routers, switches, etc.) using established procedures.
- Responsible for the purchasing and shipment of equipment between the various Netronome business units.
- Responsible for purchasing of server racks, the installation of the racks and the servers.
- Work with vendors and technical support organizations to coordinate troubleshooting process for all related troubles in a timely manner.
- Work with all business units to ensure customer facing support sites and FTP downloads are up to date with current software/firmware releases.
- Asset management, including administrative responsibilities regarding insurance and the management of guarantees.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will have the following experience and skills:
- A Computer Science or Information Technology or related degree or diploma with at least two years hands-on experience.
- Must have an understanding of LAN/WAN/WiFi and Windows/Linux/OSX environments.
- Proficient in scripting languages (i.e. Bash, Bourne, Shell, Python)
- Networking Certification: CCNA (Cisco: Certified Network Associate)
Software QA Engineer
Cape Town/Centurion
Description
The QA Engineer's primary task is to perform white-box and blackbox testing of the company's hardware and software products. This individual will build test software to expose API defects in production level code as well as defects at the component and feature levels.
Responsibilities
- Review engineering technical specifications and attend review meetings
- Meet with developers to discuss technical aspects of features
- Design and author test cases for assigned feature areas of a release
- Design and build testing tools for automated unit, functional, and performance testing
- Develop Linux and Windows based test applications to exercise and validate firmware and embedded software
- Define and execute test procedures
- Work with developers on reproducing and researching defects
- Track and manage defects on a day to day basis
- Setup and maintain lab test environments
- Provide QA Support for Field trials of various products
- Participate in all activities accordingly to ensure on-time deliverables are met including day-to-day planning and coordination with other QA engineers and software/hardware developers
Requirements
- MS degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or a BS Degree and two years of experience
- C/C++ programming and scripting (Perl/Python/Shell) experience
- Working experience in Linux open source development (gcc, g++, make)
- Networking Protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, SSL) experience
Principal Design Verification Engineer
Description:
The Principal Design Verification Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the correct operation of the silicon designs produced by the Logic Design Team.Responsibilities:
The essential functions will consist of, but not be limited to the following:- Reading the Architectural Specification and understanding the intended behavior of the chip design elements.
- Creating Verification Test Plans for their design units based on the Design Specifications.
- Creating verification testbenches from unit level testing up to full-chip based on the design block they are assigned.
- Developing new SystemVerilog components from bus functional models to test sequences as required by their testbench.
- Writing tests and test sequences that check the correct operations of the design block.
- Debugging the design logic RTL to find the root cause of any failing tests.
- Writing functional coverage coverpoints to confirm all the intended elements of the design were tested.
- Bring their testing to the final closure of complete functional coverage.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent;
- 15+ years of design verification experience;
- Substantial Experience in coverage-driven design verification, networking protocols, system architecture and hardware design;
- A history of successfully creating world-class DV environments that deliver first-pass bug-free hardware;
- Expert-level understanding of OOP programming, pseudo-random verification techniques, and functional coverage;
- Experience with UVM/OVM SystemVerilog, Python, Verilog and Mercurial is preferred
- Experience verifying 10G+ Ethernet, Interlaken, PCIe, microprocessors and complex cached memory subsystems
- Packet switching SW, assembly/firmware microcoding (IXP, ARM), and post-silicon validation experience is a plus;
- Excellent problem solving and advanced debugging skills;
- Be able to quickly comprehend new challenges and plan the necessary tasks to meet overall objectives in a timely manner;
- Be self-motivated and able to work independently;
- Enthusiasm toward driving and embracing the latest in verification methodologies, techniques and languages in a collaborative group setting is seen as a key value.
Design Verification Engineer
Description:
Netronome Systems, Inc. seeks a Design Verification Engineer to work in their Boxborough, MA office to create verification test plans for chip design units based on architectural/design specifications and understanding of the intended behavior of the chip design elements.
Responsibilities:
- Create verification test benches from unit level testing up to full-chip testing based on assigned design block.
- Develop new System Verilog components from bus functional models to test sequences as required by their testbench.
- Write tests and test sequences that check the correct operations of the design block.
- Debug and design logic Register Transfer Level ("RTL") to find the root cause of any failing tests.
- Write functional coverage cover points to confirm that all intended elements of the design were tested.
- Bring testing to final closure of complete functional coverage.
Requirements:
Must have a Master's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer or Electrical Engineering, or a directly related field. Will also accept a Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer or Electrical Engineering or a directly related field of study plus five (5) years of post-baccalaureate/progressively responsible design engineering experience in a directly related position.
Must know (from any completed university-level coursework, seminars, workshops, or real-world, hands-on experience):
- Design verification and simulation practices, including identifying the proper valid items to test;
- Developing Design Verification test benches to perform simulation and testing;
- Hardware interfaces and protocols, including I2C;
- C software language;
- VHDL hardware language in Linux environment; and
- Computer architecture and engineering networking architecture, including microcontrollers.
Send resume to J. Adams, Netronome Systems, 3159 Unionville Road, Suite 100, Cranberry Township, PA 16066.
Regional Sales Director
Description:
The Regional Sales Director is responsible for building, pursuing and closing sales engagements with customers and channels to build a continuous revenue stream. This position is also responsible for developing strategic and tactical customer engagements and sales plans based on company goals that will promote sales growth and customer satisfaction. The Sales Director owns and orchestrates the customer relationship and respectively the commercial and contractual interactions between the companies. The Sales Director is accountable for and measured on business development targets as well as order and revenue intake.
Responsibilities:
The essential functions will consist of, but not limited to the following:
- Develop the annual sales plan in support of organization strategy and objectives;
- Direct implementation and execution of sales policies and practices;
- Ensure communications are coordinated, supports and delivers sales plan objectives and meets organizational expenditure requirements in conjunction with set budgets;
- Recommends sales strategies for improvements based on market research and competitor analyses;
- Builds, develops and manages sales engagements and a multi-functional virtual team capable of carrying out needed sales and service initiatives;
- Ensures continuous prospecting activities and pipeline development sufficient to support achievement of sales revenue goals
- Prospects and develops relationships with new and existing customers to identify growth opportunities;
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Background in computer science, electrical engineering or equivalent with a supplementary business education/degree;
- Minimum of 5-10 years’ sales experience in the high-tech industry, ideally with a HW and SW vendor, network/data center supplier or service provider;
- At least 3 years of line/virtual team management experience with experience of leading and managing customer projects;
- Direct end customer as well as channel sales/management;
- Technology lead customer engagements in the ICT industry;
- Building and managing senior customer and partner relationships;
- Building and pursuing new business opportunities;
- Closing business in a complex customer and technical environment;
- Working and succeeding in a small technology company or start-up;
- Must have outstanding customer/partner relationships and relationship skills;
- Must have full command of various sales techniques;
- Knowledge of the high tech industry in the Open Source, data center and network technology space, advanced IT skills a plus;
- Demonstrated ability to successfully identify and pursue new business opportunities and work diligently with customers to close deals;
- A developed understanding of what it takes to close a deal, ideal steps to get there, and the probability and timing of closing business;
- A self-motivated, self-managed and organized individual with a sense of urgency and the desire to make a difference;
- Ability to successfully manage complex customer engagements and projects;
- Ability to identify, hire and motivate field sales staff and sales engineers while holding them to high standards of work product and ethics;
- Strong financially driven business acumen and demonstrated ability and initiative to achieve or exceed assigned contract, order and revenue objectives;
- Well-developed negotiation skills with a good understanding of pricing implications and contract legal aspects/T&Cs;
- A track record of setting and achieving realistic targets, forecasts and exceeding them;
- Background in computer science, electrical engineering or equivalent with a supplementary business education/degree
- Willingness to frequently travel in his/her region of responsibility
- Ability to lead and manage an opportunity and sales pipeline
Engineering Intern
Description:
Netronome is currently seeking a summer Engineering Intern to work in the MA office. The Engineering Intern will assist both the Silicon Design and Verification teams.
Responsibilities:
This position will be responsible for assisting with chip verification, power testing on engineer sample to verify power is in line with estimates, as well as assisting in General Engineering tasks for the Silicon and Verification Teams.
Requirements:
- Must currently be studying for a degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering;
- Have knowledge of Logic Design and Verilog/VHDL;
- Have knowledge of scripting languages (such as Perl, TCL or Python);
- Have excellent problem-solving skills.
Principal DFT Design & Verification Engineer
Description:
Netronome is seeking highly motivated experienced DFT Design and Verification Engineer to play a pivotal role in the implementation of a complex high-performance Network Processor SoC as part of our Boxborough Silicon Engineering Team.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities will focus in DFT implementation and design. Successful candidates will work closely with the system architects and other design and verification engineers to ensure that requirements are well understood, coordinated, and subsequently executed to deliver high quality silicon.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate would have the right combination of technical and interpersonal skills including:
- Bachelor or Master degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent;
- 15+ years of silicon hardware design experience;
- Solid understanding of hardware design fundamentals and VLSI principles, as well as expertise in Verilog/VHDL coding, CMOS circuits and digital design;
- A history of successfully delivering good hardware design;
- A strong ability to devise, document, and implement processes and methods in a well-organized, robust, and well-communicated manner;
- Good understanding of DFT (Design for Test) - Scan Insertion, ATPG and Test Pattern Compression, Memory BIST, Logic BIST, IEEE 1149.1 and 1149.6 JTAG & Boundary Scan;
- Experience with Cadence Encounter Test;
- Experience with debug of DFT Rule Checking and Test Coverage Issues;
- Experience with Test Pattern Generation and verification;
- Experience with implementation and verification of JTAG, MBIST, LBIST, etc.;
- Experience with scripting (Perl, TCL, Python) and Makefiles;
- Excellent problem-solving skills;
- Good interpersonal skills, be a quick learner, and ready to contribute to a supportive team culture, wherever the need arises;
- Be able to quickly comprehend new challenges and plan the necessary tasks to meet overall objectives in a timely manner;
- Be self-motivated and able to work independently;
- Possess good written and verbal communication skills, being able to deliver high quality output against aggressive schedule.
Silicon Design Engineer
Description:
Netronome Systems, Inc. seeks a Silicon Design Engineer to work at their Boxborough, MA location, to be responsible for gate-level implementation of the Register Transfer Level (“RTL”) integrated circuit design and timing closure of the design.
Responsibilities:
- Work with the Front-End team to understand chip architecture and to drive physical aspects early in the design cycle, including integration of IP.
- Design for Yield and Manufacturability, low-power design strategies and thermal management.
- Work with the Physical Design team to complete scheduling and planning, and timing closure.
- Resolve design and flow issues related to physical design and identifying potential solutions using CAD tools from Synopsys or Cadence.
Requirements:
- Must have a Master's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or directly related field of study. Alternate requirement: Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or directly related field of study plus five (5) years of post-baccalaureate and progressively responsible design engineering experience in a directly related position.
- Must know (from any completed university-level coursework, seminars, workshops, or real-world, hands-on experience):
- Logic design and debugging with Verilog/VHDL or System Verilog
- Developing test plans and test benches and performing simulation and debugging;
- Synthesis and timing analysis;
- Understanding of computer or networking architecture:
- Proficiency in an object–oriented programming language (C++ or Java or Python);
- A UNIX-like environment; and
- Scripting language (Perl or TCL or Python).
Send resume to J. Adams, Netronome Systems, 3159 Unionville Road, Suite 100, Cranberry Township, PA 16066.
Software Engineer
Description:
The Software Engineer will work as part of a team responsible for the Board Support Package (BSP) and related infrastructure software for Netronome NFP family of network processors, boards and systems.
Responsibilities:
- Support NFP family (current and future Netronome Flow Processor solutions) BSP and Validation software;
- Support hardware team in new designs;
- Bring up the hardware throughout the hardware lifecycle (prototypes, pilot, production) and work with early access customers;
- Support teams within company (manufacturing and applications);
- Help customers with their issues depending on the area;
- Lab Support (e.g. traffic generator and networking equipment, datapath).
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field required (Master’s degree preferred);
- Must have strong interest in coding, problem solving and working with hardware;
- Must demonstrate strong C programming skills;
- Must have a good knowledge of embedded systems and computer architecture.
Regional Sales Director
Description:
The Regional Sales Director is responsible for building, pursuing and closing sales engagements with customers and channels to build a continuous revenue stream. This position is also responsible for developing strategic and tactical customer engagements and sales plans based on company goals that will promote sales growth and customer satisfaction. The Sales Director owns and orchestrates the customer relationship and respectively the commercial and contractual interactions between the companies. The Sales Director is accountable for and measured on business development targets as well as order and revenue intake.
Responsibilities:
The essential functions will consist of, but not limited to the following:
- Develop the annual sales plan in support of organization strategy and objectives;
- Direct implementation and execution of sales policies and practices;
- Ensure communications are coordinated, supports and delivers sales plan objectives and meets organizational expenditure requirements in conjunction with set budgets;
- Recommends sales strategies for improvements based on market research and competitor analyses;
- Builds, develops and manages sales engagements and a multi-functional virtual team capable of carrying out needed sales and service initiatives;
- Ensures continuous prospecting activities and pipeline development sufficient to support achievement of sales revenue goals
- Prospects and develops relationships with new and existing customers to identify growth opportunities;
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Background in computer science, electrical engineering or equivalent with a supplementary business education/degree;
- Minimum of 5-10 years’ sales experience in the high-tech industry, ideally with a HW and SW vendor, network/data center supplier or service provider;
- At least 3 years of line/virtual team management experience with experience of leading and managing customer projects;
- Direct end customer as well as channel sales/management;
- Technology lead customer engagements in the ICT industry;
- Building and managing senior customer and partner relationships;
- Building and pursuing new business opportunities;
- Closing business in a complex customer and technical environment;
- Working and succeeding in a small technology company or start-up;
- Must have outstanding customer/partner relationships and relationship skills;
- Must have full command of various sales techniques;
- Knowledge of the high tech industry in the Open Source, data center and network technology space, advanced IT skills a plus;
- Demonstrated ability to successfully identify and pursue new business opportunities and work diligently with customers to close deals;
- A developed understanding of what it takes to close a deal, ideal steps to get there, and the probability and timing of closing business;
- A self-motivated, self-managed and organized individual with a sense of urgency and the desire to make a difference;
- Ability to successfully manage complex customer engagements and projects;
- Ability to identify, hire and motivate field sales staff and sales engineers while holding them to high standards of work product and ethics;
- Strong financially driven business acumen and demonstrated ability and initiative to achieve or exceed assigned contract, order and revenue objectives;
- Well-developed negotiation skills with a good understanding of pricing implications and contract legal aspects/T&Cs;
- A track record of setting and achieving realistic targets, forecasts and exceeding them;
- Background in computer science, electrical engineering or equivalent with a supplementary business education/degree
- Willingness to frequently travel in his/her region of responsibility
- Ability to lead and manage an opportunity and sales pipeline
Engineering Interns
Description:
Netronome is currently seeking summer Engineering Interns to work for either the Hardware or Software teams. The interns will work directly with the Hardware and Software teams to assist with various projects and lab work.
Responsibilities:
Hardware Interns will assist Engineers with board level design and design support activities. The interns will also interact with software and manufacturing teams to assist in the design of complete devices.
Software interns will work in the software lab and assist the team in the design, development, debugging, testing and support of high-performance networking software.
Requirements:
Hardware interns must:
- Currently be studying for a degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering;
- Have knowledge of Verilog and VHDL;
- Have exposure to PCB design;
- Have exposure to schematic capture, power and signal integrity analysis and configuration management tools.
Software interns must:
- Currently be studying for a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science;
- Have knowledge of C/C++ and scripting languages (such as Bash, Bourne, Shell or Python);
- Have knowledge of development and debugging on a Linux platform
- Have knowledge of embedded systems and embedded software development
Hardware Engineer
Description:
Netronome is seeking a Hardware Engineer who will be responsible for developing network and security products for the industry leading Netronome Flow Processer product line.
Responsibilities:
This position will be responsible for hardware system and board level design and design support activities, with a particular emphasis on high-speed digital and SerDes design. This position will interact with software and manufacturing teams to design complete devices, and customer support of these devices.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent;
- Working knowledge of schematic capture, power and signal integrity analysis, and configuration management tools;
- VHDL and/or Verilog design experience;
- PCB design with a speed of 100 MHz minimum;
- Working knowledge of DDR3, PCI Express, High Speed Network Serdes;
- Hands-on test and debug experience with oscilloscopes and similar test equipment in a lab environment;
- Modelsim or other HDL simulation tools experience a plus;
- Computer Networking experience a plus;
- Excellent communication and documentation skills;
- Ability to interact with end customers professionally.