Field Application Engineer

Field Application Engineer

The Field Application Engineer provides comprehensive technical support for customer circuit design and system development while driving demand creation and revenue growth for a portfolio of electronic components. In this role, you act as a technical consultant to customers, deliver engaging technical presentations and trainings, and collaborate closely with sales and product marketing teams to introduce strategic supplier products and solutions.

You combine deep hardware-focused electronics expertise with strong customer-facing skills to guide customers from early system concept through design, development, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Provide early system solution consultation to assigned customers, helping them define architectures, select components, and plan their circuit and system designs.
• Offer design guidance and technical recommendations throughout customers' design and development phases, from initial concept through prototyping and validation.
• Diagnose and resolve design issues by providing hands-on troubleshooting, debugging support, and root-cause analysis for hardware and embedded systems.
• Deliver customer presentations and technical seminars that introduce new supplier products, technologies, and solutions in a clear and compelling way.
• Conduct technical sales training for customers and regional sales teams through lunch-and-learn sessions, workshops, webcasts, and other educational forums.
• Collaborate with the Regional Director, Strategic Account Manager, and Product Marketing to develop and execute demand creation programs that drive design wins and sales growth.
• Leverage engineering expertise to build and implement business strategies that promote supplier products to the right engineering design customers and accelerate revenue.
• Provide training and direction on new technologies to sales teams with varying technical backgrounds, ensuring they can effectively identify opportunities and support customers.
• Strengthen and expand relationships with customers and manufacturers by executing market-wide and customer-site seminars, training initiatives, and technical sales programs.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to customers, translating their requirements into practical design solutions and guiding them toward optimal component selections.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders in a clear, accessible manner to support sales and decision-making processes.
• Document customer interactions, design activities, and project status thoroughly and accurately using CRM tools.
• Collaborate with local branch leadership to adapt technical and sales strategies to regional market conditions and customer needs.
• Engage in ongoing learning about new electronic components, technologies, and design practices to maintain up-to-date technical expertise.
• Travel locally to customer sites as needed to provide on-site technical support, training, and relationship development, returning home each day.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or Computer Engineering is required.
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) is preferred.
• 5–8 years of progressive embedded system design experience in at least two of the following areas: 8/16-bit microcontroller hardware/firmware design, 32-bit/ARM MCU/MPU hardware/firmware design, analog signal chain design, or power conversion design (AC/DC and DC/DC).
• Strong technical experience in electronics with a heavy emphasis on hardware design and development.
• Ability to understand and work with a wide range of electronic components, including sensors, connectors, resistors, and related devices.
• Experience working for a manufacturer or supplier of electronic components, particularly in contexts where components were sourced through major distributors.
• Proven experience in customer-facing roles, acting as a technical consultant or advisor to engineering and design teams.
• Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to non-technical audiences, including sales teams and business stakeholders.
• Strong verbal communication skills and a personable, engaging style that supports frequent interaction with customers and colleagues.
• Demonstrated teachability, with a willingness to learn new technologies, tools, and processes.
• Self-motivated work style with the ability to manage time, prioritize tasks, and drive projects forward with minimal supervision.
• Comfort presenting technical content in group settings such as seminars, workshops, and webcasts.
• Proficiency in documenting customer activities and project progress in CRM or similar systems.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience as an application engineer or similar role with a competitor or technology supplier, especially in customer-facing support positions.
• Hands-on experience in hardware development, including schematic design, board bring-up, and system integration.
• Familiarity with embedded firmware development for microcontrollers and…