Field Applications Engineer

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2 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $80,000.00 To $ Annually

Under the general direction of the VP Sales and Marketing this position is responsible for assisting the sales organization by providing technical engineering support. This position will act as a technical liaison between a broad base of customers and supply chain partners. Expertise in all classification types of rigid, flex and rigid-flex PCBs, assisting customers with the implementation of new technologies and materials into their PCB designs, previewing designs for manfacturability (DFM), cost considerations and optimum component assembly (DFA).

Relationships with customer engineering groups and technical staff will be established and maintained. In addition, this position will provide on-site technical support to customers by reviewing customer specifications, analyzing customer designs for manufacturability, provide training to customers on DFM guidelines and develop solutions for customer applications.

This position is highly visible. The highest standards of integrity must be upheld. Problem solving will be varied and the ability to use previous experience, operational precedents and new ideas and practices to develop the best solutions will be paramount.

The position must manage with few guidelines other than the organization's ultimate goals and consider what activities must be undertaken to achieve the goals of the organization.

To provide technical resources under limited supervision to achieve the established goals of the organization.

• Assist sales organization by providing technical engineering support
• Present technical sales presentations as needed
• Acts as a technical liaison between customer electrical, design and component engineering groups and internal engineering and operations
• Establishes and maintains relationships with customer engineering groups and technical staff

• Provide on-site technical support to customers by reviewing customer specifications, analyzing customer designs and suggests changes as necessary for manufacturability
• Train customers on Somacis' DFM guidelines
• Contributes to the definition and design of products/processes
• Working knowledge of customer related disciplines and the ability to develop non-standard approaches to customer solutions
• Work closely with internal engineering team members to develop statistical manufacturing databases and simulation tool sets for material stack-ups, impedance, loss tangent, attenuation and other electrical analysis of customer products prior to fabrication
• Provide input to internal engineering team members on emerging technologies and establishes development priorities
• Collaborate with senior technical resources on complex projects
• Effectively manage projects
• Ensure project goals and customer needs are met
• Ability to plan and establish resource levels of major projects requiring the use of multiple technical disciplines and significant customer representative input.

• Ability to communicate by providing reports, technical summaries and recommendations using word processing and spreadsheet programs
• Demonstrated ability to effectively present technical data/reports to all levels within the organization, customers and suppliers
• Ability to communicate project goals and outcomes and enlist and motivate the participation of other technical/manufacturing resources to achieve objectives
• Assists with the compliance of environmental, health, and safety regulations.
• Performs related duties as assigned or required
• Understands and actively supports the company's Vision of Excellence and Values
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a manner that creates positive working relationships with customers, clients, co-workers and managers

• Requires a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• Two to Four years of progressively complex technical experience in PCB manufacturing processes involving the latest state-of-the-art applications and techniques and the demonstrated ability to incorporate this knowledge as required
• Ability to execute detailed instructions and procedures.
• Ability to understand basic software architecture. Must…