Field Applications Engineer

Energous Corporation d/b/a Energous Wireless Power Solutions (Nasdaq: WATT) is a pioneer in over-the-air wireless power networks for ambient IoT, built atop fast, efficient, and highly scalable RF-based charging technology. The company received the world’s first FCC Part 18 certification for at-a-distance wireless charging and has been awarded over 300 patents for its wireless charging technology to date.

Our goal is simple: to provide wireless power networks for Ambient IoT, combining over-the-air power delivery with battery-free sensing and real-time asset visibility. The company’s Power Bridge transmitters and e-Sense Tags help businesses track and monitor critical assets, inventory, and environments without the ongoing maintenance burden of conventional battery-powered sensors.

Our next-generation technology – built atop innovative engineering and backed by hundreds of patents – supports a near-limitless range of applications without the need for cumbersome charging cables, batteries, and ports that limit innovation and are prone to failure. Energous delivers advanced capabilities and design flexibility to global manufacturers, retailers, and logistics companies.

• Travel to customer sites to support installation, commissioning, and optimization of Energous Wireless Power Network (WPN) systems.
• Perform on-site troubleshooting of transmitters, receivers, gateways, tags, and associated networking infrastructure.
• Diagnose RF coverage, communication, power delivery, and system performance issues.
• Verify system functionality through validation testing and acceptance procedures.
• Provide post-installation technical support and customer training.
• Generate installation reports, corrective action plans, and technical recommendations.

• Design Wireless Power Network layouts based on customer facilities and operational requirements.
• Develop bridge placement recommendations to maximize wireless power coverage and communication reliability.
• Bridge placement maps
• Coverage recommendations
• Infrastructure requirements
• Optimize network performance while considering environmental constraints such as metal structures, ceiling height, interference, and operational workflows.

• Guide customers on best practices for deploying Energous products across various applications.
• Recommend optimal product configurations based on customer use cases.
• Support proof-of-concept installations and pilot deployments.
• Validate customer applications and recommend improvements before production deployment.
• Provide feedback to Engineering regarding field performance and product enhancements.
• Highly self-motivated and entrepreneurial
• Opportunity focused and results driven
• Ability to lead and manage projects and customer deployments
• Proactively improves customer relations; responsive, identifies needs, monitors customer satisfaction
• Clear vision, sense of urgency, effective prioritization, and adjustment of activities;
  Effective time management, leverage, or resources
• High level of proactive and clear communication - written and oral - and build networks, collect, and share wisdom through training/experience

• This position requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in RF/Microwave electronics application area.
• Experience with test and measurement products such as spectrum and network analyzers, signal generators, VNAs, digital oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers is desired.
• Ability to review block diagram, schematic, layout, and test results to trouble shoot issues.

• $150k to $170k annually
• Equity
• Life Insurance
• LTD
• 401k
• PTO
• Holidays
• Supplemental Insurance

• Onsite - San Jose, CA
• Must be able to Travel up to 30%

Energous embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all different backgrounds to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

We kindly ask that staffing agencies and recruiters not contact us regarding this role.