Technical Marketing Engineer – Industrial Robotics

Technical Marketing Engineer – Industrial Robotics

Scottsdale, AZ, United States and 1 more

Technical Marketing Engineer – Industrial Robotics

Role Summary

A unique opportunity to join a highly visible strategic marketing group whose mission is to be a segment expert, analyzing market environment for power and sense technologies in industrial and robotics applications, and translate that into new technologies, products, and systems – as onsemi is focused on being the world’s leader in providing robust, energy efficient sensing and power solutions world-wide.

We are seeking a Technical Marketing Engineer (TME) to drive technical positioning, customer engagement, and go‑to‑market execution for our solutions in industrial robotics, humanoids, drones, white goods, and autonomous systems
.

This role sits at the intersection of engineering, product management, sales, and marketing
, translating complex technical capabilities into compelling value propositions for OEMs, Tier‑1s, and system integrators building robots, AMRs, humanoids, industrial/commercial drones, white goods and autonomous machines
.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Market Experience

• Serve as the embedded technology subject
  
  - matter expert for robotics and drone applications and subsystems, including:
• Motor control (BLDC, PMSM, servo systems, FOC algorithms)
• Embedded control (MCUs, MPUs, real‑time control)
• Analyze market trends, architectures, and competitive solutions in industrial robotics and aerial systems.
• Define application reference architectures for robotic arms, AMRs/AGVs, drones, white goods and power tools leveraging full portfolio of relevant onsemi solutions.
• Translate product features into clear customer value propositions (performance, efficiency, safety, cost, scalability).
• Develop technical positioning
  , differentiation, and competitive battle cards.
• Influence product roadmap by bringing customer and market requirements back to engineering and product management.

Customer & Field Engagement

• Support key customer engagements alongside sales and FAEs:
• Technical presentations
• Design‑in support and concept validation
• Act as a technical bridge between customers and internal R&D teams.
• Gather voice‑of‑customer feedback from robotics and drone OEMs.
• Application notes
• White papers
• System block diagrams
• Deliver technical training for internal sales teams and partners.
• Support product launches with demos, webinars, and conference presentations.

Ecosystem & Industry Engagement

• Engage with industry ecosystems (familiarity with ROS/ROS2, PX4 Auto Pilot, industrial field buses, image and ultrasonic sensors, etc.).
• Represent the company at industry events (embedded systems, robotics expos, drone conferences, technical forums).
• Work with partners on joint solutions and ecosystem enablement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• MBA or graduate degree in related area is a plus
• Strong Technical foundation: 7+ years hands‑on experience in the embedded systems – focused on systems design around motor control, analog systems, power electronics, sensors, MCUs/SoCs/GPUs
• Application relevant experience: direct knowledge of applications and technologies specific to industrial robotics, AMRs/humanoids, drones, white goods, etc.
• Technical communication skills: ability to interface with customers to gather information as well as offer technical guidance on designs leveraging onsemi technologies.
• Ability to decipher circuit diagrams and semiconductor specs.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills:
  Authored and published white papers, articles, references for both internal documents (ex. MRDs, PRDs) or external content (webinars).
• Please expect travel to be approximately 25%. Occasional travel to Europe, South America, Asia will be required. Travel to other locations in the USA will also be required.

onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud…