Field Applications Engineer

General Position Summary:

Serve as a technical expert to the Apex Sales team and customer base on leading-edge power analog and voltage reference products.

Essential functions and Responsibilities:

Provide technical support to customers to determine major design challenges and partner with them to create solutions that focus on ease-of-use and added-value

Present technical seminars and training sessions to customers, representatives and distributors

Publish technical articles and application notes

Define and design evaluation kits

Engage with customers and the Apex Engineering organization to help define new products and uncover opportunities for future product development

Act as a technical bridge between the customer and factory to help solve complex technical problems and develop competitive, high-performance working proposals for customers

Promote the design in and sale of Apex products by providing technical solutions and support to customers to help solve their design challenges

Work with design and marketing teams to successfully launch and support new products into the market

Work in the Engineering lab tackling problems and delivering innovative development solutions to support Apex products and drive revenue

Perform failure analysis to determine the root cause of field failures

Perform other related duties as requested or required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

Strong and broad knowledge of analog circuits and applications using operational amplifiers, Pulse Width Modulation and switching topologies and applications using voltage references

Good understanding of schematics, layouts, analog and power circuitry

Experienced in Spice simulation

Excellent analytical problem solving skills are required

Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with people in different functions

Strong customer facing experience and presentation skills

Any knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform the job

Citizenship Qualifications:

Must be able to meet U.S. Government “U.S. Eyes Only” access requirements for this role

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field

Five years Applications or Design Engineering experience in power analog electronics or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field

Work Environment:

The ability to travel up to 35% of the time, domestic and international, is required
 

Additional Requirements:

Must be willing to train onsite in Tucson, Arizona