Field Applications Engineer (Hardware Designer)

KD; Comunidad de Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Hybrid work model

Training opportunities

Job summary

KD is a stable and leading international manufacturer of high-speed optical transceivers. As a Field Applications Engineer, you will be part of the Automotive business unit and work closely with marketing and R&D to deliver high-quality products and project support for the automotive portfolio.

This position is based at our Madrid HQ (Tres Cantos) with hybrid work. A BSc/MSc in Electronics or Telecommunication and at least 2 years of hardware design experience are required, along with strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in Electronics/Telecommunications or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years in electronic design with CAD tools
• Knowledge of comms devices, Ethernet PHY, optical comms is a plus
• Experience with hardware boards design, schematics, PCB layout and testing

Responsibilities

• Provide automotive product information and global project/design support remotely or on-site at Madrid (HQ)
• Create block diagrams, schematics and documentation for project solutions
• Conduct tests on in-house boards to meet project requirements
• Update automotive products and marcom materials in the Madrid showroom for customer demos
• Troubleshoot technical issues remotely via phone/email and report findings to R&D and sales
• Contribute to training materials and product presentations
• Maintain knowledge base with use cases, ECU design and troubleshooting tips
• Collaborate with R&D and other departments to support product testing and improvements

Skills

Hardware design

EDA tools

Altium

LTSpice

Ethernet

SPI

I2C

SMI

Digital and analog design

Testing and debug

English (proficient)

Education

BSc or MSc in Electronics or Telecommunications

Tools

Altium

LTSpice

Job description

Field Applications Engineer (Hardware Designer)

BSc or MSc in Electronics or equivalent degree

Contract

Full-Time Regular

Travel

10% Customer, 90% HQ (Hybrid, Company based in Madrid - Tres Cantos)

Description

KD is a stable and leading international manufacturer of high-speed optical transceivers.

As a Field Application Engineer, you will be part of the Automotive business unit and will work closely with the marketing and R&D departments to deliver high quality products and project support for the automotive portfolio within KD.

Tasks & Responsibilities

You offer comprehensive information about our products designed for automotive applications and provide global project and design support, either remotely or on-site, for automotive projects.

You create block diagrams, schematics, or any other technical documentation to assure the full understanding of project solutions and conduct product and solution tests at the in-house location (Madrid, Spain) to meet project requirements.

You take part in trade fairs, external trainings courses and represent the company in training courses in coordination with the marketing team.

You actively check and update the Automotive products and marcom material in the Madrid showroom to ensure successful customer demos.

Offer remote troubleshooting for technical customer issues via phone or email, recording these instances in the relevant applications, and reporting technical issues to Field Application colleagues, R&D, and sales departments.

Provide new product ideas, or product improvement suggestions to the marketing department.

Regularly update and maintain our technical knowledge base documentation, integrating insights garnered from project support, encompassing use cases, ECU design, and troubleshooting tips

Support tests for new developed products and maintain communication within other support and development departments.

Assist in the creation of product training material and product presentations.

What You Bring

Knowledge:

Education: BSc or MSc in Telecommunication or Electronics (with knowledge or experience in Telecommunication) Engineering or any equivalent education, ideally experience on wired communications technologies.

Experience: A minimum of 2 years working in electronic design, engaged in tasks outlined previously, with experience in using electronics CAD tools.

Know-how: Preferable knowledge in the areas of communications devices, Ethernet networking at PHY level and optical communications.

Tasks:

Hardware design of electronic boards: schematics, component selection, simulation and PCB layout

Systems to be developed include different kinds of boards for the ASICs developed in the company for commercial demonstration and evaluation boards.

Management and direct communication with the PCB manufacturer and assembler

Specification of the systems to develop and test procedures

Testing of the boards in the laboratory according to the defined procedures

Skills:

Experience in EDA tools. Previous knowledge of Altium is welcomed

Experience in simulation with tools like LTSpice

Knowledge of high-speed analog and digital design, EMI/EMC and PDN design techniques

Experience with different communication protocols (Ethernet, SPI, I2C, SMI…)

Digital and analog design

Laboratory skills, including the ability to make small reworks during board bring-up/debug activity

Laboratory instruments: Multimeter, Power supply, Oscilloscope, VNA.

Interaction with the R&D team and other departments of the company.

Soft Skills: Your work approach is defined by Customer orientation, accountability, teamwork, consistency, autonomy, and a focus on achieving results. Strong communication skills and the ability to provide clear customer messages are essential.

Others: Proficient language skill in English is a must (All written documentation is in English).

What We Offer

Development and growth: we offer development and training opportunities in a fast- growing start-up company.

Financial stability: With us you receive performance-related pay, health insurance as well as other company benefits.

Work-life balance: A concern that is part of the company's culture. We offer the possibility of hybrid work and flexible working hours and the opportunity to work in a modern workplace in an excellent location in Madrid (Tres Cantos).

Working together: we are a friendly team with a shared passion for technology. We focus on building personal connections through team events and networking activities between teams.

Interested in this position?

Join our team and help shape the future of optical networking.