Remote Field Applications Engineer - FPGA & Embedded AI

Avnet; New Zealand; Remote; NZD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Avnet is seeking a self-motivated, customer-focused professional to help customers explore and adopt AMD FPGA, Adaptive SoC, and embedded x86 technologies. You will collaborate with account managers, AMD specialists, and customers to understand goals, evaluate solutions, and advance projects in a remote-enabled role with occasional site visits.

The role welcomes graduates and experienced applicants alike, valuing curiosity, initiative, and enthusiasm for solving problems.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronics Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• Interest in AMD FPGA, Adaptive SoC, and embedded x86 products.
• Self-directed, initiative-driven approach to work.
• Willingness to travel with a valid driver’s licence.

Responsibilities

• Learn customers' products and goals, connect them with AMD technologies and specialist support.
• Build relationships with customers via visits, technical discussions, demos, and follow-ups.
• Own customer questions and opportunities; coordinate with colleagues and AMD specialists as needed.
• Prepare clear presentations, demonstrations, training material, and written updates.
• Continue learning about AMD products and share knowledge with customers and team.
• Use agentic AI tools to plan and carry out multi-step work and verify claims against sources.

Skills

Customer relationship

Technical presentations

Agentic AI tooling

Autonomous work style

Willingness to travel

Education

Electronics Engineering / CS degree or equivalent

Tools

Vivado/Vitis

Yocto/Buildroot

Linux kernel

PCIe/USB/Ethernet interfaces

Python scripting

Job description

Avnet is seeking a self-motivated, customer-focused professional to help customers explore and adopt AMD FPGA, Adaptive SoC, and embedded x86 technologies. You will collaborate with account managers, AMD specialists, and customers to understand goals, evaluate solutions, and advance projects in a remote-enabled role with occasional site visits.

The role welcomes graduates and experienced applicants alike, valuing curiosity, initiative, and enthusiasm for solving problems.