Senior Field Applications Engineer – Data Center Solutions

Supermicro; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Supermicro seeks a Sr. Field Application Engineer to join a dynamic team responsible for developing new and existing opportunities in the global IT market.

You will work with customers from ground to executive levels, manage projects jointly with internal and external teams, and help grow the business by delivering optimized hardware and software solutions. You will collaborate across departments to ensure timely project initiation and maintenance, demonstrate proofs-of-concept, and present our

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering; computer engineering or electrical engineering preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and business sense required.
• Minimum 5 years related experience with Compute/Storage Server or Data Center or IT infrastructure.
• Strong background and experience with x86-based server architecture.
• Solid HW system design and diagnostics skills.
• Familiarity with Firmware, Linux, Windows and virtualization platforms is a plus.
• Strong technical communication and leadership skills to lead investigations with engineers of multiple disciplines.
• Individual must be able to work effectively in a high pressure environment.
• Fluency in English and Swedish required; other languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with sales and extended teams to map customer requirements and provide optimized technical solutions.
• Provides technical leadership in Pre-Sales and oversee implementation of solutions.
• Solves complex hw/sw issues and guides cross‑functional teams in investigation and resolution.
• Leads product hardware and software engineers during development.
• Trains and mentors teams for field deployments and customer engagements.
• Presents systems solutions, technical bids, and presentations to customers.
• Visits on-site facilities to enable solution integration and issue resolution.
• Travel up to 25% as needed.

Skills

English and Swedish fluency

Excellent communication

Leadership abilities

Education

Bachelors or Masters in engineering

Job description

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Supermicro® is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are amongst the fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer many new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us to drive accelerated growth and technology-led innovation in the global marketplace.

Job Summary:

The (Sr.) Field Application Engineer (FAE) will be part of a growing, dynamic, highly-focused team responsible for developing new or existing opportunities in the global IT market. The FAE will be required to work with customers from ground to executive-level, manage projects hand in hand with internal and external teams, and help grow the business whenever possible. Customer and solution focus, are two key factors for this position, as well as business continuity and support. The FAE must work with multiple departments to ensure new projects and existing projects are initiated or maintained towards customer requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Works closely with the sales and extended teams to map end-user customer business, partner requirements and provide most optimized technical solutions

• Provides technical leadership in Pre-Sales and oversee implementation of such solutions

• Highly technical problem solver who understands system architecture, hardware and software interaction

• Should possess basic HW debug skills

• Manage and leads product HW and SW engineers during product development

• Manage and leads teams during investigation and resolution of problems in the field

• Has a good understanding of firmware, drivers, OS, Applications and their interaction that can cause system issues

• Develop and review systems solutions, technical bid responses and presentations

• Work cross-department to ensure customer satisfaction and timely resolution of issues

• Ability to build and demonstrate proof-of-concept that meets or exceeds customer business needs

• Ability to present the corporate brand, product messaging and solutions to customers

• Visit on-site facilities and operations to enable solution integration and issue resolution

• Some travel required (up to 25%)

Qualifications:

• Bachelors' or Masters' degree in engineering discipline; computer science, computer engineering and electrical engineering preferred

• Excellent communication skills and business sense required

• Minimum 5 year related experience with Compute/Storage Server or Data Center or IT Infrastructure experience desired

• Strong background and experience with x86-based server architecture

• Solid HW system design and diagnostics skills

• Familiarity with Firmware, Linux, Windows and virtualization platforms is a plus

• Strong technical communication and leadership skills to lead investigations with engineers of multiple disciplines

• Individual must be able to work effectively in a high pressure environment

• Fluency in English and Swedish required, other languages are plus

EEO Statement

Supermicro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of Supermicro to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or special disabled veteran, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.