Application Development Engineer - PCB Design & Solutions

Amphenol Communications Solutions; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-provided vehicle

Mobile phone

Career development opportunities

Exposure to leading customers and tecn

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS) is seeking a driven Application Development Engineer to build new opportunities and grow strategic customer relationships across North America. You will interface with customers, engineering, marketing, and sales to deliver interconnect solutions for automotive, robotics, energy storage, AI infrastructure.

The role requires deep PCB design expertise, proficiency with Altium, Cadence/OrCAD, PADS, KiCad, and hands-on prototyping, testing, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in PCB design and development including schematic capture, component selection, PCB layout.
• Proficiency with PCB design tools such as Altium, Cadence/OrCAD, PADS, KiCad or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of electrical fundamentals including power distribution, voltage/current, circuit protection, grounding, and basic analog/digital electronics.

Responsibilities

• Support Amphenol's growth across Automotive, Robotics, Energy Storage & AI infrastructure.
• Develop solutions with customers meeting technical requirements.
• Lead internal design reviews and product development meetings with customers.
• Create technical presentations and proposals for customers.
• Prototype, test, debug, and troubleshoot hardware.
• Travel as required.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organization

Team player

Customer relationships

Microsoft Office

3D modeling

Product Data Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Windchill

Creo

Product configurators

Altium

Cadence/OrCAD

PADS

KiCad

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS) is seeking a driven Application Development Engineer to build new opportunities and grow strategic customer relationships across North America. You will interface with customers, engineering, marketing, and sales to deliver interconnect solutions for automotive, robotics, energy storage, AI infrastructure.

The role requires deep PCB design expertise, proficiency with Altium, Cadence/OrCAD, PADS, KiCad, and hands-on prototyping, testing, and documentation.