Application Engineer I: Board Hardware Prototyping

Advantech USA; Tustin (CA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Generous vacation and paid holidays

Company events and lunches

Work from home program (eligible)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Job summary

Advantech USA is seeking an Application Engineer, L1 Board Product Support in Tustin, CA. The role focuses on hardware engineering, building and integrating board-level products, and developing customer-specific solutions from concept to production.

The position involves close collaboration with product managers, sales teams, and customers to deliver rapid prototypes, perform feasibility testing, and support RMA verification.

Qualifications

• 2-3+ years of hardware engineering, PC tech support, or related industry experience.
• Experience assembling x86 and/or RISC hardware and installing relevant software.
• Experience with block/board level circuit design and evaluation.
• Experience with oscilloscope, multimeter, and logic analyzer operation.
• Able to read schematics, layouts, and perform PCB soldering/rework.
• Clear and professional written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide product engineering support to product managers, sales, channel partners and customers.
• Assist in creating customer-specific solutions including pre/post-sale assessments, feasibility testing, RFP responses, and RMA verification.
• Construct hardware and software demonstration prototypes to aid sales and marketing efforts.
• Conduct product testing in collaboration with senior engineers and product managers.
• Develop test plans, capture and analyze data, and write technical reports and procedures.
• Work with multiple function teams across Advantech locations to lead technical discussions for customer responses.
• Daily interfacing with customer stakeholders to answer questions and provide trending data.
• Participate in trade shows and events to demonstrate products and support cross-functional teams.

Skills

Hardware engineering

PC tech support

PCB soldering

Schematic reading

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Oscilloscope

Multimeter

Logic Analyzer

Job description

Advantech USA is seeking an Application Engineer, L1 Board Product Support in Tustin, CA. The role focuses on hardware engineering, building and integrating board-level products, and developing customer-specific solutions from concept to production.

The position involves close collaboration with product managers, sales teams, and customers to deliver rapid prototypes, perform feasibility testing, and support RMA verification.