Applications Engineer

Ferric, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferric, Inc. is seeking an Applications Engineer in New York or Santa Clara to lead technology evaluation and adoption of Ferric power converters. You will build strong customer relationships through design support, demonstrations, and training across target accounts.

Responsibilities include product knowledge, PCB/substrate design for evaluation, and creating datasheets, graphs and notes to meet customer needs while collaborating with sales and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• BSEE or MSEE with 0-5 years of experience in Applications Engineering
• Knowledge of DC-DC power converters/regulators (Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost, LDO, etc.)
• Understanding of mixed-signal IC design and test
• Excellent communication skills and effectively be able to share information with others
• Experience with PCB design, including component selection, schematic capture, layout design, soldering, etc
• Test equipment: Oscilloscope, Digital Multimeter (DMM), Source Measure Unit (SMU), DC Power Supply Unit (PSU), Electronic Load, Spectrum Analyzer

Responsibilities

• Actively drive and manage technology evaluation and adoption stages of Ferric products during sales and business development
• Maintain expert level of product knowledge and applications
• Provide design, specification development, and evaluation support to customers, ODMs, contract manufacturers, integrators and distributors
• Listen, understand and convey customer requirements
• Provide/perform technical demonstrations and training for sales, customers and engineers at target accounts
• Assist in design and development of new products by bringing customers’ experiences into the design cycle
• Design PCB and package substrates for product evaluation
• Develop demonstration platforms for Ferric products with optimized performance for customer applications
• Generate technical graphs, charts, specifications, datasheets and application notes

Skills

Excellent communication

PCB design experience

Power management knowledge

Customer support experience

Programming languages

Education

BSEE or MSEE

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso Suite

Cadence Allegro Package Designer

Cadence Allegro PCB Designer

Cadence Spectre

HSPICE

Ansys SIwave

Xilinx ISE

Linux

Oscilloscope

DMM

SMU

DC Power Supply

Electronic Load

Spectrum Analyzer

Job description

As a Ferric Applications Engineer, you will be responsible for actively driving and managing technology evaluation and adoption stages of Ferric innovative power converter products during the sales and business development processes. You must be able to establish and maintain strong relationships with customers and all stakeholders during the sales and support cycle.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain expert level of product knowledge and applications
• Provide design, specification development, and evaluation support to customers, ODMs, contract manufacturers, integrators and distributors
• Listen, understand and convey customer requirements
• Provide/perform technical demonstrations and training for sales, customers and engineers at target accounts
• Assist in design and development of new products by bringing customers’ experiences and feedback into the design cycle

Collateral Creation

• Design PCB and package substrates for product evaluation
• Develop demonstration platforms for Ferric products with optimized performance for customer applications
• Generate technical graphs, charts, specifications, datasheets and application notes to articulately convey requirements and performance

Minimum Qualifications

• BSEE or MSEE with 0-5 years of experience in Applications Engineering
• Knowledge of DC-DC power converters/regulators (Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost, LDO, etc.)
• Understanding of mixed-signal IC design and test
• Excellent communication skills and effectively be able to share information with others
• Experience with PCB design, including component selection, schematic capture, layout design, soldering, etc
• Test equipment: Oscilloscope, Digital Multimeter (DMM), Source Measure Unit (SMU), DC Power Supply Unit (PSU), Electronic Load, Spectrum Analyzer

Preferred Qualifications

• Customer and sales support experience
• Strong knowledge of power management requirements of high performance computing, mobile platforms, automotive systems and optical modules
• Experience with IC package substrate design including parasitic extractions and power integrity analysis
• Proven project management skills
• Programming Languages: Python, Verilog, LaTeX
• Software: Cadence Virtuoso Suite, Cadence Allegro Package Designer, Cadence Allegro PCB Designer, Cadence Spectre, HSPICE, Ansys SIwave, Xilinx ISE, and Linux

Desired Characteristics & Attributes

• Passionate, self-starter with strong commitment to flawless execution
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
• Ability to work well with others in a fast-paced collaborative team environment

Location

• New York, NY
• Santa Clara, CA

Ferric is unable to provide sponsorship for employment visa status for this position

Salary Range

$95,000 – $150,000