Applications Engineer

Times Microwave Systems; Wallingford (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Times Microwave Systems is seeking a technically versatile professional to provide RF/microwave interconnect solutions and on-site customer support across various market segments.

You will collaborate with Business Development and Program Management teams to secure design wins, prepare technical documentation, and assist during product development while traveling up to 40% to support customers and channels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, technology, or equivalent.
• 3 to 5 years in a technical role with customer interaction.
• Experience with RF/microwave theory, impedance matching, testing, and assemblies.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and physics knowledge (temperature, pressure, corrosion, radiation).
• Responsive, flexible, and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-driven with entrepreneurial spirit and technical curiosity.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; able to present to diverse audiences.
• Willingness to travel 25–40%.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with BD and PMs to provide technical support and drive revenue growth.
• Interface with customers, identify needs, and develop differentiated solutions.
• Support key accounts with partnerships and subject matter expertise.
• Provide on-site product support and training to customers and channels.
• Present technology concepts to customers and channels for pre-sales activity.
• Assist with quoting activities including configurations and cost analysis.
• Coordinate cross-functionally to ensure customer requirements are met.
• Capture VoC and VoM to teams for continuous improvement and new development.
• Work with Engineering/Marketing to create drawings, data sheets, and notes.
• Maintain marketing literature including website, catalogs, and papers.
• Participate in design reviews and product releases.

Skills

RF/Microwave knowledge

Analytical thinking

Verbal & written communication

Customer interaction

Travel-ready

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/related

Tools

Test & measurement equipment

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

** Summary**

Qualified candidates will combine technical and customer service skills to provide differentiated RF/microwave interconnect solution for a broad range of requirements in various market segments. They will apply analytical and communication skills to assist customers in their product development process and provide on-site support as needed.

** Essential Duties and Responsibilities**

• Collaborate with Business Development Managers and Program Managers to provide technical support, secure design wins, and drive revenue growth.
• Interface with customers, identify their needs, and develop differentiated solution.
• Support key account strategy by developing partnership with customer's technical stakeholders and providing subject matter expertise.
• Provide on-site product support and/or training to customers and sales channels.
• Present technology concepts to customers and/or sales channels in support of pre-sales activities.
• Support quoting activities with product configurations, cost analysis, and specification review.
• Communicate and work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders to ensure that customer requirements are fully met.
• Funnel voice of customer (VoC) and voice of market (VoM) to Business Development, Product Managers, Marketing, Engineering, and Operations in support of continuous improvement and new product development.
• Work with Engineering and Marketing to create supporting documents such as product drawings, data sheets, and application notes.
• Support the creation and maintenance of marketing literature, including website, catalogs, media content, and technical papers.
• Participate in the design review and product release process.

** Qualifications/Requirements**

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering, technology, applied science discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3 to 5 years of work experience in a technical professional role with customer interaction.
• Experience with RF/microwave technology in any of the following subject matters preferred: transmission line theory, impedance matching techniques, test and measurement, and integrated microwave assemblies.
• High degree of mechanical aptitude and fluency with basic physics principles, e.g. temperature, pressure, corrosion, radiation etc.
• Responsive, flexible, and able to succeed in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-driven with a combination of entrepreneurial spirit, technical acumen, and intellectual curiosity.
• Ability to apply an analytical and innovative approach to problem solving.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Effective presenter of information in a variety of settings.
• Travel 25-40%.

Times Microwave Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer
** M/F/D/V**

Company Description

Times Microwave Systems®, a business unit of Amphenol Corporation, is a pioneering brand of innovative RF and microwave interconnect assemblies, cables, and connectors designs. We have more than 70 years of industry experience in designing and manufacturing high-performance coaxial cables, connectors, assemblies, and custom solutions for ultra-demanding applications including aerospace, avionics and airframe, land mobile radio and public networks, medical, military and defense, industrial, quantum computing, radars, railway, space, test and measurement, wireless infrastructure and 5G, and more.

Company Description

Times Microwave Systems®, a business unit of Amphenol Corporation, is a pioneering brand of innovative RF and microwave interconnect assemblies, cables, and connectors designs. We have more than 70 years of industry experience in designing and manufacturing high-performance coaxial cables, connectors, assemblies, and custom solutions for ultra-demanding applications including aerospace, avionics and airframe, land mobile radio and public networks, medical, military and defense, industrial, quantum computing, radars, railway, space, test and measurement, wireless infrastructure and 5G, and more.