Field Application Engineer

Seyond; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Wellness reimbursement

Development allowance

Job summary

Seyond is seeking a Field Application Engineer to join our System & Application Engineering team in Sunnyvale, CA. You will serve as the technical bridge between customers, business development, and engineering, ensuring LiDAR solutions perform flawlessly in real-world conditions.

The role requires hands-on field installation, on-site support, and travel up to 30% to customer sites. Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and bonus opportunities accompany this on-site position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Optical, Mechanical or Computer Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer’s needs and train customers on LiDAR operation and system analysis.
• Develop and deliver training, technical documentation, and best practice guides for customers and partners.
• Prepare and validate the product and the solution, including hardware and software components, for on-site installation.
• Assist deployment, configuration, validation, and troubleshooting to ensure product performance.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and product teams to solve technical problems.
• Document findings clearly and communicate across engineering and management teams.
• Ensure field learnings are captured and shared to continuously improve product reliability.
• Translate customer feedback into actionable product insights and improvement opportunities.

Skills

Embedded Linux

Sensor integration

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Hands-on field work

Education

Electrical Engineering

Optical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Computer Engineering

Job description

Seyond is a leading global provider of image-grade LiDAR technology, powering a safer, smarter and more mobile world across the automotive, intelligent transportation, robotics and industrial automation sectors. Founded in Silicon Valley with strategically placed research and manufacturing facilities across the globe, Seyond is crafting LiDAR solutions that elevate autonomous driving and fuel the advancement of smart infrastructure development. Our dynamic portfolio – including ultra-long range flagship LiDAR sensor Falcon, mid-to-short range LiDAR sensor Robin and perception service software platform OmniVidi – powers automotive and ITS solutions for partners like NIO, Faraday Future, Exwayz and Hexagon. Currently, over 200,000 Falcon units are in use, and the product continues to be mass-produced today.

This job requisition is not eligible for employment-based immigration sponsorship by Seyond.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Field Application Engineer (FAE) to join our System & Application Engineering team and support the deployment and integration of our LiDAR-based sensing products. In this role, you’ll serve as th e technical bridge between customers, business development, and engineering , ensuring our products perform flawlessly in real-world conditions.

How will you make an impact?

• Analyze customer’s needs and train customers on LiDAR operation and system analysis.
• Develop and deliver training, technical documentation, and best practice guides for customers and partners.
• Prepare and validate the product and the solution, including both hardware and software components, to ensure trouble-free on-site installation .
• Assist deployment, configuration, validation, and troubleshooting to ensure product performance meets customer requirements.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and product teams to solve technical problems.
• Document all findings clearly and communicate effectively across engineering and management teams.
• Ensure field learnings are captured and shared to continuously improve product reliability and deployment efficiency.
• Translate customer feedback into actionable product insights and improvement opportunities.

What qualifications and skills will make you succeed in this role?

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering , Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or other related engineering discipline.
• Knowledge of embedded Linux and sensor integration.
• Strong learning ability and problem-solving skills.
• Great communication and presentation skills.
• Must be comfortable working on‑site with customers and in hands‑on field environments.
• Willingness to travel domestically (up to 30%) for customer site visits, installations, and field support.

What core values will you add at Seyond?

• Emerging: We embrace thechallenges with the opportunities as we shape our future together.
• Dynamic: It is the combination of eachmember’s energy, innovative spirit, open‑mindedness, creativity, andunique experience that give us our dynamic edge.
• Genuine: We keep it real – be it with our customers, our partners, or each other. Weare dedicated to being honest and collaborative in all that we do.
• Excellence: We continuously strive for higher performance,higher quality, higher precision, and higher safety.

Where is this role located? This is an on-site role located in Sunnyvale, CA.

What is the Pay Range?
$70,000-$120,000
The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, annual base salary for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Seyond. You may also be eligible for the sales incentive plan and equity. In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success.

What are the benefits and perks of working at Seyond?
You will be supported with a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. Below are some highlights:

• A variety of health insurance plans
• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness reimbursement
• Financial contributions to your ongoing development (conference participation, training etc.)

Seyond, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws.

Employment at Seyond is contingent upon proof of your legal right to work in the United States under applicable law, verification of satisfactory references and successful completion of a background check, and signing all your on-boarding documents.

Seyond takes data privacy and identity theft very seriously. As such, we do not request personally-identifiable information (PII) from applicants over the internet or electronically. Please kindly refrain from disclosing your PII electronically during the application process or to unauthorized websites that may purport to Seyond or any of our affiliates.