Field Application Engineer - AMD Xilinx

Avnet; North Carolina; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Avnet is seeking an AMD Xilinx dedicated Field Application Engineer to join the technical sales team, leading hardware and software discussions for customer systems and focusing on SoC technologies, pre- and post-sale support.

The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of FPGA/SoC design tools experience (Vivado/Vitis, ISE, Quartus) with strong system-level knowledge, and will build trusted advisor relationships with engineers and drive design-win strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience in technical sales related to FPGA/SoC.
• Strong system-level understanding and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical sales initiatives for AMD Xilinx-focused customers.
• Provide technical leadership on Xilinx IP, software tools, and hardware.
• Develop trusted advisor relationships with key engineers and architects.
• Create and deliver technical proposals and design win strategies.

Skills

System-level design

FPGA/ASIC design tools

Technical sales collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Vivado/Vitis/ISE/Quartus

ModelSim

Job description

Who We Are:

At Avnet, relationships matter. We are a global, FORTUNE ® 500 technology distributor and solutions company that delivers design, supply chain and logistics expertise to customers at every stage of a product's lifecycle. Our employees have a front row seat to the latest innovations shaping the world we live in and the future we share. We're driven to help our customers around the world succeed and we do so by earning the trust of some of the biggest names in technology.

Working at Avnet means being a part of a global team. We work collaboratively and with integrity, doing business the right way. For more than a century, we have partnered together to help our customers, suppliers and teammates realize the transformative possibilities of technology. Experience what's next at Avnet!

Job Description

Applicants for this position must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. MUST be U.S. Citizen

Job Summary:

As the AMD Xilinx dedicated Field Application Engineer you will be a key member of a technical sales team acting as lead for Hardware & Software aspects of our key customers' systems. An ideal candidate for this role will be an enthusiastic and highly motivated technical individual who wants to be on the cutting edge of SoC technology and proactively engaged with customers in pre- and post-sale design and technical support activities.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Drive and manage Xilinx technical related initiatives & activities for key customers in alignment with the AMD Xilinx dedicated Technical Sales Engineer (TSE)
• Provide technical leadership and guidance that focuses on AMD Xilinx design win strategies for customer opportunities
• Develop relationships with and become trusted advisor to (system) engineers & architects in your assigned key accounts
• Drive the technical part of strategy proposals for key customer programs
• Leverages understanding of known challenges to advise customer designers on the optimum use of Xilinx IP, software tools and hardware devices
• Manage technical support issues within customer base and collaborate/bring in AMD Xilinx technical specialists when required to help solve real time problems (e.g. software tool & IP issues, Design Closure, RTL and simulation assistance, system bring up and debug)
• Collaborate with field and AMD Xilinx factory resources to develop and deliver technical proposals to customer project managers, engineering managers, system architects and design engineers that align with customers' needs
• Lead with technical solution creation to show our value proposition (e.g.: hardware, software demos, example designs)
• Work with 3rd party ecosystem partners to support mutual beneficial custom solutions into the customer base where applicable
• Attend internal and external AMD Xilinx technical training to complete and maintain certification as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills:

• Experience with and understanding at systems level, FPGA and ASIC design tools. Experience with Vivado/Vitis, ISE or Quartus required (ModelSim is a plus)
• Ability to identify a customer's key care-abouts and thus contribute to overall sales strategy and success
• Knowledge of customers' end products including their specific market requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong presentations skills, and the ability to work with multiple groups
• Aptitude to communicate clearly at a high system and deep technical levels
• Organization skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize and keep track of activities
• Team player with "can do" attitude

Desirable Skills:

• Experience in designing with AMD Xilinx FPGA's & SoCs (Versal Adaptive SOCs, Virtex, Kintex, Artix & Spartan Class FPGA's, RFSoC, Zynq UltraScale+, & Zynq-7000)
• Knowledge of embedded system design tools such as AMD Xilinx's Vivado & Vitis tools, IP Integrator, or Intel Altera Quartus, and Eclipse based software development environment.
• Knowledge of board design requirements for FPGA's & SoC's including power distribution & dissipation, high speed interface design, and debug.
• Design experience using high performance external memory interface controllers and protocols
• Design experience using FPGA based high-speed serial transceivers
• Embedded processing knowledge - Familiar with x86 and ARM architectures, performance metrics, OS (especially Linux), Yocto, BSP, drivers, and debugging tools

Work Experience:

• Minimum experience required is typically 8+ years with bachelor's or equivalent. This is typically the most senior sales position in the company and is reserved for the most experienced sales professionals.

Education and Certification(s):

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience from which comparable knowledge and job skills can be obtained.

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