Field Applications Engineer (Energy Storage & AI Infrastructure)

Amphenol HSIO; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol HSIO in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Field Applications Engineer to support Energy Storage and AI Infrastructure markets. You will bridge customers and Amphenol engineering, product marketing and sales to drive design wins in a high-power, high-voltage interconnect space.

You will collaborate with customers, internal teams and field staff to deliver world-class interconnect solutions, prepare technical presentations, and develop customer-facing materials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is required.
• Electrical or Mechanical engineering background is preferred.
• 2+ years in design or applications engineering of electrical hardware components/interconnects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the engineering resource on the sales team, leading technical aspects of the sales cycle — from discovery and design through prototyping and production
• Provide technical marketing support for the development and design-in of commercial products, spanning a mix of high power, high voltage, and low voltage I/O solutions
• Prepare and participate in technical presentations for customers and internal stakeholders
• Develop customer-facing, application-specific technical materials
• Provide customer support for all technical inquiries, delivering product solutions that address customer concerns
• Help devise strategies to differentiate Amphenol's products and solutions from competitors in the energy storage and AI infrastructure space
• Meet and exceed strategic account and business objectives
• Travel as required to support customer engagements

Skills

Strong communicator

Customer service

Organizational and presentation skills

MS Office 365

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering preferred

Tools

Creo

SolidWorks

Job description

About Amphenol

Amphenol is one of the world's largest providers of high-technology interconnect, sensor and antenna solutions, and a critical enabler of the infrastructure powering the AI and energy transition. As data centers scale to meet unprecedented compute demand and energy storage systems become essential to grid modernization and renewable integration, our high-power, high-voltage and high-speed interconnect solutions are at the center of these industries' most pressing engineering challenges. Our products help enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEMs globally. The Company designs, manufactures and markets electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, and is a leader in high-power and high-speed interconnect solutions for Energy Storage, AI Infrastructure/Data Center, broadband, industrial and automotive applications. Our primary end markets include AI data centers and compute infrastructure, energy storage and grid systems, cable television, cellular telephone and data communication, aerospace and military electronics, and automotive, rail and other transportation and industrial applications.

Position Summary

We are currently seeking a Field Applications Engineer to support our Energy Storage and AI Infrastructure markets. This individual will serve as the technical bridge between our customers and Amphenol's engineering, product marketing, and sales organizations — helping to drive design wins across a rapidly growing segment defined by high power density, high voltage, and next-generation data infrastructure demands.

We value our relationships with the companies building the future of energy and compute, and we depend on our Sales and Field Applications Engineering teams to foster these ongoing business partnerships. The FAE engineering team interfaces with customers, internal product development, product marketing, and the extended sales team to deliver world-class interconnect solutions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the engineering resource on the sales team, leading technical aspects of the sales cycle — from discovery and design through prototyping and production


• Provide technical marketing support for the development and design-in of commercial products, spanning a mix of high power, high voltage, and low voltage I/O solutions


• Prepare and participate in technical presentations for customers and internal stakeholders


• Develop customer-facing, application-specific technical materials


• Provide customer support for all technical inquiries, delivering product solutions that address customer concerns


• Help devise strategies to differentiate Amphenol's products and solutions from competitors in the energy storage and AI infrastructure space


• Meet and exceed strategic account and business objectives


• Travel as required to support customer engagements

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent technical field
  
  
  • Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering preferred
  
  
  
  


• 2+ years of experience in Design or Applications Engineering of electrical hardware components/interconnect solutions


• Demonstrated experience providing product marketing and technical support that translates into design wins


• Experience in Energy Storage and/or AI Infrastructure markets is welcomed

Skills

• Strong communicator across organizational levels and hierarchies


• High level of customer service with the ability to build lasting rapport


• Proficient in modeling tools such as Creo or SolidWorks


• Strong organizational and presentation skills


• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365