Global Magnetic Sensor Field Applications Engineer

ROHM Semiconductor; California; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ROHM Semiconductor US Technical Center is seeking a Field Applications Engineer with a focus on magnetic semiconductor components for ongoing and future projects. You will lead technical engagements, present to customer engineers, and collaborate with our Japan team to provide robust solutions.

The role demands strong device physics knowledge, experience with magnetic sensor design, and the ability to travel up to 5–6 times per year for customer visits and factory audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or electronics engineering technology or similar discipline.
• Advanced degree, Masters and/or PhD in electrical engineering or physics is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of semiconductor device processing and core electrical engineering concepts.
• Technical background and knowledge of magnetic device design, process and characterization.
• Fluent in both English and Japanese (written/oral) for technical engagements with our Japanese counterparts.
• Flexible work schedule to accommodate evening conference calls, emails, and text communications with customer.
• Prior customer engagement experiences with ability to make detailed technical presentations to customers.
• Ability to travel internationally as much as 5–6x/year to accommodate customer visits and factory audits.

Responsibilities

• Present detailed technical product presentations to key customer engineers to drive design-in of ROHM products.
• Demonstrate deep technical strengths in magnetic semiconductor device physics.
• Collaborate with engineering, sales and marketing for technical support across product life cycle.
• Engage with customers during design phase to capture requirements for development.
• Support validation with development teams and participate in design reviews.
• Assist in factory audits and support customer visits internationally.

Skills

Field Applications

Magnetic devices

Customer engagement

Technical presentations

Device physics

English & Japanese

Travel readiness

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering

Advanced degree in EE or Physics

Tools

OBIRCH

FT-IR spectroscopy

SEM/EDX

Job description

ROHM Semiconductor US Technical Center is seeking a Field Applications Engineer with a focus on magnetic semiconductor components for ongoing and future projects. You will lead technical engagements, present to customer engineers, and collaborate with our Japan team to provide robust solutions.

The role demands strong device physics knowledge, experience with magnetic sensor design, and the ability to travel up to 5–6 times per year for customer visits and factory audits.