Low-Power MCU Field Engineer — Central US

Ambiq; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambiq is seeking a Field Applications Engineer in Minneapolis, MN, to provide direct support to global clients. Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, particularly with embedded systems. Responsibilities include supporting customers in product development, optimizing power consumption, and providing technical guidance. Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and experience with low-power microcontrollers. The role requires up to 50% travel.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in a Field Applications Engineering role in the semiconductor industry.
• Experience with embedded 32-bit MCU software and hardware.
• Experience debugging common embedded MCU hardware and software issues.

Responsibilities

• Support customer design activities from pre-sales.
• Advise on optimizing power consumption.
• Perform design reviews of customer schematics and PCB layouts.
• Support customer software and hardware bring-up and debug.
• Evangelize emerging technology and train sales team.

Skills

Embedded systems development

Power optimization

Customer support

Technical presentation

Low-power microcontrollers

Communications protocols (Bluetooth, WLAN, ZigBee)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

C programming

Embedded software development tools

Job description

Ambiq is seeking a Field Applications Engineer in Minneapolis, MN, to provide direct support to global clients. Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, particularly with embedded systems. Responsibilities include supporting customers in product development, optimizing power consumption, and providing technical guidance. Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and experience with low-power microcontrollers. The role requires up to 50% travel.