Power Field Applications Engineer - Global Travel Ready

HumCap; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

HumCap is seeking a Power Field Application Engineer to lead customer technical interfacing, diagnose high-importance hardware and firmware issues, and collaborate with global engineering teams on design validation and NPI programs.

The role emphasizes hands-on lab diagnostics, precision rework, and proactive reliability improvements, with occasional travel to customer sites and international destinations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Field Application Engineering, power design, or power electronics.
• Strong knowledge of AC/DC, DC/DC power supplies, and analog circuit design.
• Hands-on hardware debugging with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, electronic loads, and power supplies).
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Own the Customer Technical Interface: act as the primary technical voice during field deployments and translate complex engineering issues into actionable insights for customer engineering teams.
• Drive Rapid First-Level Failure Analysis: diagnose and resolve critical hardware and firmware issues at customer facilities to minimize downtime.
• Bridge Global Engineering Teams: coordinate with international manufacturing and design teams to validate specifications, execute testing, and support NPI programs.
• Execute High-Precision Lab Diagnostics & Rework: perform hands-on debugging, voltage/current control-loop tuning, and precision SMD circuit rework in lab or customer environments.
• Proactively Engineer Out Quality Risks: identify component or design vulnerabilities and work with engineering teams to improve reliability and optimize system configurations.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

5+ years of experience in Field Application Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Electronic loads

Power supplies

Job description

HumCap is seeking a Power Field Application Engineer to lead customer technical interfacing, diagnose high-importance hardware and firmware issues, and collaborate with global engineering teams on design validation and NPI programs.

The role emphasizes hands-on lab diagnostics, precision rework, and proactive reliability improvements, with occasional travel to customer sites and international destinations.