Principal Field Applications Engineer

Flex; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex in California is seeking a Principal Field Applications Engineer to provide technical guidance and design-in support for analog/mixed signal products across customer engagements.

You will lead lab testing, craft solution roadmaps, deliver seminars, and collaborate with design teams to meet customer specifications, with 5+ years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience directly working with analog circuit design/troubleshooting.
• Proficient in analog/mixed signal design to solve complex issues at product and system level.
• Experience setting up labs to test, characterize, and emulate customer issues with Flex products and complex boards.

Responsibilities

• Provide best in class support by addressing customer technical questions related to manufacturing capabilities (design, fabrication, assembly).
• Provide hands-on lab support in Flex or customer labs (10–60% of time depending on design cycles).
• Review customer requirements, identify issues, and propose best-fit solutions matching Flex capabilities and specifications.
• Contribute to development of complex product roadmaps by giving field feedback to design teams.
• Define initial project/product scope and prepare project plans to meet customer expectations.
• Develop and present technical seminars for customers and sales personnel to promote Flex capabilities, services, technologies, manufacturing processes and quality.
• Prepare and maintain required documentation.

Skills

Analog circuit design

Troubleshooting

Lab testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market‑leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a/an Principal Field Applications Engineer located in California.

Reporting to the Director, Field Applications, the Principal Field Applications Engineer will be accountable for providing technical guidance and information to customers on a pre-sales and post-sales basis to enable delivery of design, fabrication, and assembly goals, per customers’ expectations.

What a typical day looks like:

• Provide best in class support by closing customer technical support questions related to manufacturing capabilities, including design, fabrication and assembly abilities.
• Provide hands on lab support (in Flex or the customer lab) locally, which could range from 10% to 60% of the time, depending on customer needs/design cycles.
• Review customer requirements, identify and communicate potential issues and provide best fit solutions matching Flex capability and customers’ specifications.
• Contribute to development of complex product roadmaps by providing field feedback to the design teams.
• Define initial project/product scope and prepare project plans to meet customers’ expectations.
• Develop and present technical seminars for customers and sales personnel to promote employer's manufacturing capabilities, services, available technologies, manufacturing process and quality.
• Prepare and maintain required documentation.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• 5+ years of experience directly working with analog circuit design/troubleshooting required
• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics (or a closely related field) highly preferred, OR equivalent experience
• Technically competent in the analog/mixed signal design to be able to solve product and system level complex issues
• Technically competent in a lab set up to test, characterize, and emulate customer issues with Flex products and complex customer boards

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