Remote Field Applications Engineer - FPGA/RF for Aerospace

Rare Bird Recruiting, LLC; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship

Remote work

Job summary

Rare Bird Recruiting, LLC is seeking a Field Application Engineer to support regional sales with technical solutions for aerospace and defense customers in a remote, Texas-Canada territory. This role requires frequent travel, often two weeks per month or more, including overnight trips.

You will translate customer requirements into hardware and software recommendations, present technology roadmaps, and act as a technical bridge among customers, sales, and internal teams throughout pre-sales

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
• 3+ years in Field Applications Engineering or similar customer-facing role.
• Strong hardware/software integration and embedded computing knowledge.
• Experience gathering customer requirements and translating to technical specs.
• Proven ability to provide technical sales support with regional managers.
• Experience presenting technical information and product capabilities.
• Knowledge of FPGA/DSP-based embedded hardware and RF/analog tech.
• Excellent communication and multi-priority management; travel readiness 50%+.

Responsibilities

• Support regional sales managers by understanding customer requirements.
• Recommend appropriate technical solutions and present roadmaps.
• Bridge customers, sales, and internal teams during pre-sales and engagement.
• Travel regularly to customer sites for multi-day visits as needed.

Skills

Field Applications

Technical Sales

Customer Requirements

RF/Analog

FPGA/DSP

Embedded Computing

OpenVPX

Travel Ready

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS

Tools

OpenVPX

VPX/OpenVPX

PCIe

SOSA/MOSA

Job description

Rare Bird Recruiting, LLC is seeking a Field Application Engineer to support regional sales with technical solutions for aerospace and defense customers in a remote, Texas-Canada territory. This role requires frequent travel, often two weeks per month or more, including overnight trips.

You will translate customer requirements into hardware and software recommendations, present technology roadmaps, and act as a technical bridge among customers, sales, and internal teams throughout pre-sales