Rotational Field Application Engineer

Advanced Energy; California; On-site; USD 66,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) matching

Paid vacation and holidays

Paid sick time

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Advanced Energy seeks a new grad Electrical Engineer for a one-year rotation program across multiple US cities, preparing you for deployment as a Field Application Engineer. You will collaborate with sales, marketing, and design engineers to support customers and drive design wins in power supplies for industrial and medical sectors.

You will engage in presales and postproduction support, provide architecture guidance, and help define new products based on customer needs while advancing your

Qualifications

• Charismatic communicator capable of advocating for customers internally.
• Strong problem-solving methodology to address diverse design needs.
• Curious technologist who learns quickly and adapts to industry trends.
• Basic knowledge of power electronics and testing in the lab.

Responsibilities

• FAEs support adoption of Advanced Energy power solutions through presales to postproduction support.
• Provide system architecture guidance, schematic review, and on-site qualification support.
• Develop customer relationships to relay technical requirements for product roadmap.
• Deliver technology updates and product training to customers, sales, and distribution.
• Act as customer advocate to earn respect of engineering leaders internally and externally.
• Influence sales strategy with the FAEs' technical perspective.

Skills

Communication

Problem solving

Curious technologist

Power electronics basics

Education

Electrical Engineering degree (BSc or MSc)

Job description

Rotational Field Application Engineer

ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE's power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. With engineering know-how and responsive service and support around the globe, the company builds collaborative partnerships to meet technology advances, propel growth for its customers and innovate the future of power. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Advanced Energy is looking for an Electrical Engineer new college graduate to go through a one year long rotation program to develop a broad set of skills before you are deployed as a Field Application Engineer. During the rotation program, you will work in multiple different US cities to develop skills in design, application, and field engineering. Once deployed as Field Application Engineer you will help drive sales growth in the industrial and medical power supply segment. You will collaborate with the sales team, marketing, and design engineers to provide highly differentiated technical support to our customers to drive design wins at a diverse set of applications and customers.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• FAEs support the adoption of Advanced Energy power solutions to our customers at all stages of the engagement process from presales activity to postproduction/installation support
• FAE support comes in many forms: AE solution recommendations, system architecture guidance, schematic review, on-site customer qualification & debug support, etc.
• Through developing engineering relationships with our customers, the FAE will identify and communicate technical requirements for new applications or customer needs that aren't served by the current portfolio to the product development. FAE input is critical in definition of new products and roadmap
• FAEs regularly provide technology updates and product training to customers, sales, and distribution
• As a trusted customer advocate, FAEs must have the confidence and persuasive skills to earn the respect of engineering leaders both internally and with the customer
• The FAEs technical perspective will influence the sales strategy

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Charismatic communicator that can advocate for customers to an internal audience and for the company to the customer
• Strong problem-solving methodology
• A passionate and curious technologist with an ability to learn and adapt to industry trends
• Basic knowledge of power electronics with ability to qualify, test, modify, and debug power supplies in the lab as needed

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, with a focus on power electronics

COMPENSATION:

As required by multiple state pay transparency laws, Advanced Energy provides a reasonable range of compensation for each job posting. Actual compensation is influenced by an array of factors including, but not limited to, skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. The range of starting pay for this role is $66,000 to $100,000 base salary per year.

Additionally, this position is eligible for the Sales Incentive Plan with a specific target amount to be determined based on the role.

BENEFITS:

As part of our total rewards philosophy, we believe in offering and maintaining competitive compensation and benefits programs for our employees to attract and retain a talented, highly engaged workforce.Our compensation programs are focused on equitable, fair pay practices including market-based base pay, an annual pay-for-performance incentive plan, and discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

In addition to our competitive compensation practices, we offer a strong benefits package in each of the countries in which we operate. In the U.S., we offer a rich benefits package that includes:

• Medical - 4 different health care plan options, dental, and vision
• Short and long-term disability and life insurance
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Generous time off policy starting with 3 weeks of paid vacation, 7 days of paid sick time, and 12 paid holidays
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time off
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for both Moms and Dads
• Company matched 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Expanded mental health coverage and employee assistance programs
• Other voluntary benefits include voluntary options such as critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity, pet insurance, identify theft, and legal assistance

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