Senior Field Application Engineer

Ceva; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ceva is seeking a sales-technical professional based in our Mountain View office to support customers and track project details in the Americas. You will evangelize Ceva's wireless connectivity and sensing technologies during pre-sales engagements and assist customers post-sale to integrate Ceva IP into designs.

The role requires collaboration with global R&D and US sales, frequent travel within the U.S., and occasional international travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering or closely related field.
• Strong communication and customer-facing skills.
• Self-driven with proactive problem-solving ability.
• Travel frequently within the U.S. and occasional international travel.
• Willing to work across US-Europe time zones.

Responsibilities

• Promote Ceva's wireless connectivity products and drive technical evaluations.
• Understand customer requirements and map them to Ceva solutions.
• Drive customer evaluations with Sales and R&D teams.
• Assist customers with integration of Ceva IP and provide technical training.
• Build relationships with customers' technical teams and management.

Skills

Excellent communication

Collaborative

Customer-focused

Self-driven

Travel willingness

Time-zone flexibility

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SoC design

Algorithm development

DSP/AI/NPU solutions

Job description

Overview:

Ceva is the leading licensor of wireless connectivity and smart sensing technologies. We offer Digital Signal Processors, AI processors, wireless platforms and software for sensor fusion, image enhancement, computer vision, voice input and artificial intelligence, all of which are key enabling technologies for a smarter, connected world.

About the Role:

As part of Ceva's sales team for the Americas, you will be based in our Mountain View Office and will have the responsibility for supporting customers and tracking customer information (project/technical). The ideal candidate will bring a high level of energy and enthusiasm, be goal-oriented and have a deep sense of customer service.

This position will require cooperation and interaction with Ceva's global R&D, corporate application engineers, and the US sales team. You will frequently interact with existing and potential customers to evangelize the technical value of Ceva's products during pre-sales engagements and facilitate the customer's integration and use of Ceva's products post-sales.

Responsibilities:

• Promote Ceva's wireless connectivity products by highlighting their technical merits, by addressing customers' questions, and by driving technical evaluations.
• Understand customer's technical requirements and identify the right technology/solution to meet and exceed the customer's expectations.
• Drive customer evaluations in collaboration with Ceva's Sales and R&D.
• Assist customers with the integration of Ceva's IP, provide technical training and enable optimal use of Ceva's IP in the customers' designs.
• Help the US Sales & Business Development team to penetrate new accounts and identify potential customers.
• Build and develop relationships with existing and potential customer's technical teams and technical management.

Requirements (Must-Haves):

• Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering (BS/MS EE) or a closely-related technical field.
• A collaborative individual with a positive attitude, excellent communication skills, and the ability to articulate technical concepts.
• Passionate about solving technical challenges, with a business and customer-focused mindset.
• Self-driven, independent, and assertive. A problem solver who can drive issues to closure with little to no supervision.
• 6 years of experience in wireless technologies such as 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB or any other wireless standard, including the development of system architectures, SoC design, or algorithm development. Available to travel frequently within the U.S. to meet customers and internationally a few times per year.
• Flexibility to work across time zones (US-Europe).
• Legal work authorization/EAD for U.S. employment.

Requirements (Nice-to-Have):

• 10 years' experience in developing of complex system architectures and sophisticated SoC designs.
• Proven customer-facing and customer-support skills acquired in a previous FAE or AE role
• Familiarity with DSP and AI/NPU solutions
• Good knowledge of DSP applications in common consumer electronic devices (e.g., Cellular/Telecommunications, 5G, Wireless/Connectivity, Voice & Audio)