Senior Field Application Engineer

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

Job summary

Ceva, Inc. seeks an experienced Senior Field Application Engineer to support the Americas from Mountain View. You will evangelize Ceva's wireless/IP solutions, engage with customers pre- and post-sale, and coordinate with global R&D and sales teams.

The role requires frequent travel within the U.S. and occasional international trips, strong communication, and a customer-first mindset to drive successful deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering (BS/MS EE) or related field.
• Collaborative with strong communication and customer-service focus.
• Proven problem solver able to drive issues to closure with minimal supervision.
• 6+ years in wireless tech (5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB) and system architectures/SoC design.
• 10+ years in complex system architectures and SoC designs.
• Customer-facing experience in FAE/AE roles and DSP/AI/NPU familiarity.
• Willingness to travel within the U.S. and internationally a few times per year.
• Legal work authorization/EAD for U.S. employment.

Responsibilities

• Promote Ceva's wireless connectivity products and drive technical evaluations.
• Understand customer requirements and propose suitable technology solutions.
• Drive customer evaluations with Sales and R&D collaboration.
• Assist customers with integration of Ceva IP and provide technical training.
• Support US Sales & BD in penetrating new accounts.
• Build relationships with customers' technical teams and management.

Skills

Customer-facing

Communication

Problem solving

Time zone flexibility

Self-driven

Collaboration

Technical evangelism

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in EE

Job description

CEVA is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Senior Field Application Engineer to join our team. We are 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.

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 customers' technical requirements and identify the right technology/solution to meet and exceed the customers' 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 customers' technical teams and technical management.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 10+ years' experience in developing 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)
• Availability 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.