Senior Field Application Engineer

MRL Consulting Group | Global Niche Technology Recruitment; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

MRL Consulting Group | Global Niche Technology Recruitment is seeking an experienced Senior Field Application Engineer to act as a key technical interface between customers and the business. You will support customers through product selection, design, validation and qualification, while helping identify opportunities and drive product adoption in San Jose, California.

The role requires 3+ years of hands-on analog hardware design, strong knowledge of power-converter topologies, power switches

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years hands-on analog hardware design experience.
• Strong knowledge of power-converter topologies, power switches and passive components.
• Familiarity with high-power PWM controllers, smart power stages, and hot-swap controllers.
• Experience in data centers, HPC, or AI infrastructure power architectures is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical contact for customers.
• Advise on suitable products and technical solutions during new projects.
• Provide design, validation, and qualification support.
• Visit customers for product promotion, training, and on-site support.
• Travel to customer and partner locations as required.
• Support design-win activities and contribute to growth.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and engineering teams to capture customer requirements.

Skills

Analog hardware design

Power electronics

Power architectures

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Power electronics specialization (advantage)

Tools

PWM controllers

Power switches

Passive components

High-power electronics

Job description

Location: San Jose, California

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Field Application Engineer to act as a key technical interface between customers and the business. The successful candidate will support customers throughout product selection, design, validation and qualification, while helping identify new opportunities and drive product adoption.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary technical point of contact for customers.
• Engage with customers during new project development, recommending suitable products and technical solutions.
• Provide technical support throughout the design, validation and qualification process.
• Conduct regular customer visits for product promotion, solution discussions, technical training, on-site support and troubleshooting.
• Travel to customer and partner locations as required.
• Support design-win activities and contribute to business growth.
• Work proactively with sales and marketing teams on product promotion and customer engagement.
• Collaborate with internal business and engineering teams to identify customer requirements and explore opportunities for new products and solutions.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline. A specialisation in power electronics would be advantageous.
• More than 3 years of hands-on analog hardware design experience.
• Strong understanding of power-converter topologies, power switches and passive components.
• Familiarity with technologies such as high-power multiphase PWM controllers, smart power stages, point-of-load regulators, eFuses and hot-swap controllers.
• Knowledge of power architectures used within data centres, high-performance computing or AI infrastructure would be advantageous.
• Commercially minded with an understanding of customer and business requirements.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Additional language capabilities, including Mandarin, would be advantageous.
• Strong relationship-building and professional networking skills.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• Able to work effectively as an independent contributor while collaborating as part of a wider team.
• Previous Field Application Engineering experience is desirable but not essential.

Relevant Candidate Backgrounds

Candidates may come from organisations operating within areas such as:

• Power semiconductor and power-management IC manufacturers
• Analog and mixed-signal semiconductor companies
• Electronics and contract manufacturing organisations
• Server, computing and data-center hardware manufacturers
• Power-supply and power-electronics manufacturers
• Electronic component distributors and technology solution providers

Experience supporting customers in data-center, AI infrastructure, server, computing, industrial or other high-power electronics applications would be particularly relevant.