Senior Manager Applications Engineering (Semiconductor Microcontrollers)

Acara Solutions, Inc.; Allen (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Acara Solutions is seeking a Senior Manager Applications Engineering for semiconductor microcontrollers to lead a 100-person team, with 35 reporting to this role. The incumbent will bridge design and applications engineering, develop customer-ready solutions, and showcase technology leadership across the portfolio.

You will drive integration, oversee reference designs, create technical collateral, and support marketing with roadmaps and competitive analysis. Travel up to 20% may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in an applications engineering role with a focus on microcontrollers.
• Proven success in leading cross-functional teams.
• Ability to metabolize a large product portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Drive integration of multiple company technologies into complete systems.
• Manage schematics and layouts for reference designs and customer solutions.
• Create and maintain documentation such as application notes and datasheets.
• Support strategic marketing with reference designs, roadmaps, and competitive analysis.
• Assist in roadmap development and new product ideas.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Portfolio management

Project management

Software development

Applications support

Business development

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Senior Manager Applications Engineering (Semiconductor Microcontrollers)

Job Title:Senior Manager Applications Engineering

Employment Type: Salaried direct with full benefits

About the Opportunity:

We are seeking an expert in microcontroller development.Think of chips that create physical motion, hearing and vision. Be the liaison between design and applications engineering. This is a team of 100 to support integration - 35 of them report to this position.

We are seeking an Application Engineering Manager Who Can Develop and deliver customer‑ready solutions by optimizing company content within customer systems and ensuring strong application management across customer engagements. Showcase company'stechnology leadership and broad portfolio, demonstrating the value customers gain through integrated company solutions. Enable effective application management to support adoption and performance, while driving cross‑selling and solution‑selling opportunities across the entire portfolio.

What You'll Do:

• Drive the integrate multiple companytechnologies into complete systems.
• Manage the development of schematics and layouts for reference designs and customer specific solutions.
• Create documentation and collateral such as application notes, white papers user manuals and datasheets.
• Support strategic marketing with reference designs/schematics/documentation for customers.
• Support strategic marketing with competitive analysis.
• Support strategic marketing with roadmaps and new product ideas.

About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

Job Requirements

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering
• Min 10 years in an applications engineering role with expertise in microcontrollers that includes proven success in project management, product development, software, applications support and business development. Including:
  • Proven success in leading cross‑functional teams
  • Ability to metabolize a large portfolio.
• Min 3 years of experience in application engineering management
• Min 5 years of experience in a broad skillset including PCB level, hardware design and software engineering.

Possible travel up to 20%.

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F‑1 OPT STEM work authorization status.