Staff Field Application Engineer Automotive

1040 Micron Semiconductor Prds; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 163,200 - 276,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Paid family leave

Paid time-off

Job summary

1040 Micron Semiconductor Prds is seeking a Staff Field Applications Engineer based in San Jose, California. In this role, you will be a key technical partner, focusing on memory architecture and providing tailored solutions for customers.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field and experience with memory-focused applications. The role offers a competitive salary range and robust benefits including healthcare plans and paid time-off.

Qualifications

• Proven ability in system design, system test, and system validation.
• Experience with memory-focused application engineering.
• Experience with LP5x, LP6, UFS, embedded SSD.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to customers on memory architecture.
• Regularly visit customers to discuss ongoing projects.
• Provide customer technical support during critical issues.
• Work with marketing and development teams on new products.
• Collaborate with Sales to execute strategic plans.

Skills

System design

Troubleshooting skills

Memory product recommendations

Customer technical support

Education

Bachelors in electrical engineering or related field

Tools

Automotive or embedded systems

Job description

Role Overview

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all. Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.

As a Staff Field Applications Engineer, you play a critical role in building trusted technical partnerships with key customers and ecosystem partners. You will lead account-level technology strategy, guide solution design, and help customers optimize system architectures across Micron’s portfolio. This is a highly visible role that blends deep technical expertise, customer engagement, and cross‑functional leadership!

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to our customers by providing memory architecture advice, memory product recommendations, delivering technical training, and developing solutions.
• Regularly visit customers to identify new business, discuss ongoing projects including areas of concern & future needs.
• Provide customer technical support; be the central point of contact during critical issues between customer and factory teams, work with multi‑functional groups until issue resolution has been delivered to the customer.
• Work with internal marketing and development teams to evaluate feasibility of specific new products or features and ensure customer specifications are met.
• Work closely with Sales to develop and execute a strategic plan & track progress to key objectives.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelors in electrical engineering or related field of study; proven ability in system design, system test, system validation, and/or memory-focused application engineering; experienced with memories in automotive or embedded systems including LP5x, LP6, UFS, embedded SSD; strong problem‑solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Preferred: Experience working as an applications engineer for a semiconductor manufacturer.

Salary Range

The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full‑time position is: $163,200.00 – $276,800.00 a year.

Benefits

Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave. Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time‑off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the benefit programs available, please see the benefits guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits.

Equal Opportunity

Micron is proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.