Staff Field Application Engineer Automotive

Micron Technology; 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 program

Paid holidays

Job summary

Micron Technology is seeking a Staff Field Applications Engineer in San Jose to build trusted technical partnerships with customers and guide technology strategies. The role requires deep technical expertise and offers the opportunity to influence system designs across our memory and storage portfolio.

Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and proven experience in system design. Compensation ranges from $163,200 to $276,800 annually, with a comprehensive benefits package provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field of study.
• Proven ability in system design, system test, system validation, and/or memory focused application engineering.
• Experience with memories in automotive or embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to customers providing memory architecture advice.
• Regularly visit customers to discuss ongoing projects and future needs.
• Provide customer technical support during critical issues.

Skills

System design

Problem-solving

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field

Tools

LP5x

LP6

UFS

Embedded SSD

Job description

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 customers by providing memory architecture advice, product recommendations, delivering technical training, and developing solutions.
• Regularly visit customers to identify new business, discuss ongoing projects including areas of concern and future needs.
• Provide customer technical support; be the central point of contact during critical issues between customers and factory teams, working 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 and track progress to key objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field of study.
• Proven ability in system design, system test, system validation, and/or memory focused application engineering.
• Experience with memories in automotive or embedded systems including LP5x, LP6, UFS, embedded SSD.
• Strong problem‑solving and troubleshooting skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working as an applications engineer for a semiconductor manufacturer.

US base salary range: $163,200.00 – $276,800.00 per year.

Micron offers a range of medical, dental and vision plans, income protection if unable to work due to illness or injury, paid family leave, 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.

Micron is an equal‑opportunity workplace and 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.