System Engineer | LAMPS LVAC

118-WW TMG MFG OPS; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TI is seeking a System Engineer in Santa Clara to translate customer requirements into technical specifications for high-precision, low-power low voltage amplifiers and comparators. You will shape product definitions, drive market-driven roadmaps, and collaborate with customers and internal teams to deliver world-class solutions.

In this role you will ramp new designs, support sales with system-level insights, and contribute to cross-functional reviews to ensure on-time delivery and quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, ECE or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in linear circuits.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to take initiative and drive for results.
• Master's degree preferred with 5+ years in analog blocks (op amps, ADCs, DACs, LDOs).
• Strong understanding of analog/mixed-signal ICs; familiarity with lab equipment and SPICE modeling.
• Customer-facing skills with track record of designing system solutions.
• Ability to work in teams across functions; strong time management for on-time delivery.

Responsibilities

• Research and define new product definitions based on customer requirements and market trends.
• Develop a roadmap strategy to grow the product line revenue; monitor automotive and industrial end-equipment.
• Identify future trends and opportunities to improve performance and value.
• Be the technical expert for product ramp-up and drive design-wins with customers.
• Support marketing and sales with product knowledge and system-level understanding.
• Build relationships with customers and field teams to diagnose and solve system problems with TI silicon.
• Negotiate IC development tradeoffs with design teams to meet timelines; assess competitors.
• Lead cross-functional coordination for new product launches and issue resolution.
• Create technical literature to support development and launches.
• Engage in technology reviews and collaborate with field application teams.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Initiative

Team collaboration

Time management

Customer-facing

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

SPICE

Job description

Change the world. Love your job.

Low Voltage Amplifiers and Comparators Product line in TI based out of Santa Clara is looking for a motivated System Engineer.

At TI, System Engineers work to identify roadmap opportunities for a business and are responsible for defining new products based on market opportunity.

To do this, they leverage,

• Strong technical knowledge of our existing portfolio
• Deep understanding of the technologies
• Knowledge of standards and protocols within an industry or end equipment
• Strong ability to engage with customers, internal teams

With all this, they translate customer requirements into technical specifications that will solve real-world problems.This exciting opportunity would enable you to develop and showcase your leadership skills cross technical and business domains.

On the technical side, you will have an opportunity to learn technologies that enable Highest Precision, Highest speed, Lowest Power within the realm of Low Voltage Amplifiers and Comparators. You will understand how innovation with cost optimization across multiple domains such as die, package, and test enables world class products.

On the business side, you will be exposed to multiple markets, will have the ability to work with diverse set of customers across different regions of the world, understand how pricing negotiations and product costing interacts, and finally how an established, multi-million product line executes their products with highest quality while supporting a huge customer base.

Responsibilities may include:

• Research and create new product definitions by understanding customer requirements, pain points and industry trends. Develop business case proposals, own product development strategies and take products to market.
• Develop a comprehensive roadmap strategy to grow product line revenue. Continuously analyze key end-equipment in automotive and industrial spaces to get ahead of the competitors while working closely with customers.
• Understand future trends, identify opportunities for improving performance and adding value to the system and end-equipment
• Be the technical expert, responsible for product ramp up for the customer. Drive revenue growth through adoption of new and existing products
• Provide support to application/marketing team for newly introduced and existing products. Support and train sales organizations on new/existing products and system level application understanding.
• Build relationships with customers/field teams by closely interacting with them to identify and solve system problems with TI silicon
• Assess and negotiate IC development tradeoffs with design team and customers to meet NPD and customer ramp timelines. Drive Competitor assessment (specs, teardown) and enable new products to be better in performance, cost, and size.
• Relentlessly drive new design wins for new and existing products. Bring quick resolution to customer problems by interfacing across different functional groups such as design, product, test, packaging, marketing and sales.
• Create technical literature such as datasheets, application notes, user's guides, models, VVCM etc. to support new product development and support marketing launches.
• Actively drive, engage and participate in technology reviews and PPIT with Kilby, ATD and SCP and collaborate with experts in field application team.

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, ECE or a related degree program
• 2+ years of relevant experience in linear circuits
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to take the initiative and drive for results

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in electrical engineering or a related degree program
• 5+ year of relevant experience and deep understanding of analog blocks such as Operational Amplifiers, ADCs, DACs, References, LDO's etc.
• Strong understanding of analog/mixed-signal IC's and their application. Familiarity with lab equipment and/or System level circuit modeling with SPICE
• Strong customer facing skills and experience solving technical problems for customers. Track record of driving design wins by providing system solutions
• Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions
• Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery. Ability to quickly ramp on new systems and processes