Western Region FAE - Wireless IoT

Ellington Growth Partners; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ellington Growth Partners is seeking a Field Application Engineer to deliver pre-sale and post-sale support for innovative IoT products. This role involves close collaboration with customers and internal teams to ensure comprehensive technical guidance throughout the design process.

The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years of experience in embedded design and technical sales, excellent communication skills, and understanding of cellular technologies. This position offers a dynamic environment with minimal travel requirements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in embedded design or technical sales.
• Understanding of embedded systems and design experience.
• Excellent English communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide design support throughout the customer design process.
• Develop and present technical materials at meetings.
• Interface with internal R&D teams for product improvements.

Skills

Embedded design experience

Communication skills

Time-management skills

Experience with cellular technologies

Programming in Python, C, and Linux

Job description

Location: Virtual Office- Southern or Northern California

Must be a go‑getter, hungry to grow their career with a desire to be part of a Mid‑Sized organization which is rapidly rising to the top of their industry through innovation, strategic acquisitions and unsurpassed commitment to their customers and team members. “If you are not the Lead Dog the Scenery Never Changes”

Job Description

Opportunity Overview

The Field Application Engineer (FAE) is a critical team member, providing comprehensive pre‑sale and post‑sale support to some of the most innovative companies in the world—helping them develop and launch IoT bleeding‑edge products. The FAE will establish and maintain close technical ties to customers, partners and internal Sales Directors to ensure they are guided and supported throughout the design process end‑to‑end. This is a growth opportunity to become a technical expert of our client’s bleeding‑edge product portfolio of embedded wireless technologies through extensive training, field support and a collaborative team environment.

Objectives and Responsibilities Include:

• Provide design support to customers, integrators and the sales team to promote the company's products to customer engineers during the design win cycle and ensure world‑class support from end to end
• Develop and present technical materials in customer meetings, trainings and sales meetings
• Ensure customers and partners are properly and consistently supported
• Distill customers’ requirements and technical needs to ensure needs are met and appropriate solutions are suggested
• Interface with internal R&D teams to achieve continuous improvement of product documentation based on customer feedback
• Influence product roadmap development through communication with internal Product Management teams to ensure the voice of the customer is leveraged in future strategic developments
• Minimal regional travel—15% ±

Qualifications

Likely Profile & Talents:

• 3+ years of embedded design, support or technical sales experience within the semiconductor, wireless component or cellular module sectors
• Understanding of and design experience with embedded systems, firmware, development tools, microcontrollers, antenna design and power management
• Excellent communication skills with strong English verbal and written communication abilities; able to understand customer needs, probe for answers, determine a solution and articulate solutions effectively
• Exceptional, proactive and responsible time‑management skills with ability to manage multiple projects
• Experience with cellular technologies including GSM, CDMA, UMTS, WCDMA, LTE, 3G/4G technologies
• Experience with Python, C and Linux programming
• Humble, hungry, smart and of the highest integrity

All resumes and information provided to Ellington Growth Partners remain confidential and will never be presented to an organization without prior consent, qualifications aligned and communicated desire to pursue a specific opportunity.