Advanced Application Engineer / CONEXiS / Cypress, CA
CONEXiS/Cypress, CAJob Type: Direct Hire
Salary: $90,000 - $125,000
Our client, a leader in wireless devices for Audio/Video applications, is looking for 1-2 Applications Engineers to join their growing team. The Applications Engineer is responsible for meeting and translating customer needs into guidelines for the development of the products in order to create customer satisfaction. This requires the writing of product specifications for customers in line with the guidelines set by the company, and to translate customer needs into viable solutions that our company can offer.
Requirements and Responsibilities:
Requirements:
A BSEE, MSEE with 5+ years of experience working with advanced wireless technologies. Experience in Audio/Video industry is a plus.
Responsibilities:
This person will work closely with the Director of Innovation to explore, learn and evangelize new concepts adn technologies to the Applications Engineering team (14 people) and hi-profile customers. Basically, "The Face of Innovation" to the company and customers.
Managing and controlling the initial (pre-study/feasibility study) phase of projects until the start of the project and maintaining customer and product management relations and changes throughout the definition and feasibility stages of each project.
Collaborate and discuss new technologies and approaches with technology partners and customers
Interface between the customer and Engineering to define system requirements
Ability to explain key benefits and tradeoffs of various technology platforms
Making general specification document for sales purposes
Cooperate with Cost Management Engineering to calculate unit costs
Cooperate with Sales to develop pricing
Defining features, functions, and requirements for Specification
Managing Engineering and Project/Product Management in initial phase
Create specifications and drive approval process with the customer and Engineering
Manage tasks between Customers, Sales, Engineering and Project/Program Management
Build up customer relationship (Account Management), by having frequent contact with customers with respect to product development, specific/technical customer requirements, etc.
Travel with Sales to customers in pre-production phase in order to assist in selling the technical concept of the product
Assist Sales in translating Product and Software Specifications to the Customer
Global responsibility for helping respond to advanced product RFQs
Train global AE team on technology solutions
Authorization:
Serve as a conduit of communication between customer and internal Engineering
Review product costing from CME and release in quote form
Guide ID group for rendering design of the product when required
Internal contacts:
Innovations Team
Product Management
Project/Program Management
Sales
Engineering
Cost Management Engineering
External contacts:
Customers (Set Top Box manufacturers, broadcasters, CE manufacturers, etc…)
Industrial Designers
Required education and experience:
4 year EE degree with 5-10 work experience in a relevant industry such as set-top box, microcontrollers, RF, etc
Prototyping, technical troubleshooting, firmware downloading, etc.
Work experience with international colleagues or clients
Commercial courses a plus
Required expertise and skills:
Good understanding and communication of engineering principles
Ability to communicate technical principles verbally and by presentation
Ability to interact with and provide training to support staff as needed
Strong Technical Background
Team Player
Accuracy
Creativity
Stress resistance
Commercial attitude
Goal oriented
Good communicative skills
Managing skills
Negotiation skills
Knowledge of Product Development
Knowledge of Pricing and Margin Calculations
Willingness and ability to travel to customer sitesApply To Job
