Field Applications Engineer

The Scope

As a Field Applications Engineer at Melexis, you'll develop deep technical expertise in Melexis products and solutions to offer professional support to customers and contribute to business development.
Specifically, you will:

• Collaborate with the Melexis sales team and product lines to drive project design wins by creating technical and business value. 

• Provide professional technical support to customers in the field by accumulating a deep knowledge of Melexis products and customer applications.

•  Work closely with Melexis product lines to create and provide the best fitting products to meet requirements and solutions that effectively resolve technical issues. This is done by deeply understanding the products and their applications in customer systems.

• Gather information on technical trends, new product needs and market challenges, and provide feedback to the product line to enhance the company roadmap.

• Offer technical training and support to customers and distributors, focusing particularly on distributor FAEs.

• Follow up with distributor FAEs for key ongoing products. 

• Actively support technical exhibitions, public seminars and online events with technical expertise, system applications and knowledge of technical market trends. 

• Support central application engineering teams to develop, document and maintain demo projects and tools. 

• Present product roadmaps to customers.

Who are you?

• An engineering Bachelor of Master degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science.

• More than 2 years of experience in the semiconductor industry and/or Automotive Tier 2 is a plus.

• Good understanding of integrated circuit functions at the block level.

• Experience with magnetic position sensors is desirable.

• Experience with embedded C applications. Knowledge of assembly (any type) is a plus.

• Experience with other languages like LabVIEW, BASIC or Python is a plus.

• Experience with mechanical CAD and PCB design.

• Experience with FEM software is desirable.

• Willing to perform minor soldering and rework tasks.

• Fast learner.

• Fluent in English for written and verbal communication. 

• Able to summarize difficult technical issues clearly and concisely.

• Strong communication and presentation skills.

• Willingness to travel approximately 30% (mainly within North America).

• Openness to an initial training period in Europe (1-3 months) is a plus. 

What do we offer?

• A challenging job in a dynamic high-tech international environment. 

• The opportunity to take ownership of your professional passion in order to contribute to the success of the company. 

• An enjoyable, team-oriented and professional atmosphere in a flat-structured organization. 

• Versatile development opportunities. 

• Modern software development environment. 

• Hybrid working environment. 

About us

Melexis engineers microelectronic solutions. These solutions facilitate the work of our customers. By easy integration. By taking innovation one step further. By providing a competitive advantage.

Our technology makes cars and other products smarter, safer and greener. Our sensors capture data from the analog world and comprehend these data digitally. Our drivers make sure customers can bring their products to life. As we always have a plan, we come with the right products at the right moment so our customers stay one step ahead of the competition. That’s what we call inspired engineering.

Our people are and make the difference. Melexis creates a framework for colleagues to grow, thrive and create impact for themselves, the customer and the company. Because we care, we empower and we excel. We believe in the power of diversity. Spread over 3 continents, 1900 colleagues from 50 nationalities shape the best imaginable future. Melexis never labels humans according to gender, age, nationality or religion. We simply welcome new colleagues based on fundamental criteria like competencies, performance record and potential. That’s how we inspire and get inspired. By people.

Melexis, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.