Application Engineer

About PICA

PICA was founded as an engineering-driven company. Everything we do begins with understanding our customers’ needs, translating them into robust and scalable designs, and manufacturing those solutions efficiently across our global network. As we continue to support innovative companies across medical, industrial, wearables, instrumentation, and other high-growth sectors, we are expanding our Application Engineering team.

Position Overview

The Application Engineer serves as the technical bridge between our customers, our sales team, and our global manufacturing operations. This role is responsible for transforming customer ideas, requirements, and challenges into manufacturable solutions—ensuring a seamless transition from concept to production.

The ideal candidate combines strong engineering fundamentals with excellent communication skills, customer empathy, and a deep understanding of manufacturability in the PCB, FPC, rigidflex and electronics assembly domains.

Key Responsibilities

1. Understand Customer Requirements

• Engage with customers to gather technical specifications, performance requirements, and application constraints.
• Participate in technical discovery meetings and design reviews.
• Translate functional needs into clear engineering inputs and documentation.

2. Translate Requirements Into Robust, Scalable Designs

• Evaluate customer designs for manufacturability (DFM) and propose improvements.
• Work with internal engineering teams to create optimized stack-ups, materials, and process flows.
• Support rapid prototyping and ensure alignment between design intent and manufacturability.

3. Support Manufacturing Across Our Global Network

• Collaborate with PICA’s facilities in the U.S., Malaysia, and other global partners to ensure smooth production launches.
• Review production feedback, quality data, and test results to drive continuous improvement.
• Provide technical support during pilot runs, qualification builds, and scale-up phases.
• Troubleshoot issues and facilitate root-cause analysis when needed.

4. Customer & Sales Team Support

• Act as a technical expert to assist the Business Development team in early-stage opportunity qualification.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations, capability overviews, and training materials.
• Provide clear communication to customers throughout the design and manufacturing cycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.
• Experience in PCB, FPC, PTF (printed electronics), electronics assembly.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Prior experience interacting directly with customers in a technical role.
• Ability to work cross-functionally across engineering, sales, quality, and operations teams.
• Problem-solving mindset with customer-first orientation.
• Familiarity with CAD/CAM tools.

Benefits: We believe in taking care of our team members as well as we take care of our customers. When you join us, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Healthcare & Dental: Stay healthy with our top-tier healthcare and dental plans.
• 401(k) Plan: Invest in your future with our comprehensive 401(k) plan.
• Paid Time Off: Enjoy paid holidays, along with flexible vacation and sick time to balance work and life.
• Company Culture: Participate in our holiday parties and outings – we believe in celebrating success together!