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The Field Applications Engineer Microcontrollers (FAEM) is responsible for partnering with Sales and providing MCU related technical expertise throughout the sales cycle. The FAEM proactively identifies current products and/or creative solutions to solve existing customer projects and create new functionality/opportunities. In this role, the FAEM also uses in-depth product knowledge to provide technical expertise to gain credibility and develop relationships with customers.
Responsibilities include:
- Win new customer design commitments
- Take customers' designs to revenue by providing prompt and thorough technical support for on-going design activity
- Understand customer MCU requirements and propose solutions with TI, Customer, or third party software
- Recommend and implement system processor solutions to customers in a consultative role
- Work closely with the sales team and product group to capture new processor business and successfully take it to revenue
- Constantly apply lessons learned from customer engagements to refine our competitive understanding
- Use customer and competitive knowledge to tailor feedback to the product group for new product development
- Have a grasp of the specific business value ($) that new product enhancements will produce
- Constantly making technical contributions back to TI's technical community through informal (flex teams, technical forums) and formal (application notes, Tech Day presentations) channels
- Develop design winning embedded processor customer proposals by recommending optimal solutions to customers; factoring in all technical, cost, time to market and business issues
- Provide companion system s/w architecture solutions to customers factoring in technical feasibility, integration complexity and related business issues (licensing, intellectual property, costs)
- Have a system level architecture understanding of complex embedded systems: LPW, motor control, audio/video, telecom, security
- Comprehend and debug complex systems issues (hardware interaction with software and external components)
- Debug other engineers' designs: hardware and software using TI and industry development tools and test equipment
Minimum requirements:
- Minimum education (i.e., bachelor's degree in electrical engineering)
- Minimum of 2 years of experience
Preferred qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Electronics Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, Electrical and Computer
- Engineering or related field
- Fluent in English, both written and oral communication skills
- Basic understanding of schematics, layouts for MCU and peripheral components
- Knowledge and understanding of MCU internal resources (examples include op-amps, data converters, clock, PWM, comparators, communication interface etc.)
- Experience with lab equipment, like oscilloscopes, AWG, multimeter, along with soldering and debugging skills
- Experience with MCU related applications such as motor driver, power electronics, digital power
- Experience with IDE such as CCS or others.
- Preferred qualifications:
- Programming skills in C/C++ (LabView recommended)
- Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills and logics
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- 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 build lasting, influential relationships, both inside and outside the organization
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment
- Ability to take initiative and drive for results
- Ability to influence decisions through a sense of urgency and competitive drive
- Better to have power electronics related experience
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field
- 2 years of experience
- Knowledge of MCU internal resources
- Experience with lab equipment and debugging skills
- Programming skills in C/C++
- Fluent in English
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) match is described as a stable core benefit, with some references to additional legacy employer contributions and even pension-like elements for certain cohorts. This framing positions long-term savings support as a notable part of the overall rewards package.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical coverage is depicted as broadly comprehensive, with preventive care and access to HSA/FSA features cited as value-adds. Company-seeded HSA contributions are repeatedly characterized as an important offset to the plan design for those enrolled.
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