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Staff Engineer, Field Applications

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analog devicesMillbrae (CA)

SENIORITY

Lead

SALARY

$163,530 to $224,854

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About the role

Staff Engineer, Field Applications Analog Devices is seeking a Staff Field Applications Engineer to provide strategic technical leadership for a major automotive technology customer in the San Francisco Bay Area and to support additional regional priorities as needed. The role serves as a trusted technical advisor, connecting customer system requirements with differentiated ADI technologies and solutions. The successful candidate will work closely with customer architecture, hardware, software, and validation teams on complex, fast-moving development programs. The position requires strong system-level expertise, hands-on problem-solving capability, and the ability to lead technical engagements from early concept and architecture definition through design, validation, and production.
Key Responsibilities: Serve as the lead FAE and system-level technical authority for a highly strategic automotive customer, guiding engagements from concept through production. Build trusted relationships with customer engineering teams and translate system requirements into differentiated ADI solutions. Influence architecture and design decisions through technical consultation, solution proposals, demonstrations, and proof-of-concept development. Provide hands-on design-in support, including design reviews, simulation, laboratory evaluation, debugging, validation, and issue resolution. Coordinate cross-functional ADI resources and communicate customer requirements, market trends, competitive insights, and product gaps to internal stakeholders. Partner with product teams to influence roadmaps and deliver technical presentations, workshops, demonstrations, and training. Support additional strategic automotive customers and regional priorities as business needs require
Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related discipline
  • Typically 8 or more years of relevant field applications, product applications, system design, semiconductor, or customer-facing engineering experience
  • Proven success leading strategic customer engagements from architecture through production
  • Strong electrical engineering fundamentals and board- or system-level design experience
  • Hands-on experience with laboratory measurement, characterization, debugging, and root-cause analysis
  • Ability to translate customer requirements into solution strategies and execution plans
  • Demonstrated cross-functional leadership, influence, and clear communication with technical and executive audiences
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced customer environment
  • Ability to engage regularly with customer teams in the San Francisco Bay Area
  • Willingness to travel up to 25%, including occasional overnight travel
Additional Qualifications:
  • Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related discipline
  • Experience supporting automotive OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, semiconductor customers, or advanced mobility platforms
  • System expertise in mixed-signal signal chains, power management, battery management, sensing, embedded systems, high-speed interfaces, connectivity, timing, or isolation
  • Knowledge of vehicle architectures, in-vehicle networking, software-defined vehicles, ADAS, electrification, or functional safety
  • Experience with embedded development, system debugging, prototypes, evaluation platforms, or reference designs
  • Familiarity with automotive development, qualification, and product lifecycle requirements
  • Ability to mentor engineers, set technical direction, and build trusted senior-level relationships
  • Key Attributes
Customer-focused and responsive, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability. Technically curious and able to learn new products, technologies, and system architectures quickly. Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving requirements and competing priorities. Collaborative, pragmatic, and able to build alignment across internal and external stakeholders. Strong analytical judgment, structured problem-solving skills, and sound technical decision-making. Analog Devices is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a culture where everyone has an opportunity to succeed regardless of their race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, social or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, union membership, and political affiliation, or any other legally protected group. EEO is the Law: Notice of Applicant Rights Under the Law. The expected wage range for a new hire into this position is $163,530 to $224,854.Actual wage offered may vary depending on work location, experience, education, training, external market data, internal pay equity, or other bona fide factors. This position qualifies for a discretionary performance-based bonus which is based on personal and company factors. This position includes medical, vision and dental coverage, 401k, paid vacation, holidays, and sick time, and other benefits.

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