Field Applications Engineer

The Field Applications Engineer will provide application and design support for Power Integrations' products in India – south territory, based in Bangalore. Responsibilities include customer visits, direct technical support to key accounts, updating customers with product information, testing competitor solutions, and contributing design ideas. The role also involves coordinating with sales for design wins and conducting training sessions.

Must Have

• Provide application and design support for Power Integrations products.
• Visit customers and provide direct technical support.
• Update customers with product information and demo boards.
• Test and analyze competitor solutions.
• Support customer projects with US and Europe FAEs.
• Contribute design ideas and engineering reports.
• Coordinate with sales for design wins and revenue growth.
• Conduct training for distributor FAE teams, workshops, and seminars.
• Strong fundamental SMPS knowledge and various topologies.
• Experience in AC/DC and DC/DC SMPS design, testing, and analysis.
• Knowledge in designing magnetic components.
• Experience with BLDC Motor drives.
• Experience with embedded controllers and Power Electronics.
• Ability to debug designs and recommend changes.
• Proficiency in design and simulation tools.
• Ability to perform BOM level analysis of competitor products.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• 3-5 years experience in SMPS & BLDC motor drive application design.

Description

Job Description:

The Field Applications Engineer will be responsible for application support in India – south territory and will be based out of Bangalore.

In this position you will:

• Provide application and design support based on end application in terms of paper designs / building and testing of boards using Power Integrations’ products.
• Regularly visiting customers independently or with the assigned Sales in charge.
• Provide PI direct support to Key customers defined by Field sales.
• Independent handling of accounts for technical support.
• Update customer with latest production information and support customer with demo boards along with engineering report.
• Test and analyze competition solution and help sales define PI value and WIN designs.
• Support customer projects in close co-operation with US Application and Europe Feld Application Engineer.
• Contribute design ideas with engineering report for FAE date base.
• Co-ordinate with sales and set priorities for design WIN and fast revenue growth.
• Review weekly or bi-weekly progress of design
• Establishes design WIN objectives by creating a plan in support of regional objectives. .
• Conduct periodical training to distributor FAE team, workshops / seminars ( In-house & Public )

Requirements:

• Should have strong fundamental SMPS knowledge and its various topologies
• Strong Knowledge and experience in AC/DC and DC/DC SMPS design, testing and analysis.
• Should possess knowledge in designing magnetic components including transformers, Common Mode chokes / Inductors etc.
• Should possess knowledge in working on BLDC Motor drives.
• Should possess knowledge in working with embedded controller along with Power Electronics
• Able to debug designs and recommend changes.
• Strong knowledge on design / simulation tools
• Able to do accurate BOM level analysis of competitors products vs. PI
• Able to build good working relationships with customer, distributors team and colleagues.
• Contribute effectively to Sales strategies.
• Strong communication skill, both verbal and in writing a must.
• Presentation Skill essential.

Qualification and Experience:

• Minimum of 3 - 5 years of experience in design and development of SMPS & BLDC motor drive application, or
• Masters Degree in electronics with 3 years of experience
• Bachelor Degree with 5 years of experience