Sr. Application Engineer

Semtech is seeking a Sr. Application Engineer to lead customer conversations, define product requirements, and support new product launches. This role involves creating technical collateral, engaging with customers for next-generation capacitive sensing, conducting lab experiments, and providing training to field teams. The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, 5+ years of automotive product applications experience, and strong technical and communication skills.

Must Have

• Lead customer conversations to inform design/marketing teams of customer challenges and changing product requirements
• Create engaging product demonstrations to highlight key product features
• Support existing and new product launches by creating technical collateral (data sheets, user guides, application notes, etc.) and evaluation tools
• Increase product adoption/retention through high quality documentation and digital content
• Engage with customers to define next generation capacitive sensing requirements
• Conduct laboratory experiments to benchmark against competitor components and highlight Semtech advantages
• Provide product training to field teams and create training collateral/presentations for new product launches
• Attend tradeshows/workshops/conferences and collaborate with reference design partners for joint promotional efforts
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of product applications experience in the automotive market
• Strong customer engagement skills, including communication, presentation, and technical writing skills
• Proven experience collaborating with global product development teams to successfully bring new products to market
• Knowledge of Analog / Mixed-signal Circuitry, and ADCs
• Experience working in a lab environment (comfortable working with/automating lab equipment: e.g. oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, etc.)
• Self-motivated, results-oriented, and enthusiastic, with a commitment to achieving business objectives

Good to Have

• Experience with Capacitive or Magnetic sensing applications
• Python or Matlab experience for data analysis or evaluation GUI development

Responsibilities:

• Lead conversations with customers to inform design/marketing teams of customer challenges and changing product requirements (30%)
• Create engaging product demonstrations to highlight key product features
• Support existing and new product launches by creating technical collateral (30%)
• Increase product adoption/retention through high quality documentation (data sheets, user guides, application notes, etc.) and evaluation tools
• Expand the reach of our capacitive sensing solutions through digital content like videos and technical articles.
• New product definition: Engage with customers to define the next generation capacitive sensing requirements (20%)
• Conduct laboratory experiments to benchmark against competitor components and highlight Semtech advantages
• Sales/Field Application support: Provide product training to field teams and create training collateral/presentations for new product launches. (10%)
• Industry engagement: Attend tradeshows/workshops/conferences and collaborate with reference design partners for joint promotional efforts. (10%)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of product applications experience in the automotive market
• Strong customer engagement skills, including communication, presentation, and technical writing skills.
• Proven experience collaborating with global product development teams to successfully bring new products to market
• Knowledge of Analog / Mixed-signal Circuitry, and ADCs
• Experience working in a lab environment (comfortable working with/automating lab equipment: e.g. oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, etc.)
• Self-motivated, results-oriented, and enthusiastic, with a commitment to achieving business objectives

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Capacitive or Magnetic sensing applications
• Python or Matlab experience for data analysis or evaluation GUI development