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Senior Application Engineer

Sierra Wireless

Sierra Wireless

Software Engineering
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Responsibilities:

  • ESD evaluation of customer boards and equipment pursuant to IEC 61000-4-2 (an International Electro-technical Commission test standard). Ability to analyze system level ESD failures using SEED (System Efficient ESD Design) methodology and ESD/EMC analysis tools including ESD generators and Transmission Line Pulse (TLP) / Very Fast TLP (VFTLP) analysis.

  • Interface with customers to help define new products

  • Create technical projects with test plan and generate technical reports

  • Create datasheet in Indesign

  • Use PSPICE software for protection device modeling and circuit simulations

  • Product testing, performance evaluation, documentation, specification setting, feasibility, simulations.

  • Communicates with sales and marketing team to define new products by analyzing customer feedback, market knowledge, and analysis of competitive products.

  • Technical training of sales, marketing, FAE and Disti partners.

  • Visit customers with Sales/FAEs and provide on-site support as needed

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics and Communication, Electrical Engineering or related degree

  • Minimum 7 years Application Engineering experience.

  • Highly motivated and team oriented

  • Strong sense of urgency to meet product requirements on schedule

  • Proven lab skills and proficiency in operating lab test equipment including but not limited to, impedance/gain-phase analyzer, spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope, electronic loads, power supplies, Network Analyzer, ESD gun, surge tester, and various metering equipment.

  • Must have good understanding in high-speed transmission line.

  • Must have excellent debugging skills

  • Good to have experience with the automotive industry

  • Familiarity with ESD protection and devices preferred.

  • Plus to have experience with Altium/OrCAD/any PCB design tools

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office™ products - Excel, Word, Visio, Power Point, Project

  • Strong leadership, people management, teamwork and coaching skills

  • Strong interpersonal communication skills and project management skills

  • Effective verbal and written communication to interface at all levels within the organization

  • Fluency in spoken and written English.