Applications Engineer
SabaTalent
Job Description:
The company provides products and technologies for space and other extreme
environments. We are focused on making the frontier of space more accessible by
bridging the technology gap between commercial and high-reliability technologies
at a lower cost. We provide optimized products and infrastructure that give you the
best in reliability and value. Our products and services are targeted towards
enabling small-satellites and large constellations that require high performance, a
small form factor and radiation resilience at a lower cost. Working in partnership
with state-of-the art semiconductor foundries, the company develops radiation
hardened processes and components that serve as the foundation for our cutting-
edge integrated circuits and IP blocks.
As an Applications Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to support
customers using our products, specifically, power management ICs (PMICs) and
digital logic devices. This includes interfacing with customers to facilitate robust
implementations of new designs including schematic and layout reviews. You will
design and build hardware reference designs including documentation enabling
effective evaluation of products. Generating marketing collateral that promotes use
of our products such as application notes, simulation models, simulation
test benches, and test reports are also a key responsibility of an applications
engineer. Strong collaboration among the cross functional teams involved in new
product development is required.
What You’ll Do:
Customer Support: Provide key technical support to our customers to enable
design-ins. Resolve technical issues. Assist in the design, integration, and
deployment of company products into customer applications.
Collateral/Documentation: Create reference designs, user’s guides, test reports,
application notes, and other technical marketing collateral. Create hardware demos
highlighting differentiated features of Our products. Support data sheet generation
and simulation models.
Lab evaluation: Bench test Our products to validate and resolve customer care-
abouts. Include bench test results in reference design user’s guides. Support heavy-
ion Single Event Effects radiation testing with hardware, test plans, and testing at
the facility, if required.
Participate in all phases of development: Collaborate with engineering teams
to resolve issues and implement product improvements.
Travel: Occasional travel to customer sites for in-person support, system
integration, troubleshooting, and technical discussions. Attend trade shows,
conferences, and customer meetings to promote the company’s products.
Continuous improvement: Continually work to improve processes and
methodologies for better accuracy, efficiency, ad cost-effectiveness.
Collaboration: Work closely with the strategic general manager and the marketing
manager as well as other stakeholders.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor or Masters of Electronics Engineering or related discipline.
3+ years’ experience as an Applications Engineer specifically in
semiconductor or electronics manufacturing.
Strong understanding of power converter architectures (buck, boost, forward,
full bridge, phase shifted full bridge, etc.).
Excellent communication and coordination skills.
Desire and drive to interact with customers and internal teams.
Application PCB design/layout (KiCAD).
Attention to detail, strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, able to communicate
complex technical concepts to different audiences with varying level of
technical understanding.
Available to work full-time in the Plano Office
Preferred Qualifications:
2+ years’ engineering experience with power management ICs (PMICs)
Benefits:
Base pay is part of the company’s total rewards package, which may include
incentive stock options, company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life
insurance, flexible PTO, and 401(K) retirement.
The company pay ranges are informed and defined through professional grade
salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a
successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including
experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level
requirements, and the level and scope of the position.
U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status
Required
(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant
must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other
protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)