Applications Engineer

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Job Description:

• 6 to 10 years of experience in Design, simulate, optimize, and validate inductive position sensor modules
• Develop PCB sensor layouts and demonstrators
• Develop reference designs and application modules
• Assemble and debug prototypes
• Perform laboratory measurements using oscilloscopes, function generators, and test benches
• Analyze sensor performance and troubleshoot customer hardware
• Support customers from concept → prototype → debugging → production
• Create application notes, design guides, and user documentation
• Develop software/tools for demonstrators and production programmers
• Work closely with Product Management, Marketing, and Engineering teams
• Participate in customer meetings and technical presentations
• Support product design-ins and new feature development
• Travel occasionally to customers

Requirements/Qualifications:

Sensor Coil / PCB Design Strong

PCB Layout Strong

Altium Strong

Sensor Simulation Experience with electromagnetic/FEM simulation

FEM Simulation Tools Experience preferred

Lab Debugging Strong

Test & Measurement Oscilloscope, function generator, test bench

Programming C, Python, LabVIEW beneficial

Automotive / Industrial Sensing Experience preferred

Functional Safety Preferred

Technical Documentation Application notes, design guides, technical documentation

Customer Support Major responsibility

CommunicationGlobal customer and cross-functional team interaction

English Strong spoken and written communication

Travel Time:

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