Staff Engineer, Field Applications (Automotive)

About the role

Analog Devices is seeking a Staff Field Applications Engineer (S4, first shift, days) to act as strategic technical leadership for a major automotive customer in the San Francisco Bay Area, and to support additional regional priorities as needed. The role works closely with customer architecture, hardware, software and validation teams on complex, fast-moving development programs, from early concept through design, validation and production.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the lead FAE and system-level technical authority for a strategic automotive customer, guiding engagements from concept through production.
• Build trusted relationships with customer engineering teams and translate system requirements into differentiated ADI solutions.
• Influence architecture and design decisions through technical consultation, solution proposals, demonstrations and proof-of-concept development.
• Provide hands-on design-in support, including design reviews, simulation, laboratory evaluation, debugging, validation and issue resolution.
• Coordinate cross-functional ADI resources and share customer requirements, market trends, competitive insights and product gaps with internal stakeholders.
• Partner with product teams to influence roadmaps and deliver presentations, workshops, demonstrations and training.
• Support additional strategic automotive customers and regional priorities as business needs require.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or a related discipline; a master's degree is listed as an additional qualification.
• Typically 8 or more years of relevant field applications, product applications, system design, semiconductor or customer-facing engineering experience.
• Proven success leading strategic customer engagements from architecture through production.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and travel up to 25%, including occasional overnight travel.

Required skills

• Strong electrical engineering fundamentals and board- or system-level design experience.
• Hands-on laboratory measurement, characterization, debugging and root-cause analysis.
• Ability to translate customer requirements into solution strategies and execution plans.
• Cross-functional leadership, clear communication with technical and executive audiences, and mentoring of engineers.
• Preferred: automotive OEM, Tier 1 supplier or advanced mobility platform experience; mixed-signal, power management, battery management, sensing, embedded systems, high-speed interfaces, in-vehicle networking, ADAS, electrification or functional safety knowledge.

What we offer

• Expected wage range of $163,530 to $224,854 for a new hire, with possible variation.
• Discretionary performance-based bonus.
• Medical, vision and dental coverage, 401k, paid vacation, holidays and sick time.