Application Specialist

Emerson•Austin, TX

1d•$124,000 - $230,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Field Application Engineer serves as a trusted technical consultant across multiple industries, influencing the technical direction of target accounts to ensure mutual customer and long-term success. This role involves inspiring internal and external stakeholders through technical strategy and activities that achieve co-authored technical objectives. The engineer will stay informed about industry trends and the NI technology roadmap to recommend solutions for current and future customer technical needs. This position is compensated by 80% base salary and 20% variable pay based on key sales objectives and account revenue.

Requirements

BS degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics)
5 years of Test and Measurement industry experience
3 years of software programming experience
Willing and able to travel – Regionally and to Austin, TX up to 25% of time
BS degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics)
5 years of Test and Measurement industry experience
3 years of software programming experience
Willing and able to travel – Regionally and to Austin, TX up to 25% of time
Pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires U.S. citizenship status.
Emerson will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible.

Nice To Haves

Degree concentration in electrical or computer engineering
English Language Competency and effective oral and written communication skills
Skill in choosing and applying software design patterns and Software Engineering concepts
Advanced skill in at least one of the following programming languages: LabVIEW, .NET, Python, C++
5 years of NI LabVIEW and NI TestStand development experience, including developer certifications
5 years of experience developing and supporting Automated Measurement Systems
5 years of experience in RF Fundamentals and Measurements
Experience with NI PXI and Modular Instruments including RF, mixed signal and digital technologies
Experience with SDR applications
2 years of FPGA and fixed-point algorithm programming experience
2 years in a customer-facing role
Experience contributing to organization, account, or engagement strategies
Able to integrate business, operational, and interpersonal considerations into technical engagements

Responsibilities

Building key technical relationships at top accounts by demonstrating great technical credibility that increases customer technical confidence in NI.
Understanding and assisting in creation of customer technical requirements.
Providing recommendations on software and hardware architectures while helping customers understand the test system development process to ensure success.
Collaborating with NI Account Managers as part of an account team to lead development and execution of the account technical strategy which provides better insight to the overall account strategy and opportunity pipeline.
Coordinating with and informing internal stakeholders to execute on account technical initiatives and provide feedback to increase account success.
Leveraging industry, application area, and account knowledge to uncover and influence customer future technical needs and challenges thereby generating further technical demand for NI products, services, and support.