Applications Engineer II

Silicon Labs • Boston, MA

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About The Position

Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is the leading innovator in low-power wireless connectivity, building embedded technology that connects devices and improves lives. Merging cutting-edge technology into the world’s most highly integrated SoCs, Silicon Labs provides device makers the solutions, support, and ecosystems needed to create advanced edge connectivity applications. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs has operations in over 16 countries and is the trusted partner for innovative solutions in the smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities markets. Learn more at www.silabs.com. Meet the Team Silicon Labs' award-winning technologies are shaping the future of the Internet of Things. Our world-class engineering team creates products focused on performance, energy savings, connectivity and simplicity. The Applications team at Silicon Labs is the critical link between our products and the end customer’s success, and its primary function is to support our customer’s rapid prototyping and development using our Bluetooth Low Energy and Bluetooth Channel Sounding. An Applications Engineer II is the product expert and utilizes this expertise to provide the customer with support, training and design collateral, such as application notes, design guides, hardware reference designs and evaluation hardware. An Applications Engineer II offers technical leadership to ensure that the Applications Team provides the right level of support for customers and for the internal engineering, marketing and sales teams. Learn more about our Bluetooth product offerings here: https://www.silabs.com/products/wireless/bluetooth Responsibilities BLE technology area to support customers using Bluetooth Low Energy wireless stacks as well as Bluetooth Channel Sounding and Dynamic Multiprotocol solutions Collaborate with software engineering and marketing teams on product evaluations and new product definitions Participate in the product launch process by leading the applications team to create and maintain technical collateral (application notes, technical articles, code samples, training, etc.) Prioritize with the marketing and field team and assign support to meet goals and objectives Provide guidance, mentoring, and direct supervision to global team members Provide hands-on technical leadership and training for applications engineers Generate and deliver training material for Silicon Labs global sales and field marketing engineers

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering and 4+ years of work experience in an applicable industry
• Strong embedded C programming skills
• Strong knowledge on some of common script languages, e.g. Shell scripting or Python
• Experience working on Linux OS (BlueZ)
• Experience with Zephyr or other RTOS-based solutions
• Experience in Agile process
• Experience with DevOps workflow
• Basic understanding of some wireless technologies(Bluetooth, Wifi, Zigbee ..)
• Experienced in the use of industry standard tools for customer support and team project management
• Ability to communicate effectively with remote sites spanning multiple time zones

Responsibilities

• BLE technology area to support customers using Bluetooth Low Energy wireless stacks as well as Bluetooth Channel Sounding and Dynamic Multiprotocol solutions
• Collaborate with software engineering and marketing teams on product evaluations and new product definitions
• Participate in the product launch process by leading the applications team to create and maintain technical collateral (application notes, technical articles, code samples, training, etc.)
• Prioritize with the marketing and field team and assign support to meet goals and objectives
• Provide guidance, mentoring, and direct supervision to global team members
• Provide hands-on technical leadership and training for applications engineers
• Generate and deliver training material for Silicon Labs global sales and field marketing engineers

Benefits

• Great medical (Choice of PPO or Consumer Driven Health Plan with HSA), dental and vision plans
• Highly competitive salary
• 401k plan with match and Roth plan option
• Equity rewards (RSUs)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Life/AD&D and disability coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Adoption assistance
• Back-Up childcare
• Additional benefit options (Commuter benefits, Legal benefits, Pet insurance)
• Flexible PTO schedule
• 3 paid volunteer days per year
• Charitable contribution match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Monthly wellness offerings
• Free snacks
• Monthly company updates with our CEO

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level