Associate Field Application Engineer - AMD

Avnet•San Jose, CA

About The Position

The Associate Field Application Engineer is an entry-level electrical or computer engineer who supports customer adoption of AMD adaptive SoCs and FPGAs as part of Avnet’s sales and technical team. The role supports customer designs from initial architecture and device selection through development, debug, and production, and helps generate registrations, design wins, and related solution opportunities. The engineer works closely with customer engineering teams, AMD and Avnet sales, senior FAEs, and supplier partners to provide pre- and post-sales technical support. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and authorized to work for any U.S. employer; visa sponsorship is not available. Travel within the assigned territory is required, and willingness to relocate for career advancement is essential. The role assists with account plans, product presentations, customer discovery, and device selection. Working with senior FAEs and customer engineers, the Associate FAE helps assess system requirements and identify AMD platforms for applications involving programmable logic, embedded processing, DSP, AI acceleration, high-speed interfaces, and adaptive computing. The position supports customer development with AMD Vivado Design Suite, Vitis, embedded software tools, IP, evaluation boards, and documentation. Under guidance, the engineer assists with design entry, synthesis, implementation, timing closure, simulation, programming, hardware bring-up, and debug; provides first-line technical support; documents and escalates issues; and develops demonstrations, proof-of-concept designs, workshops, and presentations. The Associate FAE also identifies complementary system needs and collaborates with Avnet specialists and supplier partners on complete solutions. The role qualifies and tracks opportunities from concept through production, maintains opportunity and technical milestone information, helps resolve roadblocks, completes assigned training and certifications, trains Avnet sales teams and customers, and shares market and competitive feedback. The engineer develops expertise in digital design, FPGA architecture, embedded systems, high-speed interfaces, and customer-facing technical sales. Work is performed within assigned territories or accounts on opportunities of limited to moderate complexity, following established processes and leadership direction.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field, or equivalent experience providing comparable knowledge and job skills.
Entry-level position, typically requiring less than two years of experience.
Foundational knowledge of digital logic, computer architecture, embedded systems, and board-level electronics.
Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly in writing, presentations, demonstrations, and customer discussions.
Strong problem-solving skills, curiosity, accountability, and willingness to learn in a customer-facing environment.
Ability to travel within the assigned territory.
Willingness to relocate for career advancement.
Must be a U.S. citizen and authorized to work for any employer in the United States; employment visa sponsorship or transfer is unavailable.

Nice To Haves

Academic, internship, laboratory, or project experience with FPGAs, programmable logic, or embedded SoC development.
Exposure to Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL and familiarity with simulation, synthesis, timing analysis, or hardware debug.
Exposure to AMD Vivado, Vitis, adaptive SoCs, Zynq SoCs or MPSoCs, Versal adaptive SoCs, or related FPGA development platforms.
Familiarity with C/C++, Python, Tcl, Linux, Git, embedded software, and common laboratory equipment.
Understanding of interfaces and protocols such as Ethernet, PCI Express, DDR memory, SPI, I2C, UART, USB, or high-speed serial transceivers.

Responsibilities

Assist in developing account penetration plans focused on AMD adaptive SoCs, FPGAs, and embedded platforms.
Present AMD product capabilities, development platforms, reference designs, and evaluation solutions to customers and prospective customers.
Translate customer system requirements into an AMD-focused technical value proposition to support device selection and design engagement.
Work with senior FAEs and customer engineers to understand system architecture and requirements.
Help identify appropriate AMD device families and development approaches for customer applications.
Build relationships with technical decision-makers, hardware engineers, FPGA designers, embedded software developers, and system architects.
Support customer development using AMD Vivado Design Suite, Vitis software, embedded software tools, IP, evaluation boards, and technical documentation.
Assist with design entry, synthesis, implementation, timing closure, simulation, programming, hardware bring-up, and debug under experienced guidance.
Provide first-line technical support, reproduce issues when practical, document findings, and coordinate escalations.
Develop and deliver demonstrations, proof-of-concept designs, workshops, and technical presentations.
Identify complementary solution needs involving power, timing, memory, configuration, thermal management, connectivity, signal integrity, and board-level components.
Collaborate with Avnet specialists and supplier partners to build complete system solutions.
Identify, qualify, register, and track AMD opportunities from concept through new product introduction and production.
Maintain opportunity details, technical milestones, next actions, risks, and forecast inputs; communicate progress to customers, sales teams, AMD, and leadership.
Use AMD and Avnet resources to resolve roadblocks, advance evaluations, and improve conversion of technical engagements into design wins and revenue.
Complete assigned AMD product, tool, and application training and work toward relevant technical certifications.
Deliver product and tool training to Avnet sales teams and customers; share market feedback, competitive observations, and emerging application needs.
Continuously develop expertise in digital design, FPGA architecture, embedded systems, high-speed interfaces, and customer-facing technical sales.
Perform other duties as assigned to support customer success and business objectives.