Field Applications Engineer

Syntiant • Redwood City, CA

10h • $160,000 - $195,000

About The Position

Syntiant Corp. is looking for an experienced Field Applications Engineer to be a key technical partner to customers, sales, product, and engineering teams. This role supports customers from early product evaluation through integration, launch, and production across Syntiant’s edge AI, processor, sensor, and software solutions. The ideal candidate has strong field applications experience, a solid embedded systems background, and the ability to explain complex technical concepts in a practical, customer-friendly way. This person will help customers solve technical challenges, demonstrate Syntiant solutions, and move programs from concept to production.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field preferred.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in field applications, applications engineering, systems engineering, embedded product support, technical product management, or a similar customer-facing technical role.
• Strong experience supporting customer evaluations, product demonstrations, proof-of-concepts, design-ins, launches, and production ramps.
• Solid embedded systems background, with experience across processors, microcontrollers, sensors, audio, connectivity, or related semiconductor technologies.
• Working knowledge of embedded software, firmware, drivers, development kits, operating systems, and customer prototype environments.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware, software, and system-level issues and drive timely resolution with customers and internal teams.
• Ability to understand customer requirements, recommend practical solutions, and clearly explain technical tradeoffs.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and technical documentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with sales, product, business, and engineering teams.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with edge AI, machine learning deployment, low-power systems, acoustic applications, or competitive product analysis is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary technical contact for customers, sales teams, distributors, product management, and engineering.
• Support customer engagements from product discovery and evaluation through design-in, launch, and production.
• Help customers evaluate, integrate, and deploy Syntiant’s edge AI, processor, sensor, and software solutions.
• Lead product demonstrations, technical workshops, customer training, and application reviews.
• Recommend solutions based on customer requirements, performance needs, power goals, and system constraints.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, and system-level issues with customers and internal teams.
• Share customer requirements, technical issues, and market feedback with engineering, product, and business teams.
• Create clear technical documentation, training materials, demo content, and customer-facing resources.
• Partner with sales and business teams to support customer adoption and design wins.
• Help drive customer issues to closure with clear ownership, follow-up, and communication.
• Travel as needed to customer sites, trade shows, sales regions, and Syntiant locations.

Benefits

• Medical: Several plan options including PPO and HSA-compatible plans from Anthem Blue Cross, most of which are 100% paid by Syntiant Corp. for you and your family.
• Dental: Company-paid dental PPO coverage from MetLife, including coverage for Orthodontia.
• Vision: Company-paid vision PPO coverage from MetLife / VSP.
• Life Insurance / AD&D: Company-paid basic Life / AD&D coverage in the amount of 3x your salary (up to $1,000,000). Additional supplemental life insurance with low group rates is available for yourself and your family.
• Disability Coverage: Company-paid Short Term and Long-Term Disability coverage provides up to 60% income replacement protection.
• Spending and Savings Accounts: Flexible Spending Account (FSA) benefits for Health Care and Dependent Care. Health Savings Accounts (HSA) for those enrolled in a qualified Medical plan.
• 401K Retirement Plan: Administered by Empower, the 401(k) plan allows you to plan for your future by investing a portion of each paycheck.
• Other Benefits: A company-provided Employee Assistance Program (EAP), as well as access to additional voluntary benefits including Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal Support, and Identity Fraud Protection.

What This Job Offers

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