Principal Systems Engineer

Flex • San Jose, CA

20h

About The Position

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a/an Principal Systems Engineer located in San Jose, CA. Reporting to the Director, Field Applications the Principal Systems Engineer will be accountable for providing partnership and collaboration to customers (senior engineering/architect roles) in understanding and developing systems requirements and architectural considerations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (or equivalent), Master’s preferred
• 8+ years of experience in Technical Marketing or Architecture or Applications or Design or Systems Engineering of DC/DC converters
• Good understanding of the DC/DC conversion market as well as design considerations
• Experience interfacing with Engineering management at Tier 1 customers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Interface with external (senior engineering, systems, architect roles) and internal (CTO, R&D, Product Marketing, FAE’s) stakeholders with the goal of understanding and then articulating customer systems and architectural considerations.
• Travels to customer sites for in-person discussions on technology and products.
• Travels to tradeshows and other company events to represent Flex technologies. Travel will range from 20%-40% of the time.
• Work closely with the Sales and the FAE teams to coordinate customer activities.
• Develop and maintains external and internal stakeholder relationships.
• Lead complex conversations with customers to understand requirements and articulate design possibilities, and internally to relay this information and understand design capabilities, initiatives and priorities.
• Lead internal conversations to understand present postures and limitations, and articulate possibilities helping with setting technology direction.
• Works with all parties involved, including ODM’s, etc. to create and maintain clarity.
• Develop technology roadmaps for customers (by gathering information from them) and present them internally.
• Co-develop technology roadmap for Flex (with design) and present them to the customers.
• Help define new products with customer requirements and new technology knowledge.

Benefits

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

What This Job Offers

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