Senior Staff Field Application Engineering

Infineon•San Jose, CA

9d•$147,520 - $202,840•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Staff FAE on our Sales team, you'll work hand-in-hand with our customers, enabling them to transform our products into cutting-edge designs, all while building long lasting partnerships that thrive on success. Infineon enables game-changing solutions for green and efficient energy, clean and safe mobility, as well as smart and secure IoT. Together, we drive innovation and customer success, while caring for our people and empowering them to reach ambitious goals. Be a part of making life easier, safer and greener.

Requirements

Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with 3+ years relevant experience
Strong coding in C and scripting languages; expert problem-solving plus hardware/software debug for embedded systems
Automotive-focused: experience with automotive design, communication protocols (Ethernet, I2C, CAN, LIN), and ARM Cortex‑R/M
Security-aware: familiarity with cyber security, including secure boot and secure communication
Excellent presentation and written communication; inclusive, collaborative, and customer-facing mindset, candidates from all backgrounds encouraged to apply
Willing to travel: ~20% local customer visits and ~10% longer-distance travel

Responsibilities

Partner with the business line and field team to create impactful training and collateral, and prepare compelling product overviews and technology demos.
Drive customer success across the full lifecycle: pre-sales (opportunity qualification, Proof‑of‑Concept/POC, demos) and post-sales (implementation and support).
Lead customer hardware/software evaluations and perform schematic and layout review of hardware designs.
Provide hands-on lab support for hardware and software bring-up, testing, and troubleshooting.
Understand and influence customer architectures to align with next‑generation products and the product roadmap.