Sr Field Applications Engineer

Vicor Corporation • Lombard, IL

323d • $99,920 - $143,635

About The Position

This position is 100% on site at our Lombard, IL location. The main responsibility of the Sr. FAE position is to proactively support Vicor power solutions into various market opportunities. This involves strategic coordination with their assigned Sr. Business Development Manager and Customer Service Representative, providing pre- and post-Sales support including product selection based on the customer's application needs, product installation assistance from an electrical, mechanical and thermal aspect, and troubleshooting customer systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum of 5 - 7 years related experience in either analog/power supply design or analog-based applications engineering
• Capable Electronics Technician skills
• Excellent understanding of analog design
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Articulate technology, power architectures, and product positioning to both business and technical users
• Business/Relationship development
• Direct - business development done directly with customers
• Distribution - business development done in conjunction with channel partners
• Capture technical requirements and architecture of a customer's system and act as the liaison to Product Line Engineers
• Establish and maintain strong relationships throughout the sales cycle
• Schematic review
• Coverage of incoming customer phone and e-mail inquiries
• Regular customer visits requiring 30-50% travel
• Conducting technical seminars
• Providing product training for the manufacturer's rep organization
• Assist with hands-on product evaluations
• Application note generation under the direction of the FAE manager

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree