Careers: Applications Engineers - Audio & Power Management
Germering (near Munich), Germany / Graz, Austria
Role Definition:
- Support and complete all device / silicon evaluation requirements assigned, and meet evaluation time scales as set by program schedule for all assigned silicon evaluations.
- Develop all necessary evaluation collateral prior to receipt of ES silicon; thus ensuring silicon evaluation can commence immediately upon receipt of ES. Secondary collateral such as applications notes should be developed on a needs basis. All collateral must meet time scales necessary to support relevant program milestones as communicated by program managers.
- Provide technical support to internal and external customers in order solve technical issues. The support should be provided within timeframes agreed with the customer (internal / external).
- Support to marketing to provide new product development ideas or to communicated errata + solutions on applications issues.
- Document and log all work relating to silicon evaluation, evaluation collateral development, customer issues and your responses.
- Ensure regular contact and communication with relevant teams / people to support your objectives. Time scales are dictated by relevant tasks.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- Perform physical silicon device evaluation at chip and board level
- Document errata to support necessary device modifications
- Develop work around solutions where necessary to overcome device errata
- Issue errata and application solutions in conjunction with datasheets
- Develop necessary hw and sw to enable comprehensive silicon device evaluation: board design; evaluation board development; schematic capture; simulation; placement; interface with layout facility; board test
- Software tools development
- Develop silicon tool around lab view environment to enable relevant programming of the DUT to aid test.
- Documentation development: datasheets; errata notes; application notes
- Actively assist customers during their design in process on applications and device related issues.
- Providing first line technical support to customers during their design phase including system integration. This includes applications debugging.
- Interfacing with our design engineering resources to provide in depth technical responses to customers.
- Gathering and synthesizing customer inputs to impact NPD
- Development of design kits (sw / hw) to enable customers to evaluate our products.
- Assist with competitive data analysis to assist with product positioning and promotion.
- Interface to QA / Design / FAE / Customers as needed to support device issues.
Key Candidate Attributes:
Essential -
- Detailed applications knowledge in one of the following areas: wireless handheld, specifically audio and power management; consumer displays; automotive body electronics.
- Experience of IC or hw design and proven capability to provide first line applications support for IC’s
- Design skills (board level) digital and analogue
- System / device evaluation / validation skills
- Software skills (device programming / tools)
- Previous proven experience of customer interface
- Written and verbal English is mandatory.
- Flexible to undertake international travel at short notice
Behavioural Competencies / Performance Drivers:
- Self-motivated and service-minded.
- Ability to work both independently and part of a team.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communications skills
If you feel you have the experience and enthusiasm to join us at this exciting time in our development, then please send us your CV or resume by e-mail, stating the position you wish to apply for, and your current salary to: Rachel Dainton, Worldwide HR Director at jobs@diasemi.com - or you can send your CV to ‘Human Resources Department’ at any of our Office addresses.
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