Field Application Engineer - Automotive Audio

About the role

Analog Devices is hiring a Field Application Engineer for automotive audio, focusing on car infotainment head-unit and audio amplifier applications based on its Audio, Video, Power management, DSP and processor products. The role provides direct technical support to strategic and key automotive customers and works closely with sales, business unit and engineering teams.

Key responsibilities

• Support field applications for strategic and key automotive customers, focusing on head-unit and audio amplifier applications.
• Understand and communicate customers' system needs, and support key customer projects with system knowledge.
• Drive technology discussions and design-ins for specific product areas, building deep customer relationships and driving customer satisfaction.
• Interface directly with customers, giving technical guidance such as product recommendations, schematic review, PCB layout advice and validation reports, and on-site troubleshooting.
• Debug board-level and product-level issues with customers and internal engineering support.
• Deliver technical presentations, workshops and training sessions to customers.
• Work with Sales, BU and engineering teams to identify opportunities and gather customer feedback and market insights for new product definition.

Required profile

• MSc in Engineering required.
• Less than 2 years of experience in automotive infotainment or audio amplifier industry.
• Previous experience providing customer-facing technical support.
• Fluency in spoken and written English, strong presentation skills in both English and Chinese.
• Willingness to travel within China; no travel abroad required.

Required skills

• Solid knowledge of converters (ADC/DAC), audio, video, power management, DSP and processor products.
• Familiarity with mixed-signal circuit design at board and system level.
• Hands-on hardware and software design capability.
• Strong problem-solving and technical skills, good organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
• Strong written and verbal communication and relationship-building skills.