Position: Field Applications Engineer Location: Israel Ardent Concepts, an Amphenol company, is a leading designer and manufacturer of high performance multicoax and coaxial assemblies, connectors, and sockets used in the development of next generation semiconductors and electronics systems. Our core technology is the smallest, fastest, most electrically efficient compression mount connector technology worldwide. As data rate requirements increase and devices and systems shrink, Ardent's products deliver superior signal integrity in a dense footprint that can be reusable across programs to maximize cost savings. Our focus is on helping bring next generation computing to market through novel connector designs for test & measurement, OEM applications, and specialized military applications. Ardent's patented contact technologies are well suited for advanced multi-GHz applications such as board stack connectors, coaxial connectors, FPGA sockets, flex circuit connectors, probe interfaces, and mezzanine card connectors. We have a complete line of high-performance test socket solutions for the most advanced chipsets such as RF devices, ASICS, switches, processors, and MEMS devices. We support chip to chip, chip to board, board to board, and flex to board applications. We are currently seeking a Field Applications Engineer to join our team. This position is located remotely in Israel. RESPONSIBILITIES: The Field Applications Engineer (FAE) at Amphenol Ardent Concepts is the first and primary contact for technical sales support. Working closely with the sales team and engineering team, the Applications Engineer will ensure the customer's technical requirements are effectively conveyed and met with viable product solutions. The FAE will also work with the product development team and the marketing team to provide crucial insight into technological trends, market technical requirements, application specifications, and competition activities to the company.
Lead the technical discussion with customers; articulate business opportunities with respect to their technical values to internal teams; act as the bridge between the customers and the company
Obtain insight into customer's application requirements and communicate to sales and engineering team
Combine the application requirements and the product knowledge to recommend an existing solution -OR- work closely with the engineering team to propose a custom design
Support customer's technical needs to facilitate the "Design-In" as well as continued adoption of our product and solution
Collaborate with sales and engineering team to ensure technical requirements of the Design-In are met
Work collaboratively with the rest of the FAE team in authoring and maintaining a library of customer facing documentation such as presentations, application notes, specifications, and guidelines
Assist with the product development process by providing insights on latest trends in market and applications, user feedback, and competition activities
Assist with activities that help educate the market on our technology and advantage, such as publications, webinars, tradeshows, etc.
Assist with field issue resolution by providing insights on the original application requirements
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering
2-5 years of experience in a technical role
Mechanical aptitude and the ability to read and interpret mechanical prints and drawings required
General understanding of electrical principles required
Proficiency in solid modeling/CAD tools (such as Solidworks) is desirable
Knowledge in signal integrity topics is desirable
Knowledge of PCB layout / IC package design OR interconnect design is desirable
Sales or customer support experience is desirable
Proficiency with MS Office suite
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
SKILLS:
Strong communication, interpersonal, and organization skills
Strong presentation and technical writing skills preferred
Ability to work in dynamic, fast-paced, and cross-functional team environment
Ability to effectively communicate across different disciplines and functions of a business
High level customer service and relation building with the customers
Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and independent learner
Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our main focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business. Amphenol is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.amphenol-cs.com/