Product Applications Engineer

Location: US, CA, San Jose, Rio Robles

Come join Analog Devices (ADI) – a place where Innovation meets Impact. For more than 55 years, Analog Devices has been inventing new breakthrough technologies that transform lives. At ADI you will work alongside the brightest minds to collaborate on solving complex problems that matter from autonomous vehicles, drones and factories to augmented reality and remote healthcare.

ADI fosters a culture that focuses on employees through beneficial programs, aligned goals, continuous learning opportunities, and practices that create a more sustainable future.

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies into solutions that combat climate change, reliably connect humans and the world, and help drive advancements in automation and robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy and data centers. With revenue of more than $11 billion in FY25, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and X.

We are growing our Precision Signal Chain Applications Engineering team. Our Product Development team develops leading edge precision analog front-end solutions for Instrumentation, Industrial, Data Center, Automotive, Healthcare, Communications and Consumer applications. We are seeking candidates who are open minded, have core technical knowledge and interest in developing breakthrough products. The applications role is about making it as easy as possible to adopt our products and signal chains. This role will be about delivering the application knowledge which allows ADI to think like the customer.

The Role

Drive positive customer engagement activities in the development of new products

Create innovative new products which solve the toughest problems and are easy for customers to use.

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team (Marketing, Design, Test & Evaluation, Field Applications/Market Segment) to engage closely and deliver to our customers.

Participate in design-in efforts for assigned released products

Implement first class customer design-in support. Understand the customer needs and application. Provide innovative, practical and timely solutions to customer issues. Work with field colleagues or directly with the customer to solve these issues and clearly direct communicate the solutions.

Create tools that make it faster and easier for our customers to design in our products.

Product development at ADI is a team game.

You will work within a cross-discipline team to efficiently bring new products to market acting as the customer advocate. Developing your system and customer knowledge allows the team to make informed, evidence-based decisions.

Customer awareness of our technology, products and solutions is critical in a competitive market.

Create technical media (Datasheets, Application Notes, Circuits from The Lab, videos, technical seminars/webinars and trade press articles that promote awareness effectiveness and ease of use of our products. Make our differentiation and value clear in these media.

The business of ADI is international.

Developing a relationship with our Field Application Engineers, Sales Engineers and distributors via key training material creation and delivery helps us to reach the broad customer base. The role requires delivery of both on-site and webinar based technical training.

Developing system-level understanding in relevant application segments is crucial.

Be open to learning every day. Understand the customer system issues with a view to defining value-added solutions and play a contributing role in defining strategies for those application segments.

Who we're looking for

The successful candidate will be a recent graduate with a Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or an equivalent professional qualification.

Core electronics fundamentals in both analog and digital domains.

Experience in embedded microcontrollers and creating data acquisition subsystems is an advantage.

Communication with our customers and our sales/field applications engineers requires an outgoing personality with a pleasant, professional and self-driven manner. Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, are a key requirement.

Working well within a team – both the product development and within the applications team is a necessity.

The role is primarily hardware-based. Proficiency in software is desirable for complete systems understanding and design-in tool development e.g. Python, C, LabVIEW, C# are all beneficial.

Showing an interest in and ability to solve complex problems, debug systems and replicate/deliver solutions on bench in hardware and software is a distinct advantage. Each day will bring new and differing challenges.

As the job requires constant communication with customers, it will, therefore, necessitate travel within Europe as well as the US, and Asia.

For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. As such, applicants for this position – except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – may have to go through an export licensing review process.

Analog Devices is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a culture where everyone has an opportunity to succeed regardless of their race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, social or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, union membership, and political affiliation, or any other legally protected group.

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Job Req Type: Graduate Job

Required Travel: Yes, 10% of the time

The expected wage range for a new hire into this position is $100,266 to $137,892.

Actual wage offered may vary depending on work location, experience, education, training, external market data, internal pay equity, or other bona fide factors.

This position qualifies for a discretionary performance-based bonus which is based on personal and company factors.

This position includes medical, vision and dental coverage, 401k, paid vacation, holidays, and sick time, and other benefits.