Applications Engineer

Job Title

Applications Engineer

Role Summary

The Applications Engineer will provide technical support and drive design-in activities for BLDC motor driver and motor-control products. The role supports customers and internal teams through debugging, creating reference materials, evaluation-board design, and silicon testing.

Experience Level

Mid-level. The posting requests 4+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Provide technical support, develop reference materials, and assist product evaluation and testing.

• Debug customer issues using evaluation boards and customer hardware; perform on-site customer support as needed.
• Review customer application schematics and PCB layouts; advise on design and layout issues.
• Respond to customer inquiries via email and forums and collaborate with vendors on evaluation boards and GUI development.
• Support new product development by participating in silicon testing, providing product recommendations and competitive analysis, and reviewing datasheets for accuracy.
• Design and validate evaluation boards to support correlation and evaluation activities.
• Create application notes, training materials, and deliver training to FAEs and customers.
• Conduct failure analysis of returned units; perform bench analysis and coordinate with design and test teams to report findings.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; preferred items are listed separately.

• Must-have: 4+ years of relevant experience in applications or field engineering for motor-control or power-semiconductor products.
• Must-have: Strong technical knowledge of BLDC motor drivers and motor-control systems.
• Must-have: Good understanding of semiconductor device fundamentals and analog, power, and mixed-signal circuit fundamentals.
• Must-have: Familiarity with test and measurement equipment and instrumentation; experience debugging hardware in lab and customer environments.
• Must-have: Strong communication and customer-facing skills; ability to work cross-functionally with systems, design, test, and applications teams.
• Preferred: Experience with software tools such as C, C++, Python scripting, and data tools like Spotfire.
• Preferred: Hands-on PCB design experience and ownership of complex system-level debug activities.
• Preferred: Experience creating training materials, delivering technical training, and performing failure analysis.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree listed). No other degree, field-of-study, certification, or equivalent-experience language was specified in the posting.

About the Company

Company: Texas Instruments

Headquarters: Dallas, Texas, USA

Texas Instruments is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and sells analog and embedded processing chips for various markets including industrial, automotive, and personal electronics. The company's innovations aim to make electronics more affordable and reliable, fostering advancements in technology through each generation of semiconductors.