Principal Field Application Engineer

Job Title

Principal Field Application Engineer

Role Summary

The Principal Field Application Engineer (FAE) provides technical leadership between customers and internal engineering, sales, and marketing teams to enable design-in and production ramp for industrial automation and robotics applications.

Work focuses on system-level analog and mixed-signal solutions, signal-chain optimization, customer architecture design, and technical enablement for PLCs, process control, instrumentation, and robotics systems.

Experience Level

Senior — Principal/Staff level. Typically requires 6+ years of relevant experience in industrial automation, process control, instrumentation, or robotics.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include pre- and post-sales technical support, system design, and enabling Design-Win with customers.

• Provide end-to-end technical support to key customers in industrial automation and robotics.
• Lead system architecture design and deliver system-level solutions for PLC, process control, and field instrumentation.
• Support full signal chain and control system designs, including industrial interfaces, analog/digital I/O, sensor signal conditioning, and power/isolation solutions.
• Perform signal-chain analysis (noise, accuracy, stability) and recommend optimizations.
• Collaborate with robotics customers and ecosystem partners on system and functional block design.
• Lead or participate in schematic and PCB design reviews; support debugging, validation, and failure analysis.
• Drive Design-In / Design-Win with sales and business units and deliver technical training and solution presentations.
• Collect customer and market insights to inform product definition and roadmap planning.
• Travel to customer sites as required (approximately 25%).

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience required for the role.

Must-have:

• 6+ years of experience in industrial automation, process control, instrumentation, or robotics.
• Strong knowledge of industrial communication and interface technologies (Ethernet, EtherCAT, CAN FD, IO-Link, RS-232/485, etc.).
• Deep expertise in analog signal-chain design, including op amps, ADCs, and DACs; able to design complete signal chains from sensing to data conversion.
• Hands-on debugging and noise analysis skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for customer-facing technical interactions.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with PLC modules, motor drives, or robotics system design.
• Prior FAE or customer-facing technical support experience.
• Familiarity with functional safety or high-reliability industrial design.

Education Requirements

Master's degree or above in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or related fields (e.g., Circuits & Systems, Microelectronics, Power Electronics). Not specified whether equivalent practical experience is accepted.

About the Company

Company: Analog Devices

Headquarters: Norwood, Massachusetts, USA

Analog Devices is a leading global semiconductor company that bridges the physical and digital worlds, enabling breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. With a focus on innovation, ADI develops solutions that drive advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital healthcare. The company employs around 24,000 people globally and reported revenues exceeding $9 billion in FY24, creating technologies that transform lives across various sectors.