Senior Product Application Engineer

Job Title

Senior Product Application Engineer

Role Summary

Senior Product Application Engineer supporting China BU OCP products across the full product lifecycle: product definition, application design, customer enablement and production release. The role bridges IC design, marketing/system teams, validation, and customers to ensure products meet system-level requirements and are adopted in real systems.

Experience Level

Senior — experienced engineer expected to lead application-level product definition and customer support.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities focus on system- and application-level product support, design-in, and customer enablement.

• Develop system- and application-level understanding of products, customer use cases, performance trade-offs, and system constraints.
• Translate customer application requirements into product definition inputs, electrical specifications, and usage guidelines.
• Collaborate with IC design, marketing/system, and validation teams during product development and release.
• Analyze silicon characterization and validation data; contribute to datasheet specifications and application recommendations.
• Develop application schematics and reference designs; review PCB schematic and layout from an application perspective.
• Support customer design-in activities and resolve application issues through lab evaluation and structured debugging.
• Create application notes, user guides, reference code, and evaluation materials for customers, FAEs, and sales teams.
• Participate in customer meetings and provide on-site technical support and feedback collection for future products.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience for the role. Travel requirement and communication skills are included.

Must-have:

• Strong background in signal-chain and mixed-signal systems (ADC, DAC, amplifiers, TIA, PGA).
• Solid understanding of IC behavior in system-level applications, including performance trade-offs and limitations.
• Experience reviewing PCB schematic design and layout at the application level.
• Programming experience for lab automation, data analysis, or reference code (LabVIEW, Python, and/or C/C++).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to communicate effectively with customers and cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to travel for customer support; approximately 10% travel.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with robotics motor control applications, embedded actuator control, sensing feedback, and real-time hardware/firmware interaction.
• Experience producing application notes, reference designs, and evaluation materials for customers.

Education Requirements

MSEE or above in Electrical Engineering or a related field (Master's degree required per posting). Related technical fields acceptable if demonstrable equivalent expertise.

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.