Applications Engineer
$160,000 - $210,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 11 June 2026 by the employer.
Develop embedded solutions and reference designs for the Electron E1 processor and Fabric architecture.
About the role
Efficient Computer is seeking an Applications Engineer to design and implement embedded computing solutions tailored to customer use cases. The role supports customer integrations across embedded platforms using the Electron E1 processor and Fabric architecture.
What you'll do
- Partner directly with customers to understand their applications, requirements, and system challenges while helping them integrate Efficient hardware. - Design and implement board-level and embedded solutions aligned with customer needs. - Develop and optimize software and firmware across a variety of embedded computing platforms and the full embedded stack. - Collaborate with internal architecture, hardware, and software teams to refine customer-facing solutions. - Own the development of reference designs, demos, and technical collateral to showcase technology in real-world scenarios. - Support customers throughout the development lifecycle from initial design to final deployment, providing field feedback for product improvements.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field. - 3+ years of experience in embedded systems development, with a strong background in software and firmware development. - Hands-on experience with multiple embedded platforms. - Strong understanding of board design and embedded system integration. - Proven track record in application engineering or customer-facing technical roles. - Willingness to travel to customer sites, Efficient offices, and industry events as needed (up to 30%+ of your time). - Ability to meet customer requirements that may require U.S. citizenship for certain assignments.
Nice to have
- Prior experience in solutions engineering, field application engineering, or customer-facing embedded development. - Experience building reference designs or developer kits for embedded platforms. - Familiarity with performance, power, and efficiency trade-offs in embedded computing systems.
Skills: customer engagement, application engineering, embedded solutions, firmware, reference designs, customer sites
This role has been open 129 days — well above the 57-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
81
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Median days open
57 d
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Median salary
$176k
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| Metric | Efficient Computer | All employers we track in this specialty (81 roles · 23 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 81 |
| Median days open | 129 d | 57 d (+72 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $176k |
Skills observed across this category: customer engagement, application engineering, embedded solutions, firmware, reference designs, customer sites
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 12 open roles · median 84 d
- Keysight Technologies · 11 open roles · median 24 d
- Microchip Technology · 10 open roles · median 77 d
- NVIDIA · 10 open roles · median 32 d
- AMD · 8 open roles · median 35 d
- Infineon Technologies · 5 open roles · median 65 d
How we counted: 81 open Applications FAE (Systems Software) roles from 23 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 23 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.