Applications Engineer - Scottsdale, AZ, United States
Originally posted 23 October 2026 by the employer.
Support protection and small signal products through characterization, bench verification, and SPICE simulations.
About the role
This role is for an Applications Engineer located in Scottsdale, Arizona, focused on driving applications for protection and small signal products. You will support new product releases through characterization, bench verification, and customer debug for ESD, TVS, and small signal devices.
What you'll do
- Support new product releases with characterization, bench verification of application functions, and debug of device-related issues for ESD, TVS, and Small Signal products. - Work with process fabs to review datasheet specifications, define critical test parameters, and perform SPICE simulations to verify applications. - Design, fabricate, and debug board designs for product validation or customer debug, including schematic generation, component selection, and PCB layout review. - Validate device characteristics and develop test solutions for high-volume manufacturing, including test result analysis and documentation. - Support product-specific demos and evaluation kits, automate test benches, and define specific tests for new products in development. - Root-cause product issues and enhance measurement techniques in collaboration with design, product, marketing, and applications teams.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related field with emphasis on device physics, circuits, and/or applications for protection devices. - Expertise in characterization, handling lab equipment, testbench environments, and LabVIEW for automation. - Strong knowledge of EDA tools including PCB design tools. - Ability to travel approximately 10% domestically and/or internationally.
Nice to have
- In-depth knowledge of reliability requirements, design for EMI/EMC, ESD, design for testability, automotive systems, and application circuits. - Hands-on experience in ESD development and applications.
Skills: applications engineer, bench verification, ESD, TVS, SPICE, evaluation kits
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 72-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · Analog Design
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Open roles in category
56
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Median days open
72 d
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Median salary
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| Metric | onsemi | All employers we track in this specialty (56 roles · 11 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 56 |
| Median days open | 110 d | 72 d (+38 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | — |
Skills observed across this category: applications engineer, bench verification, ESD, TVS, SPICE, evaluation kits
Who's hiring in this category
- Texas Instruments · 25 open roles · median 77 d
- Analog Devices · 14 open roles · median 37 d
- GlobalFoundries · 3 open roles · median 121 d
- Renesas Electronics · 3 open roles · median 29 d
- Arrow Electronics · 2 open roles · median 93 d
- Monolithic Power Systems · 2 open roles · median 163 d
How we counted: 56 open Applications FAE (Analog Design) roles from 11 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.