Field Applications Engineer - Local To The Boston/New England Area
$90,000 - $132,000 USD yearly
Support customer design-ins using ARM and proprietary MCU/MPU architectures, RTOS, and Linux-based embedded systems.
Originally posted 5 October 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 3 November 2026.
About the role
This role serves as a Field Applications Engineer supporting embedded processing products for strategic customers across the New England region. You will partner with Sales to drive design-ins across MCU, MPU, and connectivity product portfolios from discovery through production.
What you'll do
- Act as the lead technical interface for customers, providing technical support for MCU, MPU, and connectivity products.
- Partner with Sales to define and implement the sales strategy for embedded processing products at assigned accounts.
- Determine customer technical requirements and recommend products, solutions, and services needed for end-user applications.
- Identify new business opportunities by collecting customer feedback and market trends for product improvement.
- Manage and drive issue escalations with internal engineering teams to ensure rapid technical resolution.
- Collaborate with Product Line, Marketing, and Sales Enablement teams to provide customer-driven feedback and influence future roadmaps.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of experience with ARM and/or proprietary MCU-based embedded processing design.
- Strong proficiency in embedded processor project design and debug using development tools for RTOS and Linux-based embedded systems.
- Demonstrated understanding of hardware design and schematics related to MCUs.
- Demonstrated experience directly interfacing with customer design engineers through project discovery, part selection, and solution implementation through production.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
- Experience with Renesas MCU/MPU products or similar semiconductor products.
- Experience with wireless connectivity products supporting BLE, Wi-Fi, and NFC.
- Experience in embedded AI/ML applications.
Skills: MCU/MPU, embedded processing, customer support, hardware design, RTOS/Linux
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This role has been open 31 days — well below the 95-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · Automotive IC
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Open roles in category
143
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Median days open
95 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$152k
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| Metric | Renesas Electronics | All employers we track in this specialty (143 roles · 23 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 10 | 143 |
| Median days open | 102 d | 95 d (+7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $152k |
Skills observed across this category: MCU/MPU, embedded processing, customer support, hardware design, RTOS/Linux
Who's hiring in this category
- Infineon Technologies · 34 open roles · median 78 d
- Texas Instruments · 23 open roles · median 141 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 22 open roles · median 91 d
- Qualcomm · 10 open roles · median 35 d
- Renesas Electronics (this employer) · 10 open roles · median 103 d
- Microchip Technology · 8 open roles · median 229 d
How we counted: 143 open Applications FAE (Automotive IC) roles from 23 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 6 Nov 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.