Field Applications Engineer – Silicon Valley/Bay Area, CA - Milpitas, CA, United States
Originally posted 1 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This Field Applications Engineer role involves supporting automotive customer accounts and transportation-related accounts in the West Coast Region by proactively solving design challenges through creative application solutions and product recommendations. The position requires significant customer interfacing activity.
What you'll do
- Provide customers with technical and sales support for discrete semiconductors, analog ICs, power management devices, timing, and connectivity ICs.
- Work closely with customers to understand system application requirements to generate new sales opportunities and provide technical recommendations.
- Collaborate with marketing and engineering groups to define new products and support the automotive design cycle.
- Prepare data and documentation for customer product presentations, conduct training sessions, and demonstrate new products.
- Act in a teaching capacity with sales channels and customer design teams.
What you'll need
- BSEE with at least 10 years of design or FAE experience.
- Deep knowledge of DC-DC converter topologies and LDO operations.
- Thorough understanding of how MOSFET and BJT work.
- Extensive experience with diode, TVS, and rectifier designs.
- Proficient in high-speed interface protocols like PCIe, HDMI, DP, MIPI, and USB.
Nice to have
- Automotive experience.
Skills: customer interfacing, technical and sales support, discrete semiconductors, power management devices, high-speed interface protocols, automotive design cycle
This role has been open 8 days — well below the 71-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · Power Management
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Open roles in category
202
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Median days open
71 d
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Median salary
$160k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Diodes Incorporated | All employers we track in this specialty (202 roles · 26 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 202 |
| Median days open | 8 d | 71 d (−63 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $160k |
Skills observed across this category: customer interfacing, technical and sales support, discrete semiconductors, power management devices, high-speed interface protocols, automotive design cycle
Who's hiring in this category
- Monolithic Power Systems · 50 open roles · median 108 d
- Infineon Technologies · 35 open roles · median 63 d
- Texas Instruments · 23 open roles · median 31 d
- Renesas Electronics · 21 open roles · median 24 d
- Analog Devices · 17 open roles · median 36 d
- Nexperia · 9 open roles · median 59 d
How we counted: 202 open Applications FAE (Power Management) roles from 26 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 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.