Field Applications Engineer – Silicon Valley/Bay Area, CA - Milpitas, CA, United States
$150,000 - $175,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 1 October 2026 by the employer.
Support automotive customer accounts across power management devices, discrete semiconductors, and PCIe packet switches.
About the role
The Field Applications Engineer supports major automotive customer accounts by solving design challenges through application solutions and product recommendations. The role spans technical customer interfacing across discrete semiconductors, analog ICs, power management devices, quartz frequency control devices, and connectivity ICs.
What you'll do
- Provide technical and sales support for products including diodes, MOSFETs, Hall-effect sensors, DC-DC regulators, LED drivers, redrivers, retimers, and PCIe packet switches. - Work directly with automotive customers to evaluate system application requirements, uncover new sales opportunities, and provide technical design recommendations. - Collaborate with internal marketing and engineering teams to define new products and support customer designs throughout the automotive design cycle. - Prepare technical documentation and data for customer product presentations, training sessions, and new product demonstrations. - Act in an engineering teaching capacity for sales channels and customer design teams while aligning with the Regional Sales Manager on business opportunities.
What you'll need
- BSEE degree. - At least 10 years of design experience. - Understanding of AEC-Q and PPAP requirements. - Strong technical background across discrete semiconductors, analog ICs, and power management devices.
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 19 days — well below the 70-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · Power Management
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Open roles in category
206
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Median days open
70 d
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Median salary
$158k
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| Metric | Diodes Incorporated | All employers we track in this specialty (206 roles · 27 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 206 |
| Median days open | 19 d | 70 d (−51 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $158k |
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 · 52 open roles · median 119 d
- Infineon Technologies · 33 open roles · median 74 d
- Texas Instruments · 26 open roles · median 35 d
- Analog Devices · 19 open roles · median 47 d
- Renesas Electronics · 19 open roles · median 24 d
- Nexperia · 11 open roles · median 63 d
How we counted: 206 open Applications FAE (Power Management) roles from 27 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 20 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.