Senior Engineer Applications - San Jose
$106,900 - $147,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 10 July 2026 by the employer.
Support automotive customers during evaluation and integration of Automotive Ethernet solutions, PHYs, switches, and bridges.
About the role
Provide technical support to automotive customers during the evaluation, integration, and development of Automotive Ethernet solutions. The role focuses on hands-on board bring-up, debugging, and resolving technical issues across Ethernet PHYs, switches, and bridges.
What you'll do
- Provide technical support to automotive customers during evaluation, integration, and development of Automotive Ethernet solutions. - Perform hands-on board bring-up, debugging, and issue replication on customer platforms and evaluation kits. - Track, analyze, and drive resolution of customer technical issues. - Develop and deliver customer training, application workshops, and trade show demonstrations. - Create customer-facing technical documentation, including integration guides, application notes, API documentation, and training materials. - Partner with Product Management, Design Engineering, and Quality teams to ensure product capabilities align with customer requirements and market needs.
What you'll need
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field. - At least 3 years of professional experience as an Application Engineer or Systems Engineer in automotive or ethernet applications, with hands-on debugging experience. - Skills in C, Python programming, scripting, schematics review, and PCB layout review. - Understanding of SerDes protocols and interfaces like xxBASE-T1, I2C, MDC/MDIO, and QSPI. - Knowledge of Ethernet PHYs, Switches, and Bridges products.
Skills: technical support, automotive customers, Automotive Ethernet solutions, board bring-up, SerDes protocols
This role has been open 102 days — below the 103-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · Automotive IC
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Open roles in category
144
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Median days open
103 d
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Median salary
$152k
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| Metric | Infineon Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (144 roles · 26 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 34 | 144 |
| Median days open | 67 d | 103 d (−36 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $152k |
Skills observed across this category: technical support, automotive customers, Automotive Ethernet solutions, board bring-up, SerDes protocols
Who's hiring in this category
- Infineon Technologies (this employer) · 34 open roles · median 67 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 22 open roles · median 78 d
- Texas Instruments · 18 open roles · median 208 d
- Renesas Electronics · 11 open roles · median 120 d
- Microchip Technology · 10 open roles · median 213 d
- Analog Devices · 7 open roles · median 29 d
How we counted: 144 open Applications FAE (Automotive IC) roles from 26 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 21 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.