CareerPlan

Senior Staff Engineer Field Application Engineering

Washington, DCFull-time$128k–$176k2026-10-05 → 2026-10-24
Based in United States

Core

Guide customers from early design conception through successful product integration for satellite systems, launch vehicles, military avionics, and defense platforms using radiation-hardened and radiation-tolerant semiconductors.

Role type

Senior Staff Field Application Engineer (Power Electronics)

Builds

Radiation-hardened power systems for aerospace and defense applications

Domain

Aerospace & Defense / Power Electronics

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Power switching topologies, high-frequency power supply design, GaN and Si MOSFET technology, schematic review, PCB layout guidance, system-level performance validation, radiation environment validation, derating analysis, SEE mitigation, TID margin assessment, qualification standards (MIL-PRF-38535, MIL-STD-750, JEDEC)

Preferred skills

Aerospace & Defense market experience, space-grade memory products (SRAM, Flash)

Technologies

GaN, Si MOSFET, Gate drivers, Integrated power ICs, SRAM, Flash

Responsibilities

Guide customers through design conception to product integration, own technical relationship across the full sales cycle, partner with account managers to build solution proposals, deliver technical presentations and design reviews, provide pre- and post-sales support including schematic and PCB guidance, validate customer applications in radiation environments, advise on product selection for various orbits and defense environments, capture customer requirements to influence roadmap development

Seniority

Senior Staff, hands-on IC