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Field Application Engineer
An international leader in electronics distribution, Future Electronics part of WT GROUP is recognized for providing customers worldwide with global supply chain solutions and custom engineering services. With over 5500 employees operating in more than 40 countries, Future Electronics' pursuit is to ensure that we support our employees to drive our business, and that of our customers, whilst developing top professionals and future industry leaders.
Who you are
Do you like solving engineering problems and influencing new product designs? Join Future's elite team of field applications engineers who offer best-in-class technical expertise and design support to bring customers innovative ideas to reality. Future's engineers drive technology forward.
About The Role
As an IoT Specialist (FAE) at Future Electronics, you will provide comprehensive technical support for customer circuit design and system development. You will be involved with customer presentations, strategic supplier product introductions, and technical sales training for customers and the regional sales team through lunch and learn seminars, workshops, webcasts and various other forums. You will work with Account Managers, Field Application Engineers, and Product Marketing to develop and execute successful demand creation programs leading to sales growth and customer expansion for Future Electronics and our strategic suppliers within your assigned region. The role involves both technical engagement and administrative tasks with an expectation that 50% of the work week is spent customer facing. The position will cover customers across Australia and New Zealand.
What you'll do (Responsibilities)
- Provide engineering support and early system solution consultation to assigned customers. Offer design guidance and troubleshooting/debug/issue resolution throughout the customer's design & development phases.
- Provide training and direction on new technology to sales teams with varying technical knowledge to maximize team efficiency and ROI for demand creation activity.
- Execute programs to strengthen and leverage customer and manufacturer relationships. Provide supplier support through initiatives such as market-wide or customer-site seminars and trainings, technical sales programs and technical marketing programs.
- Utilize engineering expertise to build and execute a business strategy that promotes Future's supplier products to the right engineering design customers to achieve accelerated revenue growth.
- Document customer activity through CRM entries.
What you'll need (Qualifications)
- Minimum 2-5 years Electronics R&D; experience or in an FAE / Field Application Engineering role with customer-facing experience.
- Proven experience in embedded systems, wireless communication, and sensors.
- Specific technologies: Wi-Fi / UWB for high-throughput applications; Bluetooth 5.4 / LE Audio for low-power, short-range connectivity; Zigbee / Thread / IEEE 802.15.4 for mesh networking; LoRaWAN / Sigfox for long-range LPWAN; Cellular IoT (NB-IoT, LTE-M, 5G) for mobile and remote deployments; NTN (Non-Terrestrial Networks) – satellite-based IoT; Matter protocol for smart home interoperability; Motion & presence sensors (radar, PIR, ultrasonic, ToF); Optical sensors (LiDAR, camera modules).
- Familiarity with MCU/MPU platforms; understanding of RF design, antenna tuning, and certification standards; understanding of IoT cloud platforms (AWS IoT, Azure IoT, etc.); knowledge of security protocols, FOTA, and edge computing is a plus.
- Must hold a current Australian Driver’s license; be located in Melbourne and a permanent resident of Australia.
What we offer
A competitive package includes an attractive base salary, performance related incentives (guaranteed for the first 6 months) and a car allowance.
To find out more about Future Electronics and WT microelectronics please visit www.futureelectronics.com and www.wtmec.com
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering, Sales, and Business Development
Industries
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing; Wholesale Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics; and Semiconductor Manufacturing
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