Field Application Engineer AMD/Xilinx

$120,000 - $170,000/Yr

Avnet - Topeka, KS

Full-time - Mid Level

Topeka, KS

251-500 employees

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

The Field Application Engineer for AMD/Xilinx at Avnet is a pivotal role within a technical sales team, focusing on both hardware and software aspects of customer systems. This position requires a motivated individual who is passionate about SoC technology and is actively involved in pre- and post-sale design and technical support. The engineer will work closely with key customers to drive technical initiatives, provide guidance on design strategies, and manage technical support issues, ensuring customer satisfaction and successful project outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Drive and manage Xilinx technical related initiatives & activities for key customers in alignment with the AMD Xilinx dedicated Technical Sales Engineer (TSE)
• Provide technical leadership and guidance that focuses on AMD Xilinx design win strategies for customer opportunities
• Develop relationships with and become trusted advisor to (system) engineers & architects in your assigned key accounts
• Drive the technical part of strategy proposals for key customer programs
• Leverage understanding of known challenges to advise customer designers on the optimum use of Xilinx IP, software tools and hardware devices
• Manage technical support issues within customer base and collaborate/bring in AMD Xilinx technical specialists when required to help solve real time problems
• Collaborate with field and AMD Xilinx factory resources to develop and deliver technical proposals to customer project managers, engineering managers, system architects and design engineers that align with customers' needs
• Lead with technical solution creation to show our value proposition
• Work with 3rd party ecosystem partners to support mutual beneficial custom solutions into the customer base where applicable
• Attend internal and external AMD Xilinx technical training to complete and maintain certification as necessary
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Experience with and understanding at systems level, FPGA and ASIC design tools. Experience with Vivado/Vitis, ISE or Quartus required (ModelSim is a plus)
• Ability to identify a customer's key care-abouts and thus contribute to overall sales strategy and success
• Knowledge of customers' end products including their specific market requirements
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong presentations skills, and the ability to work with multiple groups
• Aptitude to communicate clearly at a high system and deep technical levels
• Organization skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize and keep track of activities
• Team player with 'can do' attitude

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in designing with AMD Xilinx FPGA's & SoCs (Versal Adaptive SOCs, Virtex, Kintex, Artix & Spartan Class FPGA's, RFSoC, Zynq UltraScale+, & Zynq-7000)
• Knowledge of embedded system design tools such as AMD Xilinx's Vivado & Vitis tools, IP Integrator, or Intel Altera Quartus, and Eclipse based software development environment
• Knowledge of board design requirements for FPGA's & SoC's including power distribution & dissipation, high speed interface design, and debug
• Design experience using high performance external memory interface controllers and protocols
• Design experience using FPGA based high-speed serial transceivers
• Embedded processing knowledge - Familiar with x86 and ARM architectures, performance metrics, OS (especially Linux), Yocto, BSP, drivers, and debugging tools

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401K and Pension Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Family Support (Paid Leave, Surrogacy, Adoption)
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance
• Health Savings Account / Flexible Spending Account
• Education Assistance
• Employee Development Resources
• Employee Wellness, Leadership Development and Mentorship Programs