Field Applications Engineer (Fiber Optics)

$61,500 - $85,000/Yr

Amphenol Aerospace - Sidney, NY

Full-time

Sidney, NY

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Field Applications Engineer (Fiber Optics) at Amphenol Military High Speed is responsible for providing technical support to global customers and field sales personnel, ensuring the success of a product line. This role involves responding to customer inquiries, designing or modifying electrical and specialty power solutions, and managing key programs and accounts. The engineer will also work closely with various departments to improve customer delivery and lead times, while ensuring compliance with customer specifications.

Responsibilities

• Drive adoption, design-ins, and specifications for product line
• Respond to incoming customer inquiries for a specific product line
• Keep the Marketing Team aware of product enhancements for marketing purposes
• Assume Program Manager responsibilities for key programs and accounts
• Help improve customer delivery and lead time through completion of drawings and specifications at the initiation of design
• Interface with other departments for the manufacturing and testing of samples
• Interface with customers and vendors to ensure conformance to customer specifications
• Work with CAD and ProE applications for design
• Read drawings and 3D files
• Communicate conceptual designs to production and customers
• Coordinate the manufacturing of customer prototypes
• Review customer documents for compliance with AIO requirements and prepare new designs if necessary
• Keep supervision informed of status of all activities on a periodic basis
• Assure form, fit, and function of components through preliminary dimensional studies and correlate engineering data to customer specifications

Requirements

• B.S. degree in appropriate discipline or equivalent work experience with fiber optic connectors, cables, termini, etc.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to provide pricing models for customers in conjunction with product management to achieve gross margin objectives

Benefits

• Competitive wage
• Career development opportunities
• Ample opportunities for advancement