Field Application Engineer Europe (m/f/d)

TDK-Micronas' intelligent sensors and embedded motor controllers for automotive and industrial electronics continue to set new standards worldwide. Our home is Freiburg, rooted in the Black Forest in Germany, where a dynamic team of around 1,000 employees is waiting for you.

Our core values of vision, courage and trust unite us, enabling us to progress together towards a sustainable and secure future.

If you are ready to put your career in the fast-lane and shape the mobility of the future, then TDK-Micronas is the right place for you.

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The Field Application Engineer (FAE) supports sales growth and market-share expansion by providing a strong technical presence for customers in the field. The role focuses on the adoption and design-in of TDK Micronas HAL sensor solutions for automotive applications.

• You identify, develop, and advance customer opportunities for TDK Micronas HAL sensor solutions.
• As the primary technical contact, you guide customers throughout the complete design-in process.
• You analyze customer requirements and recommend suitable products from the HAL portfolio.
• You provide technical guidance on topics such as magnetic circuit design, sensor positioning, stray fields, EMC, calibration, diagnostics, and signal integrity.
• You conduct technical presentations, product demonstrations, workshops, and training sessions.
• You collaborate closely with sales, product management, application engineering, R&D, quality, and operations to answer customer questions and resolve technical issues.
• You build and maintain strong relationships with customers, distributors, and other key stakeholders to expand market reach, strengthen the opportunity pipeline, and support business wins.

• You hold a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a comparable field.
• You have at least five years of experience in magnetic sensor technology, ideally with Hall-effect sensors, and/or in automotive applications and markets.
• Understanding of automotive electronics, vehicle systems, and the automotive ecosystem.
• Experience supporting customer evaluations, design-ins, and validation activities
• Ability to interpret datasheets, technical specifications, schematics, and system requirements.
• Understanding of relevant automotive requirements and standards, such as AEC-Q100, ISO 26262, IATF 16949, and EMC requirements, is an advantage.
• Fluent German and English communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Willingness to travel within the assigned region.

• Attractive compensation above the standard collective agreement
• Flexible working hours and the option to work from home
• Sports activities, Hansefit, and JobRad
• Company pension scheme
• Individual onboarding, dedicated onboarding days, and development and training opportunities
• Company health management
• Corporate benefits
• Team events and company celebrations
• Discounts at the company restaurant
• Free parking spaces with charging stations and subsidized public transport tickets
• Relocation support
• Company car for this position, also for private use

Dependant on position and length of service.