The Product Applications Engineer will be the key technical advocate for Qualtré’s inertial sensor product lines. This individual will provide technical support to Qualtré customers as well as worldwide sales team representatives and distributors. This individual will also recommend product and design solutions for new customer applications, perform competitive analyses, design and develop sensor applications and demonstrations involving hardware and software. The Product Applications Engineer will be customer-focused and be able to perform translation of the technical characteristics of motion sensing applications, such as motion-enabled gaming, short-range dead reckoning navigation, inertial remote control, and camera image stabilization, into technical specifications for gyroscopes and accelerometers.
Candidates must also have exceptional interpersonal skills and a demonstrated track record of success in application support activities. Requirements include a BSEE (or equivalent) with five years of related work experience in the semiconductor industry (or similar high technology industry) applications including support of major accounts. Candidates must have experience designing/developing products using inertial sensors especially gyroscopes; experience working with customers and sales personnel to achieve a technical design-in; familiarity with the use of inertial sensors for navigation, gaming, image stabilization, or other uses within consumer electronics. It is desirable for candidates to have experience in designing/coding embedded applications, and with assembly and C++ programming languages, preferably on real-time embedded system platforms. Working knowledge of Lab View or equivalent is also desirable. MEMS technology knowledge is advantageous.
This position will be based in the Qualtré headquarters office in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Domestic and international travel will be required.