TouchNetix are seeking an experienced Applications Engineer to join the team in the Fareham, UK office.
Applications Engineer Role
This role is for an applications engineer (AE) for the aXiom and touchpanel product lines.
This role can be considered in 3 main parts:
- Apps Engineering; Being a member of the applications/projects team in the UK, supporting project engineering for touch panels incorporating tuning, testing and understanding the complete solution.
- Providing on-site field support for TouchNetix customers as and when required and supporting the sales organisation with technical support and on-site presentations.
- Providing office and field based support for all aspects of the Axiom product line.
The role will likely require a good amount of travel within the EU, predominantly Germany and it is likely that some international travel will be required from time to time.
Organisationally, the role reports to the Engineering Director in the UK but on a day-to-day basis the FAEs will be directed by projects and sales/operations depending on where the support is required.
Job Qualification & Experience Requirements
Mandatory
- A degree (or close international equivalent) in Electronics or Physics (2-1 or better). Other subjects will be considered if the candidate can display good aptitude in the required disciplines
- Customer facing in a technical role
- A background in semiconductors
- Hands-on experience of electronic circuit design and debug (2+ yrs)
- Excellent command of written and spoken English
- Complete product lifecycle design and support experience
- Commercial awareness
- Comfortable and confident in front of customers
Optional
- Capacitive touch experience
- Hands-on experience of PC software creation (1+ yrs)
- Firmware creation for low-end micros
- Ability to create demo and test software
- Familiarity with typical PC based CAD applications including (for example) OrCAD, PADs, CadStar, Protel, Corel, Solidworks, ProE, Inventor, AutoCAD
Candidate Requirements
Mandatory
- Have a “can-do” attitude to problem solving
- Be inquisitive
- Be highly practical
- Work comfortably within a small team
- Have an excellent way with customers and project as an “expert in the field”
- Be able to create high quality, concise reports and status presentations
- Be a highly structured and logical thinker
- Show attention to detail and consistency in everything you do
- Have a work ethic that makes you want to deliver the same quality and service to our customers that you would want yourself
- Strive to offer that bit extra
- Always push to do today what others will leave ‘til tomorrow!
- Take the initiative when things need to get done
- Volunteer to take ownership of problems without much prompting
- Be ready to travel to see customers
- Act as an ambassador for TouchNetix
Desired
- Have a technical hobby (electronics, web site design, car repair etc)
- Have a particular interest and knowledge of electronic gadgets.
- Be ready to build tools and equipment to get jobs done