SR FIELD APPLICATION ENGINEER

SR FIELD APPLICATION ENGINEER

Posting Start Date: 4/28/26

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

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Job Description:

Job Overview

Job Overview

TE Connectivity's Field Application Engineering Teams work intimately with customers to recommend products and solutions for new and existing applications. They identify new applications, requirement modifications and enhancements to meet customer specifications and conduct on-site installation and service of product and are responsible for all technical aspects of the sales cycle for potential application of company products to meet customer needs, including identifying opportunities; determining solutions; creating demand; preparing detailed product specifications and technical marketing support; ensuring high quality and timely project execution and conducting follow-up technical support. They also approve of the operational quality of systems and equipment.

The Digital Data Networks unit of TE Connectivity has an opportunity for an experienced Field Application Engineer in the San Francisco Bay area to support key customers in?the San Francisco Bay area. The business unit has determined that, for our key customers, having a knowledgeable engineering presence locally is critical to long-term success in supporting our customers' product and design needs and in advancing our Company's interests.

The FAE will serve as a technical resource for our customers' engineers and program / platform managers by providing technical expertise, design work, product application information, and general support for strategic customers.? The selected engineer will be a significant interface between TE Connectivity's sales and engineering organizations and our customers.?

****This role offers remote flexibility but requires candidates to be based in the Bay Area or open to relocating to the Bay Area ****

Job Requirements

• Be the initial point of contact for the customer's local engineering group.

• Function as the technical interface between the customer's engineers and the TE engineering community on all existing products, as well as focus on new product development opportunities.

• Actively contributes to new product development opportunities for TE at the customer, with the ability to provide conceptual design modeling.

• Interact directly with key customers daily and coordinate the deliverables related to customer projects, including new products, modifications to existing products, test studies, signal integrity modeling, and any other development efforts.

• Establish relationships with key customer engineering contacts and decision makers.

• Gain a solid understanding of the customer's product set and future roadmap.

• Gain a solid understanding of TE Digital Data Networks products and future roadmap.

• Use VOC (Voice of Customer) tools to understand the accounts' technology.

• Understand the customer's strategic direction and electronic connectivity needs. Communicate these needs to internal TE Connectivity teams to initiate projects.

• Support a cross-functional, global team specific to the customer. The team may consist of a Program Manager, Quality Engineering, Logistics, Procurement, Operations, and Sales.

• Penetrate customers' design cycle to be involved in the early stages of new product / platform planning.

• Work closely with internal engineering teams to ensure that they meet the customers' needs and are a conduit to the customer.

• Represent and be an advocate for the customer.

• Support existing applications and products, including tolerance analysis, application evaluation, and testing.

What your background should look like

• BS degree in Engineering required (Mechanical / Systems discipline preferred).

• At least 5+ years of engineering experience in connector knowledge.

• Knowledge of general manufacturing processes of stamping, molding, plating, and automated product assembly is desired.

• Experience in development engineering and participation in the full product development cycle.

• Prefer candidates with some knowledge of electronics components, preferably in one or more of our product lines (connectors, electronics relays, wire & cable).

• Demonstrated ability to provide effective project leadership.

• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize.

• Strong interpersonal & negotiating skills.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills demonstrated by the ability to communicate across all levels within and outside of the organization.

• Computer proficiency, including 3D Design Applications.

• Ability and willingness to travel as required, mainly regionally.

• Successful candidates will have a strong ability to work independently.

• Outstanding networking, influencing, and listening skills.

• Experience reading/interpreting production-level drawings.

• Ability to perform basic tolerance analysis.

Competencies

SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.

Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at and on LinkedIn ( ,Facebook ( ,WeChat, ( Instagram andX (formerly Twitter). (

COMPENSATION

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $104,400- $156,600 (subject to change dependent on physical location)

• Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

• Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits

BENEFITS

• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.

EOE, Including Disability/Vets

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Job Locations:

Posting City: San Jose

Job Country: United States

Travel Required: 10% to 25%

Requisition ID: 151190

Workplace Type: Remote

External Careers Page: Engineering & Technology

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