Techstaff
Applications Engineer I
Techstaff, Tempe, Arizona, us, 85285
Summary:
The Applications Engineer I assists the Sales team with technical expertise throughout the sales process. They define equipment configurations and specifications together with customers and internal resources based on process requirements. They provide strategic guidance to the product development teams within the organization on future product development.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, individual must be able to perform each of the primary duties satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:Presents technology to prospective customers during visits, phone conversations and online meetings.Seeks to understand customer requirements (process capability, performance, cost of ownership, etc.) as thoroughly as possible.Develops equipment configurations with the customer and the sales management team.Validates technical equipment performance specifications (acceptance criteria) with customers.Analyzes the scope of work for process demonstrations and contract services.Conducts equipment and process demonstrations with process engineer.Attends trade shows and technical conferences.Creates technical reports and authors technical papers.Researches, collects, and reports information on the ability and capacity of company products and competing equipment.Provides technical application support to customers (remotely and onsite), sales and service staff.Aids in the design and development of equipment and systems, and redesign of existing systems to fulfill the needs of customers.Responsibilities also include providing equipment functionality and capability reports to the Sales team and acting as technical liaison to the Sales team.Develop understanding of product line.Must be able to travel domestically and internationally overnight, as needed, up to 50% of the time. Must possess a valid passport.This position requires the use of hired vehicles on company business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have acceptable driving privileges.Other duties, as assigned.Additional Duties and Responsibilities:
Makes necessary engineering calculations to support product selection/recommendation.Assumes the primary technical relationship with the customer.Identifies customer requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and current clients.Promotes products and provides appropriate technical solutions to customers to help solve their design challenges.Acts as a technical bridge between the customer and factory to help solve complex technical problems or develop competitive, high-performance working proposals for customers.Supports the customer's technical seminars and distributor training sessions.Job Requirements
Qualifications / Education / Skills and Experience:
Individual must have a four-year engineering degree, with a minimum of seven (7) years of working experience in semiconductor processing or an advanced degree and five (5) years of working experience in semiconductor processing.Preferable to have experience with relevant technology.Excellent oral and written communication skills.Must be able to effectively present information to all levels within a customer organization.Must be fully competent on MS Office software.Proficiency with JMP is required.Experienced in the area of capital equipment for the semiconductor industry.Preferable to have fab experience in wafer/substrate processing.Project management skills for small projects.Preferred to have Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving and Decision-Making training.Physical Demands:
While performing duties of this job, individual is regularly required to stand, sit, reach with hand and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and lift/move up to 50 pounds. Visual acuity required. Individual is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls frequently and be able to reach with hand and arms above shoulder level occasionally.Ability to work in a cleanroom and be compliant with lab safety protocols.Ability to wear proper cleanroom attire and work inside the fab/cleanroom up to 25% of the time.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee in this position. Employee will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities.
The Applications Engineer I assists the Sales team with technical expertise throughout the sales process. They define equipment configurations and specifications together with customers and internal resources based on process requirements. They provide strategic guidance to the product development teams within the organization on future product development.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, individual must be able to perform each of the primary duties satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:Presents technology to prospective customers during visits, phone conversations and online meetings.Seeks to understand customer requirements (process capability, performance, cost of ownership, etc.) as thoroughly as possible.Develops equipment configurations with the customer and the sales management team.Validates technical equipment performance specifications (acceptance criteria) with customers.Analyzes the scope of work for process demonstrations and contract services.Conducts equipment and process demonstrations with process engineer.Attends trade shows and technical conferences.Creates technical reports and authors technical papers.Researches, collects, and reports information on the ability and capacity of company products and competing equipment.Provides technical application support to customers (remotely and onsite), sales and service staff.Aids in the design and development of equipment and systems, and redesign of existing systems to fulfill the needs of customers.Responsibilities also include providing equipment functionality and capability reports to the Sales team and acting as technical liaison to the Sales team.Develop understanding of product line.Must be able to travel domestically and internationally overnight, as needed, up to 50% of the time. Must possess a valid passport.This position requires the use of hired vehicles on company business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have acceptable driving privileges.Other duties, as assigned.Additional Duties and Responsibilities:
Makes necessary engineering calculations to support product selection/recommendation.Assumes the primary technical relationship with the customer.Identifies customer requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and current clients.Promotes products and provides appropriate technical solutions to customers to help solve their design challenges.Acts as a technical bridge between the customer and factory to help solve complex technical problems or develop competitive, high-performance working proposals for customers.Supports the customer's technical seminars and distributor training sessions.Job Requirements
Qualifications / Education / Skills and Experience:
Individual must have a four-year engineering degree, with a minimum of seven (7) years of working experience in semiconductor processing or an advanced degree and five (5) years of working experience in semiconductor processing.Preferable to have experience with relevant technology.Excellent oral and written communication skills.Must be able to effectively present information to all levels within a customer organization.Must be fully competent on MS Office software.Proficiency with JMP is required.Experienced in the area of capital equipment for the semiconductor industry.Preferable to have fab experience in wafer/substrate processing.Project management skills for small projects.Preferred to have Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving and Decision-Making training.Physical Demands:
While performing duties of this job, individual is regularly required to stand, sit, reach with hand and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and lift/move up to 50 pounds. Visual acuity required. Individual is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls frequently and be able to reach with hand and arms above shoulder level occasionally.Ability to work in a cleanroom and be compliant with lab safety protocols.Ability to wear proper cleanroom attire and work inside the fab/cleanroom up to 25% of the time.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee in this position. Employee will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities.