Field Application Engineer at Avnet in Woodland Hills, CA

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Who We Are: At Avnet, relationships matter. We are a global, FORTUNE ® 500 technology distributor and solutions company that delivers design, supply chain and logistics expertise to customers at every stage of a product’s lifecycle. Our employees have a front row seat to the latest innovations shaping the world we live in and the future we share. We’re driven to help our customers around the world succeed and we do so by earning the trust of some of the biggest names in technology. Working at Avnet means being a part of a global team. We work collaboratively and with integrity, doing business the right way. For more than a century, we have partnered together to help our customers, suppliers and teammates realize the transformative possibilities of technology. Experience what’s next at Avnet! Applicants for this position must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. MUST be U.S. Citizen. Field Applications Engineer (FAE) Job Summary As a Field Applications Engineer, you’ll work directly with customer engineering teams to understand their designs, solve technical challenges, and identify semiconductor and electronic component solutions that best meet their application requirements. You’ll partner closely with Avnet Account Managers and the internal sales team supporting those customer accounts to uncover new design opportunities, develop technical strategies, and help move customer designs from concept through production. You’ll serve as a technical link between customers, Avnet’s sales organization, supplier partners, and their engineering resources. The role provides exposure to a broad range of technologies, including MCUs, MPUs, FPGAs, embedded computing, analog, power management, RF, connectivity, memory, and other semiconductor technologies. The FAE will engage early in the customer design cycle, understand system-level requirements, recommend appropriate technologies and solutions, and drive designs that result in long-term business growth. This position is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems, working across multiple technologies and applications, and building relationships with both engineering teams and business partners. Key Responsibilities Partner with Customer Engineering Teams: Work closely with customer engineers to understand system architectures, application requirements, product roadmaps, and technical challenges. Recommend semiconductor and electronic component solutions that optimize performance, power, cost, reliability, availability, and overall design objectives. Collaborate with Avnet Account Managers and Sales Teams: Work alongside Account Managers and the internal Avnet sales team supporting assigned customers to identify new projects, develop technical account strategies, uncover opportunities, and align the appropriate Avnet and supplier resources. Support System-Level Designs: Provide technical guidance across technologies including MCUs, MPUs, SoCs, FPGAs, embedded computing, analog and mixed signal, power management, memory, RF, wireless connectivity, interfaces, and other semiconductor technologies. Develop and Drive Design Opportunities: Engage customers early in the design process, from system architecture through component selection, to uncover new projects and identify opportunities for Avnet supplier technologies. Partner with Account Managers and supplier partners to develop and track key opportunities from initial discovery through development and production, supporting long-term business growth. Build Strong Technical Relationships: Develop trusted relationships with design engineers, system architects, engineering managers, technical decision-makers, and other key influencers within assigned customer accounts. Collaborate with Supplier Partners: Work with Avnet's semiconductor and technology suppliers and their engineering resources to introduce new products, eva