About this role
About the Role Avnet is seeking a dedicated Field Application Engineer focused on AMD Xilinx solutions. You will join a technical sales team and serve as the lead for hardware and software aspects of our key customers' systems, engaging in pre- and post-sale design support and driving Xilinx design-win opportunities. What You'll Do
- Drive and manage Xilinx technical related initiatives & activities for key customers in alignment with the AMD Xilinx dedicated Technical Sales Engineer (TSE).
- Provide technical leadership and guidance that focuses on AMD Xilinx design win strategies for customer opportunities.
- Develop relationships with and become trusted advisor to (system) engineers & architects in your assigned key accounts.
- Drive the technical part of strategy proposals for key customer programs.
- Leverage understanding of known challenges to advise customer designers on the optimum use of Xilinx IP, software tools and hardware devices.
- Manage technical support issues within customer base and collaborate/bring in AMD Xilinx technical specialists when required to help solve real-time problems (e.g., software tool & IP issues, Design Closure, RTL and simulation assistance, system bring up and debug).
- Collaborate with field and AMD Xilinx factory resources to develop and deliver technical proposals. What We're Looking For
- Experience as a Field Application Engineer or similar technical sales role in FPGA/SoC environments and a customer-facing track record.
- Strong understanding of SoC technology, FPGA design flows, and problem solving.
- Familiarity with Xilinx IP, Xilinx software tools, and hardware devices.
- Ability to build relationships with system engineers and architects and to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proactive, autonomous, and able to work across cross-functional teams to drive design-wins and field support.