Principal Engineer, Product Applications

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Role Title / Organization Affiliations: System Applications Engineer: Industrial Automation

Analog Devices (NASDAQ: ADI) designs and manufactures semiconductor products and solutions. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital worlds with unmatched technologies that sense, measure and connect.

Digital transformation is changing the way factory, process and building automation systems are architected. Analog Devices has been investing in communications, software configurable analog, microcontrollers and security products to speed up this transition.

The Industrial Automation System Applications Engineer uses their expertise in automation systems to articulate the needs of future systems. Working with a strategic marketing lead, they will define ADI's investment strategy for this area.

The candidate for this role will use their domain expertise to engage with a broad range of customers, gathering requirements and creating proposals on how to upgrade their systems. This candidate will define what hardware and software products Analog Devices must build to enable new communications systems ranging from Industrial Ethernet and to field buses.

They will work closely with a strategic marketing engineer to create a business justification for this work and develop the technical value proposition. They will work cross-functionally with digital, communications and other technology business units through the hardware and software design process to ensure the resulting products meet the needs and will grow Analog Devices market share in this area.

This position will be based in Wilmington, Massachusetts, with domestic and global travel required.

Given the wide range of industrial applications and the knowledge already in the group, this opening offers excellent opportunities to grow and work with existing experts. Further education is encouraged and supported.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Interact with customers to determine their system requirements, current approach, and challenges. In the absence of direct customer feedback, use publicly available information, equipment teardowns, tradeshow/conference interaction, or other methods to understand customer challenges.
• Envision how technology requirements will change in the future and predict the implications for customer systems and how ADI can address those challenges for example with a focus on power reduction, sustainability, and reliability.
• Gather digital connectivity/security requirements for focus applications in the industrial automation space, such as building, factory, and process automation systems.
• Define and create simulation to explain to customers how to relate their current fieldbus system requirements to performance on proposed edge IP networks
• In conjunction with the marketing engineer, select which areas to focus on for new application specific investments and create new product concepts
• Work with design teams to develop system level cost model for new concepts and with marketing to justify the investment
• Define and decompose hardware and software requirements for targeted industrial automation applications into semiconductor product level requirements. Define validation plans and collateral needs and work with cross-functional teams to ensure resulting work meets the customer needs
• Troubleshooting customer applications, from system-level down to protocol-level
• Develop/maintain relationships with key customers, product teams, and field resources
• Develop and provide training to customers and colleagues on Industrial Automation systems and hardware and software solutions
• Collaborate with Product Development and Solutions teams to ensure that customer focused insights and feedback are accurately reflected in new product definitions and roadmaps

Desired Qualifications:

• BSEE or equivalent with minimum 7 years experience in Industrial Automation product development/system engineering
• Experience in evaluation, debugging, and testing hardware and embedded software systems
• Experience with analog/mixed signal and digital simulation (System Verilog/SystemC)
• Familiarity with PCB development (preferably with expertise in high-speed digital design or power circuits, which contain: microcontrollers, DDR memories, Ethernet, FPGAs, Buck/Flyback converters).
• Familiarity with concepts of network disaggregation and how to implement this from a software and validation perspective
• Experience with most major industrial and IoT protocols including Ethernet/IP, PROFINET, EtherCAT, ModbusTCP, BACnet/IP, TSN, TCP/UDP, MQTT, OPC UA, etc
• Strong collaborative mindset with an ability to work in a cross-functional environment, demonstrating delivered value to internal & external stakeholders
• Skilled communicator able to aggregate information and proliferate it to various stakeholders that range from subject matter experts to novices
• Good organizational skills and the ability to prioritize several concurrent projects
• An avid learner who approaches challenges with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to help build understanding
• Ability to travel up to ~20% of yearly work days

For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. As such, applicants for this position - except s, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) - may have to go through an export licensing review process.

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Job Req Type: Experienced

Required Travel: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift Type: 1st Shift/Days

The expected wage range for a new hire into this position is $148,500 to $222,750.

• Actual wage offered may vary depending on work location, experience, education, training, external market data, internal pay equity, or other bona fide factors.
• This position qualifies for a discretionary performance-based bonus which is based on personal and company factors.
• This position includes medical, vision and dental coverage, 401k, paid vacation, holidays, and sick time, and other benefits.