Principal Application Engineer - Semiconductor Test & Measurement

Principal Application Engineer

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Ensure Account/Project Success

  • Work with Sales to win opportunities through achieving key support objectives for assigned accounts/projects tied to project delivery, issues resolution, and customer proficiency development

  • Able to identify possible risks ahead of project deployment, superb execution on time, and project management to meet customer timeline

  • Demonstrate troubleshooting expertise in resolving customer issues and provide incremental daily updates on progress and action plan

• Semiconductor automated test technical leadership

  • Develop/debug/validation test programs to solve customer's test problem for RF, mixed-signal and logic applications

  • Design sophisticated RF, analog and digital test interfaces to implement switching, filtering, signal conversion, and other functions as per needed 

  • Able to draft competitive analysis based on past knowledge and experience between NI and Major semiconductor ATE platform experience.

• Contribute to customer success

  • Recognized by customer and account managers to have contributed to customer success; building organization level loyalty to NI, as measured through a satisfaction survey

  • Ensure customer success by providing technical offerings that meet their needs through a combination of NI Systems and Services

  • Be the voice of the customer to give feedback to internal stakeholders to close the gap between customer expectations and NI Semiconductor's offerings 

Who You Are:

Promote high visibility of shared contributions to goals. Act quickly and significantly and take action in constantly evolving, unexpected situations. Actively seek mentorship from pertinent sources to make timely and well-informed decisions. Handle the risk that comes with moving forward when the outcome is not certain. 

 

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelors or Masters’ degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math)

• 10+ years of work experience in the relevant Test and Measurement Industry: 

  • Strong foundation in Electronics, Communications, and RF principles

  • Expertise in RFIC, Cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and mixed-signal IC applications for validation and production testing

  • Hands-on experience with common test engineering instruments such as SMU, VSA, VSG, VST, VNA, Power Meter, etc.

  • Experience in common test engineering instruments: DMM, SMU, LCR, AWG, Oscilloscope, etc.

  • Automated software and system development in validation and production.

• Technical knowledge of Automated Test software and hardware platforms in general

• Experience communicating directly with customers at the operation management level

• Willing and able to travel domestically or internationally, up to 30%

• Project management skills and a sense of urgency in project delivery. 

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Fluency in English

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• NI LabVIEW and NI TestStand Certifications

• Proficiency in NI LabVIEW FPGA

Our Culture & Commitment to You:

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results. 

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing competitive benefits plans, a variety of medical insurance plans, Employee Assistance Program, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

WHY EMERSON

Our Commitment to Our People

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.

We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.

At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together.

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ABOUT EMERSON

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let’s go!

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Experience Level

Senior Level