Milpitas, California
Senior Application Engineer - Bay Area
Job details
- Location
- Milpitas, California
- Work type
- Onsite
- Posted
- 4 days ago
- Apply on
- rohde-schwarz.com
About this role
Recently named by Newsweek as one of the Best American Mid-Sized Workplaces in 2026, Rohde & Schwarz is looking for a highly motivated, technically driven Application Engineer to join our team in the Bay Area. In this role you’ll apply deep technical expertise and hands-on problem solving to help engineers overcome their toughest design and measurement challenges. Your work will directly support innovation in the computing, robotics, communications, automotive and satellite markets.
Working closely with our sales, marketing, and R&D teams, you'll engage customers through product demonstrations, tailored training sessions, and deep-dive technical support. If you're an RF engineer who thrives on variety, loves engaging directly with customers, and wants to play a meaningful role in challenging projects, a career as an Application Engineer may be the perfect fit for you and this is the opportunity you've been looking for!
Your tasks
- Build lasting customer relationships across the Bay Area by providing responsive, high-quality pre- and post-sales technical support for RF test and measurement instruments and applications
- Collaborate closely with Application Engineers and Account Managers across the region to align on customer needs and deliver coordinated, high-impact technical and sales support
- Develop and deliver compelling product demonstrations and proof-of-concept solutions customized to customer applications
- Provide customer engineering teams with hands-on training, application guides, and on-site support tailored to their specific tools, workflows, and measurement challenges
- Partner with R&D and product teams to relay customer insights from the field and help drive product roadmap decisions that reflect real-world application needs
Exciting insights into Rohde & Schwarz
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- Daily adventures and challenges
- Our passionate team
- The technologies behind the innovative projects and solutions
Your qualifications
- Education: BSEE or similar degree
- Strong background in electrical engineering or related field, knowledge of advanced RF & Microwave systems with fluency in T&M instrumentation (Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Generators, Oscilloscopes, Power Supplies, Vector Network Analyzers) and their applications.
- Experience: 7+ years with hands-on experience in test and evaluation or design of RF & Microwave components and systems
- Programming experience (Matlab, Python, LabVIEW, etc), Python especially is a plus
- Strong communication skills — able to translate complex technical concepts for both engineering and management audiences
- Proactive, collaborative engineer who takes ownership, thinks consultatively, and is energized by solving difficult problems in the field
- Ability to travel 40% primarily within the region, with occasional US & international travel
- To be considered, candidates must be located in the US and have valid US work authorization.
Our offer
- Flexible working hour models
- Training & continuing education
- Privately owned company
- Promoting innovation
- Long-term & attractive work environment
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