Lead Applications Engineer
15 days ago
Sheffield
Job Title: Lead Applications EngineerLocation: Sheffield (Hybrid – 4 days onsite / relocation package available)Salary: Up to £80k (DOE) We’re looking for a Lead Applications Engineer to take ownership of a growing applications engineering function within a highly technical, product-focused organisation. You will lead customer-facing engineering activities, drive application strategy, and work closely with engineering, sales, and marketing teams to support advanced electronic and technologies.About the Role: • Lead, mentor, and develop a growing applications engineering team supporting global customers, • Act as the escalation point for complex customer technical issues, working closely with sales, field applications, and engineering teams, • Provide technical support across existing product lines and oversee high-quality customer engagement, • Develop and implement processes to improve applications engineering effectiveness and customer satisfaction, • Drive technical engagements including design reviews, prototyping, and system-level troubleshooting, • Oversee the development of application notes, technical documentation, training materials, and sales collateral, • Conduct and oversee lab-based testing, validation, and experimentation, • Represent the business at customer sites and international industry events, • Build deep technical expertise across the product portfolio and act as a subject matter expert, • Feed customer and market insights into product roadmaps and support product definition and technical documentation, • Manage team resources, budgets, and future hiring plansAbout You, • Degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Physics, or a related field, • 7+ years’ experience in applications engineering, with progression into a senior or lead role, • Background in electronics, semiconductor, sensing, or communications-related industries, • Experience supporting global customers in a fast-paced, product-driven environment, • Experience with analogue and mixed-signal electronic systems, • Experience supporting customer design-in activities and managing product-related investigations, • Experience with modelling, simulation, and data analysis tools, • Proven ability to lead and develop engineering teams, • Strong cross-functional collaboration with engineering, sales, marketing, and operations, • Proficient with high-speed or high-frequency systems (including RF or signal integrity), • Electronics experience including communication systems, Schematics, and PCB design Please note, we cannot offer sponsorship for the role. If interested, please send over an updated CV.