As the Global FAE Director for IR HiRel, you will be responsible for leading our Global Field Applications Engineering (FAE) team focused on the Aerospace, Defense, and High Reliability market. This position provides a unique opportunity to shape the FAE role within our organization. Your focus will be on creating strategies that maximize our business opportunities across all designs at our strategic customer base, transforming and nurturing FAE talent, driving a laser focus around design in/wins, and enhancing our sales tools and processes to maximize our growth. Your experience in semiconductor field applications engineering, FAE management, and ability to support a collaborative, innovative, resilient culture will be instrumental in your success.

Your role
Key responsibilities in your new role

Manage and develop a team of FAEs to achieve individual and team targets
Understand customer roadmaps, technology, R&D investments, and future needs
Partner with technical marketing team to help shape our roadmap to directly support our customers’ needs
Understand competitive landscapes at our global strategic customers and with support of FAEs and
Technical marketing, develop strategies to win and drive new design-ins.
Partner with sales leadership on regional FAE deployment to grow revenue at our focused accounts in Aerospace, Defense, and High Reliability markets.
Build a high-performing FAE team by fostering individualized technical career development and nurturing future leaders
Streamline and continuously optimize the FAE role in the sales processes to enhance accountability and results
Ensure the ability of the FAE team to design-in the Infineon portfolio with a focus on Si/GaN/SiC power discretes, power multi-chip modules, memory, and Si/GaN power ICs.
Instill a speak-up culture of collaboration, innovation, and resilience within your team
Establish and foster relationships with technical leaders within our focused accounts.

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Qualifications and skills to help you succeed

Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering or Equivalent

Demonstrated success in semiconductor solution selling (10+ years as a FAE) with a track record of managing and inspiring a high-performing FAE team (5+ years)

The ability to work with all levels of management and build positive relationships while having influence across the sales and marketing organization

The ability to prioritize and delegate customer technical questions based on ROI

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to be personable yet persistent

Experience with managing change to result in positive outcomes

Experience creating new roles, functions, and sales processes within a large organization

Strong ability to make data-driven decisions and effectively use key performance indicators to measure success

Good understanding of DC-DC, power management, and motor control applications

Track record of hiring and training FAEs that have resulted in successful outcomes

Additional information

Infineon Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws.

Employment at Infineon is contingent upon proof of your legal right to work in the United States under applicable law, verification of satisfactory references, successful completion of a background check and drug test, and signing all your on-boarding documents.

In some instances, if applicable, U.S. export control laws require that Infineon obtain a U.S. government export license prior to releasing technologies to certain persons. This offer is contingent upon Infineon's ability to satisfy these export control laws as related to your employment and anticipated job activities. The decision whether or not to submit and/or pursue an export license to satisfy this contingency, if applicable, shall be at Infineon's sole discretion.

Infineon Technologies takes data privacy and identity theft very seriously. As such, we do not request personally-identifiable information (PII) from applicants over the internet or electronically. Please kindly refrain from disclosing your PII electronically during the application process or to unauthorized websites that may purport to be Infineon or any of our affiliates.

This position requires access to documentation that is controlled by the export laws of the United States. Candidates are required to provide proof of either US citizenship, Permanent US residency, or classification as a protected individual as defined in 8USC 1324b(a)(3).

Salary pay information:

LocationIndicative salary rangeAndover, MA, United StatesWage range that the company expects to pay for a qualified candidate:
US$ 148,500 – US$ 204,200

In addition, all employees will be eligible to participate in an incentive plan.

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Director Field Applications Engineering

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