Application Engineer -RFID

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Job Summary

JADAK is seeking an Application Engineer to serve as the primary, field-deployed, technical liaison between JADAK and our North America ecosystem partners. The RF technology will primarily center around RAIN UHF and HF RFID readers and modules new product pre-sales, industrialization, product portfolio selection, and roadmap definition. Application Engineers must have engineering depth and breadth, be able to demonstrate excellent listening skills, capture key customer technical requirements, value customer interaction, problem-solving, and enjoy travel.

Primary Responsibilities

• Work closely with the JADAK North America Sales team to evangelize and raise awareness of JADAK’s Thingmagic RFID products at JADAK ecosystem partners.
• Provide technical support to ecosystem partners industrializing new products based on our RFID readers and modules.
• Be the product technical domain specialist for our North America customer and field sales and primarily liaison into JADAK for our North America ecosystem partners technical needs.
• Represent new customer requirements and market needs back to product management and engineering teams.
• Partner with sales to prepare quotations for the customer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering; advanced degree, including a master’s in engineering, is a plus.
• Extensive experience in applications engineering of RF products or related electrical engineering fields supporting customers resolving manufacturing issues.
• Relevant understanding of, and industry experience in, system integration processes used in RF products.
• Demonstrated experience working with customers to understand requirements and translate these into technical solutions.
• Willingness and ability to travel, 25-50%, including international travel.

Compensation and Benefits

• The base pay for this position ranges from $113,528 up to $156,101 a year depending on the geographic market.
• Dependent on the position offered, annual bonuses and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of the compensation package.
• Novanta supports all aspects of your life’s needs. This position provides a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits to make your quality of life better.

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