Staff Applications Engineer – Sustainable Automation

Analog Devices

Applications Engineer developing innovative tactile sensing solutions for humanoid hands and robotics. Joining Analog Devices' Sustainable Automation Business Unit team in Wilmington, MA or Limerick, Ireland.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeWilmington • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $131,285 - $190,108 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Perform a range of tasks across the product life cycle, including product definition, new product development, technical documentation, and early customer engagement
Develop expertise in Tactile sensing, collaborating with internal development teams and interfacing with customers to solve challenging customer problems.
Offer insights and recommendations for new product definitions based on customer requirements and a thorough system-level understanding
Work with internal product teams to understand and develop comprehensive signal‑chain solutions
Develop preliminary datasheets, user guides, evaluation boards, and application notes, including related software collateral where applicable
Contribute to evaluation software, support lab measurements and data capture.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A bachelor's degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering
7+ years of relevant professional experience
Strong knowledge of analog, digital and mixed-signal fundamentals
Background in both hardware and software, including system integration, initialisation, and debugging
Capability to support customer engagements, evaluations, and technical discussions
Experience with printed circuit board (PCB) design and familiarity with PCB design tools an advantage.
Knowledge of robotics, automation systems, AI/ML and perception systems an advantage.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, vision and dental coverage
401k
Paid vacation
Holidays
Sick time
Discretionary performance-based bonus

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Hard Skills & Tools

analog fundamentalsdigital fundamentalsmixed-signal fundamentalssystem integrationinitialisationdebuggingprinted circuit board (PCB) designTactile sensingevaluation softwaresignal-chain solutions

Soft Skills

customer engagementtechnical discussionscollaborationproblem solvingcommunication

Certifications

bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineeringbachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering