Field Applications Engineer (Hardware Designer)
2026-10-22
KD is a stable and leading international manufacturer of high-speed optical transceivers.
As a Field Application Engineer, you will be part of the Automotive business unit and will work closely with the marketing and R&D departments to deliver high quality products and project support for the automotive portfolio within KD.
These are your tasks:
Pre-sales support
You offer comprehensive information about our products designed for automotive applications and provide global project and design support, either remotely or on-site, for automotive projects.
You create block diagrams, schematics, or any other technical documentation to assure the full understanding of project solutions and conduct product and solution tests at the in-house location (Madrid, Spain) to meet project requirements.
You will design evaluation boards using our devices demonstrations.
You take part in trade fairs, external trainings courses and represent the company in training courses in coordination with the marketing team.
You actively check and update the Automotive products and marcom material in the Madrid showroom to ensure successful customer demos.
Post-sales support
Offer remote troubleshooting for technical customer issues via phone or email, recording these instances in the relevant applications, and reporting technical issues to Field Application colleagues, R&D, and sales departments.
New product development support
Provide new product ideas, or product improvement suggestions to the marketing department.
Regularly update and maintain our technical knowledge base documentation, integrating insights garnered from project support, encompassing use cases, ECU design, and troubleshooting tips
Support tests for new developed products and maintain communication within other support and development departments.
Assist in the creation of product training material and product presentations.
What you bring with you:
Knowledge:
Education: BSc or MSc in Telecommunication or Electronics (with knowledge or experience in Telecommunication) Engineering or any equivalent education, ideally experience on wired communications technologies.
Experience: A minimum of 2 years working in electronic design, engaged in tasks outlined previously, with experience in using electronics CAD tools.
Know-how: Preferable knowledge in the areas of communications devices, Ethernet networking at PHY level and optical communications.
Tasks:
Hardware design of electronic boards: schematics, component selection, simulation and PCB layout
Systems to be developed include different kinds of boards for the ASICs developed in the company for commercial demonstration and evaluation boards.
Management and direct communication with the PCB manufacturer and assembler
Specification of the systems to develop and test procedures
Testing of the boards in the laboratory according to the defined procedures
Skills:
Experience in EDA tools. Previous knowledge of Altium is welcomed
Experience in simulation with tools like LTSpice
Knowledge of high-speed analog and digital design, EMI/EMC and PDN design techniques
Experience with different communication protocols (Ethernet, SPI, I2C, SMI…)
Digital and analog design
Laboratory skills, including the ability to make small reworks during board bring-up/debug activity
Laboratory instruments: Multimeter, Power supply, Oscilloscope, VNA.
Interaction with the R&D team and other departments of the company.
Soft Skills: Your work approach is defined by Customer orientation, accountability, teamwork, consistency, autonomy, and a focus on achieving results. Strong communication skills and the ability to provide clear customer messages are essential.
Others: Proficient language skill in English is a must (All written documentation is in English).
With us you can expect:
Development and growth: we offer development and training opportunities in a fast- growing start-up company.
Financial stability: With us you receive performance-related pay, health insurance as well as other company benefits.
Work-life balance: A concern that is part of the company's culture. We offer the possibility of hybrid work and flexible working hours and the opportunity to work in a modern workplace in an excellent location in Madrid (Tres Cantos).
Working together: we are a friendly team with a shared passion for technology. We focus on building personal connections through team events and networking activities between teams.
About KD:
- Location
- Madrid-Spain
- Contract type
- Full-Time Regular
- Experience
- >2 years
- Education
- BSc or MSc in Electronics or equivalent degree