Field Application Engineer

Role & responsibilities

Job Description: Field Application Engineer ( AMD/Xilinx - RFSoC & Versal RF)

Experience: 4+ Years

Location: Hyderabad

Position Overview

• As part of the Avnets AMD(Xilinx) Business Unit, Field Application Engineer is responsible for providing technical leadership and design support to customers adopting AMD’s advanced RFclass SoC platforms—Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC and Versal RF/ AI Core/Prime/Edge Series.
• The role combines deep technical expertise, customer engagement, and systemlevel problemsolving, enabling customers to accelerate development of highperformance wireless, Radar, SDR, EW, and RF signalprocessing systems.

Key Responsibilities

1. Customer Technical Engagement

• Serve as the primary technical pointofcontact for customers designing solutions with AMD Xilinx portfolio ( Expertise on RFSoC and Versal RF devices)
• Understand customer system architecture, RF frontend needs, converter utilization, and processing requirements.
• Recommend Right AMD-Xilinx products/solutions and support customer through the Design-In, Design-Win and Production-Win phases.
• Conduct Technical presentations, architecture discussions, In-depth technical trainings, design reviews, and solution positioning.
• Work in collaborative manner with Avnet- AMD team, Regular updates on Projects Status & reporting weekly

2. PreSales Technical Support

• Work with Business Development & Sales teams to drive DesignWins and support strategic accounts in Defence, Aerospace, SDR, T&M, Telecom and communication infrastructure.
• Build compelling PoCs, reference designs, and Demos showcasing RFSoC/Versal RF capabilities.
• Create and deliver technical workshops, seminars, and training sessions for customer engineering teams.

3. PostSales Design Support

• Support customers from concept through production, helping with:
• RF data converter configuration (ADC/DAC), DFE blocks
• FPGA fabric design using Vivado
• IP evaluation, performance tuning, and system integration
• Versal AI engines, NoC configuration, and adaptive architecture
• Embedded software development (baremetal, Linux, PetaLinux)
• Debug and resolve issues related to timing, JESD204B/C, synchronization, data movement, RF performance, and system bottlenecks.

4. Technical Expertise Development

Maintain strong technical expertise on:

• AMD/Xilinx RFSoC, Versal RF, and Adaptive SoC architectures
• Highspeed interfaces (JESD204B/C, PCIe, Ethernet)
• DSP pipelines, MATLAB/Simulinkbased modeling
• Systemlevel RF concepts such as DDC/DUC, LO planning, sampling, and digital front end
• Keep uptodate with the AMD roadmap and competitive landscape.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Electronics, Electrical, Communications, or related field.
• 4–10 years of experience in FPGA design, RF systems, embedded systems, or signal processing.

Strong handson expertise with:

• AMD Xilinx FPGA tools – Vivado, Vitis, PetaLinux
• RFSoC / Versal platform development
• HDL (VHDL/Verilog) or HLSbased design
• RF converter configurations, DFE blocks, DSP chains, AI
• Highspeed interfaces: JESD204B/C, PCIe, multigigabit transceivers
• Debug tools: logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers

Preferred/Good-to-Have Skills

Experience in:

• SDR, Radar, EW, Phased arrays
• MATLAB/Simulink modeling
• Embedded C/C++ development on ARM processors
• Networking protocols (10G/25G/100G Ethernet)
• Familiarity with Versal IP blocks, AI Engines, NoC, and systemlevel optimization techniques.
• RF measurement and validation workflows
• Awareness of competing product portfolio ( Altera Agilex,etc)
• Strong documentation and presentation skills.

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problemsolving capabilities.
• Ability to work independently with customers and internal teams.
• Customercentric mindset and ability to simplify complex technical concepts.