Location

Madrid, Spain

Experience

>5 years

Education

BSc or MSc in Electronics or equivalent degree

Contract

Full-Time Regular

Compensation

To be negotiated

Description

Semiconductor supplier KD provides innovative high-speed optical networking for harsh environments. Making gigabit communications over fiber optics a reality, KD technology supplies multi Gb/s optical links for automotive, industrial, and home networks.

Founded in 2010 in Madrid, Spain, KD offers its cost-effective technology as either ASSP or IP (Intellectual Property) integrated in SoCs (System-on-Chips).

KD has about 80 employees, we are in full expansion due to the development of innovative products in the sector and the creation of a unique factory in Spain.

As a result, we are looking for a Support Engineer.

Please find below the responsibilities, profile, conditions and other details of the position:

Tasks & Responsibilities

These are your tasks:

Pre-sales support

- You offer comprehensive information about our products designed for automotive or industrial applications and provide global project and design support, either remote 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 for clients and 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

Knowledge:

- Education: BSc or MSc in Telecommunication or Electronics (with knowledge or experience in Telecommunication) Engineering or any equivalent education, ideally experience in wired or optical communications technologies.

- Experience: A minimum of 5 years working within the electronics industry, engaged in tasks outlined previously, with experience in using electronics CAD tools (Altium, Spice, etc).

- Know-how: Preferable knowledge in the areas of communications devices, ethernet networking at PHY (and/or switches) level and/or 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.

- Specification of the systems to develop and test procedures

- Testing of the boards in the laboratory according to the defined procedures

- Support clients in their bring-ups.

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).

What We Offer

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.

Employment benefits:

- Versátil working hours, intensive working hours on Fridays and the three summer months.

- 10 hours of telework per week.

- Free Medical insurance for the employee and discounts for family members

- English/Spanish classes free.

- Ticket Restaurant option

- Company social events.

- Training plan and development opportunities

Employment conditions:

- Indefinite full-time contract.

- 24 working days holiday.

- Dynamic and collaborative work environment, with ambitious and innovative projects.

- Flat hierarchies and open communication.

- A very good working atmosphere with competent, motivated and friendly colleagues, open to the international level.

- Location: Madrid (Tres Cantos).

- Salary: To be negotiated based on candidate´s experience.

Interested in this position?

Join our team and help shape the future of optical networking.

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