FIELD APPLICATIONS ENGINEER

Job Title: Field Applications Engineer
Location: Austin, Texas headquarters or Southern California (Los Angeles, San Diego) with a heavy Customer base

VORAGO Technologies is a leader in radiation-hardened and thermal-resistant semiconductor solutions designed for the most extreme environments — from space and satellite to energy and defense applications. We combine innovation and reliability to enable our aerospace, defense, satellite and industrial customers to achieve their toughest missions. As the new space and commercial satellite markets continue to grow by leaps and bounds, you will become part of a new technology ecosystem that powers humanity forward.

There has never been a more exciting time to get involved in the space electronics industry.  From goals to make humanity interplanetary, developing direct to device satellite internet constellations, low gravity manufacturing of medicines and materials, to safeguarding our homeland from hypersonic missile threats, the space industry is quickly becoming a new burgeoning economy.  If you are interested to be a part of the new megatrend, VORAGO is at the center of it all!

    • Serve as the primary technical interface between VORAGO Technologies and customers.

    • Support customers with design-in activities, including component selection, system architecture, and firmware/software development.

    • Provide technical guidance on VORAGO products, including microcontrollers, processors, high temperature, radiation hardened and radiation tolerant solutions.

    • Troubleshoot and resolve customer technical issues in collaboration with internal engineering teams.

    • Conduct product demonstrations, training sessions, and technical presentations for customers and partners.

    • Gather customer feedback and communicate requirements to product development teams.

    • Assist in creating technical documentation, application notes, and reference designs.

    • Represent VORAGO Technologies at industry events, trade shows, and customer meetings.

    • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Software Engineering (Master’s preferred).

    • Experience: 3–7 years of relevant experience, preferably in applications requiring some level of radiation tolerance either at the system or component level.

    • Strong understanding of embedded systems, microcontrollers (especially ARM Cortex M0, M4, and M55), and/or FPGA design.

    • Proficiency in C/C++ or other embedded programming languages.

    • Excellent communication and presentation skills.

    • Ability to travel as needed (up to 30%).

    • Experience designing radiation-hardened electronics with space-grade and commercial components.

    • Experience with RTOS, low-level drivers, and hardware/software integration.

    • Experience with error detection and correction, and memory scrub techniques.

    • Analog, power design, crystal oscillator, PLL exerience is preferred including ADC, DAC, comparators, temperature sensors, DC/DC and LDOs.

    • Motion control experience is a strong benefit.

    • Interface design including Ethernet, CAN, SpaceWire, UART, I2C, SPI, and external bus/memory interface and DMA.

    • Knowledge of space industry standards and qualification processes.

    • Hands-on experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.).

    • Grow with a successful, profitable, pioneering company specializing in radiation- and heat-resistant electronics from space to sea.

    • Work on cutting-edge technology for space and extreme environments.

    • Collaborative and innovative team culture.

    • Competitive compensation and benefits package.

    • Ranks #458 on Deloitte's 2025 Technology Fast 500 list for North America and #2853 on Inc 500 list, achieving 145% growth between 2021-2024, and named to the Austin Business Journal Top Employers.

How to Apply:
Interested candidates should submit a resume and a short cover letter to jobs@voragotech.com with the subject line: Field Applications Engineers.

VORAGO Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity in the workplace.