Field Application Engineer

Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.

As a Field Application Engineer, you will act as the primary technical interface for Transportation & Logistics (T&L) customers across Europe.

You will play a key role in supporting customers throughout the design-in process, ensuring they successfully integrate Littelfuse solutions into their applications. By combining strong technical expertise with customer engagement, you will help drive business growth, strengthen relationships, and position Littelfuse as a trusted partner.

This role requires close collaboration with sales, product management, and engineering teams, as well as frequent interaction with customers across the region.

About the Job:

• Provide technical support to OEMs, Tier1s, and regional customers across Europe, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.

• Act as the primary technical advisor, supporting customers in designing and integrating Littelfuse products into their systems.

• Collaborate closely with sales and internal teams to drive successful design-in activities and win new business opportunities.

• Advise customers on system-level solutions, leveraging the full Littelfuse portfolio.

• Build and maintain strong customer relationships to enhance competitiveness and long-term partnerships.

• Deliver technical presentations and trainings to customers and internal stakeholders.

• Promote Littelfuse products and state-of-the-art solutions tailored to customer applications.

• Provide structured technical feedback to product lines based on customer needs and market insights.

• Identify opportunities for new product development and support innovation initiatives.

• Work cross-functionally with engineering, product management, and sales teams to ensure alignment and execution.

• Travel approximately 20-30% across Europe to support customer engagements.

About You:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering (or equivalent).

• 7-10 years of experience in a similar technical customer-facing role (e.g., Field Application Engineer, Design Engineer, Technical Sales).

• Strong knowledge of circuit protection and electronic systems.

• Experience in electronics development and good understanding of power electronics and circuit topologies.

• Solid understanding of semiconductor technologies is highly desirable.

• Ability to support a broad product portfolio from a system-level perspective.

• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

• Customer-oriented mindset with strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.

• Experience working with OEMs or Tier1 customers is a plus.

• Knowledge of automotive standards (e.g., EMI/EMC, functional safety) is an advantage.

• Fluent in English; German language is a huge plus.

• Proficient in MS Office tools.

Littelfuse strives to empower associate growth and development in a culture of ongoing collaboration and respect for diverse global perspectives and expertise.

Our Core Values – Respect, Customer Focus, Agility, Collaboration – support us in our mission to improve the safety, reliability, and performance of our customers’ products that use electrical energy.

We are an equal-opportunity employer that takes pride in giving every associate the means and courage to make a difference – everywhere, every day.

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