Field Applications 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 an Field Application Engineer, you will support the regional sales organization by providing technical expertise to customers and channel partners. You will work closely with sales teams and customers’ design engineers to identify new design opportunities, support product implementation, and drive new business for Littelfuse solutions. This role combines technical knowledge, customer interaction, and collaboration with internal teams to help grow Littelfuse’s presence in the region.

About the Job:

• Support Regional Sales Managers and sales teams in identifying, developing, and closing new design-in opportunities at defined customers and channel partners.

• Provide technical support to customers during product selection, design, and implementation of Littelfuse solutions.

• Work directly with customers’ design engineers to understand application requirements and recommend appropriate products.

• Drive opportunities from initial prospect through qualification to the point where sales can place orders.

• Deliver product and application training to customers, sales teams, and channel partners to support new business development.

• Identify and characterize new opportunities based on volume, pricing, timeline, competition, and value proposition.

• Provide feedback on market needs, customer requirements, and new product ideas to Product Management and R&D teams.

• Support regional strategy execution at key accounts and provide input on improvements based on regional market needs.

• Travel primarily within Europe, with occasional travel to Asia-Pacific.

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering or a related field.

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a customer-facing Application Engineer or similar technical role.

• Solid understanding of electronic circuits; experience in circuit protection technologies is a plus.

• Comfortable discussing technical concepts with design engineers and technical stakeholders.

• Fluent in English; additional European languages are a plus.

• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain technical topics clearly.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

• Experience working with global manufacturing or technology companies preferred.

• High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and ability to follow up effectively.

• Team-oriented, self-motivated, and comfortable working in a dynamic, customer-focused environment.

• Able to travel.

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.