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1 Who is TouchNetix?

TouchNetix was founded in 2010 to bring capacitive touch technology to the broadest possible range of applications and customers through deep knowledge and passion for the technology. The team, formerly from Atmel/Quantum Research Group, including the original inventors and developers of the AVR micro, have, for an SME, unrivalled years of experience in the capacitive touch and silicon development industries.

In October 2018, TouchNetix announced the introduction of its aXiomTM touchscreen IC, specifically conceived and developed to address the requirements of industrial and automotive applications. aXiomTM is arguably the most advanced capacitive 3D touch solution currently available. Target markets include automotive, industrial and medical.

The founders of TouchNetix, bring unrivalled experience in the design, development and deployment of HMI, capacitive touch and innovative microcontroller technology to a broad range of markets.

Product and technology innovation is a key part of our activities and as we meet our customer’s current needs and develop our vision for the future, we will continue to be at the forefront of HMI implementation.

We have delivered over 250 projects shipping to industrial, medical and automotive markets via offices in the UK, Germany, Norway, South Korea, the USA and Taiwan.

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2 Job overview

 Apps Engineering – Being a member of the global applications/projects team supporting project engineering for touch panels incorporating tuning, testing and understanding the complete solution.

 Providing on-site field support for TouchNetix customers as and when required and supporting the sales organisation with technical support and on-site presentations.

 Providing support, office and field based for all aspects of the aXiomTM product line.

3 Keywords

 Customer interaction  Applications engineer  Project management and coordination  Field visits and support  Touch sensors  Capacitive sensors  Optical performance  Microprocessors  Materials and stack up planning  Printed electronics  Tuning and testing  EMC  Analogue and digital electronics and interfacing

4 Reporting line

The role reports to the UK Apps Team but on a day-to-day basis FAEs will be directed by projects and sales/operations depending on where the support is required.

5 Location

The main focus of this role is central Europe. The location of the incumbent is most likely to be from Germany, Austria and Switzerland but other countries may be considered. Substantial travel will be required within the EU as well as the UK and some international travel.

On-site training will be provided in the UK. This could be for prolonged periods and is likely to account for 50% of the working time in the first year of employment.

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6 Job qualification and experience requirements

6.1 Mandatory  A degree (or close international equivalent) in Electronics or Physics (2-1 or better).

Other subjects will be considered if the candidate can display good aptitude in the required disciplines

 Significant customer facing experience in a technical role  Comfortable and confident in front of customers with high level interpersonal skills  A background in semiconductors  Hands-on experience of electronic circuit design and debug (2+ years)  Complete product lifecycle design and support experience  Excellent command of written and spoken English  Commercial awareness

6.2 Optional but beneficial  Capacitive touch experience  Hands-on experience of PC software creation (1+ years)  Firmware creation for low-end micros  Ability to create demo and test software  Familiarity with typical PC based CAD applications including (for example) OrCAD, PADs,

CadStar, Protel, Corel, Solidworks, ProE, Inventor, AutoCAD

7 Candidate requirements

7.1 Mandatory  Have an excellent way with customers and project as an “expert in the field”  Be biased towards a gregarious and outgoing nature  Have a work ethic that delivers the same quality and service to our customers that you

would want yourself  Analytical and inquisitive  Have a “can-do” attitude to problem solving  Take the initiative when things need to get done  Be highly practical  Be a highly structured and logical thinker  Show attention to detail and consistency in everything you do  Able to create high quality, concise reports and status presentations  Work comfortably within a small team  Strive to offer that bit extra  Always push to do today what others will leave ‘til tomorrow!  Act as an ambassador for TouchNetix

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7.2 Optional  Have a technical hobby (electronics, web site design, car repair etc)  Have a particular interest and knowledge of electronic gadgets.  Be ready to build tools and equipment to get jobs done

8 Salary and benefits

 Dependant on location of employment  Terms will be in accordance with the home country’s employment regulations