Sr. Staff Product Applications Engineer

We’re looking for a Sr. Staff Product Applications Engineer to join our Product Applications Engineering team, which focuses on Reader ICs, Readers, Systems, and Embedded Applications. Our mission is to help customers and partners successfully design and deploy IoT solutions using our next-generation reader chip products, embedding RAIN RFID connectivity into a wide range of devices and platforms.

In this role, you’ll serve as a technical expert across embedded firmware, software, and system-level applications related to RAIN RFID. You’ll work directly with industry-leading customers and partners, providing hands-on technical consultation and shaping tools, documentation, and product roadmaps that accelerate adoption. By bridging IC-level enablement with Reader/Systems-level integration, you’ll play a critical role in scaling our ecosystem in the rapidly growing IoT space.

• Collaborate with sales, product management, and engineering teams to secure design wins and drive adoption with customers and partners
• Support and enable our customers and partners in prototyping and productizing embedded and system-level applications, including performance optimization, calibration, functional test, and regional certification
• Analyze, debug, and optimize Reader IC applications in lab and prototype environments by applying core electrical and RF engineering principles, including antenna behavior, link budgets, impedance matching, power management, and timing analysis
• Conduct hands-on lab work, including hardware/software bring-up, debugging, performance measurements, data analysis, and validation of new features and fixes
• Create software, scripts, and prototypes to demonstrate product capabilities, and maintain clear, high quality technical documentation for internal and external audiences
• Act as a technical expert on embedded firmware/software, Reader ICs, and system-level applications, providing design guidance and implementation support
• Deliver training and enablement for customers, partners, and internal technical staff on product features, capabilities, and best practices
• Represent the voice of customer (VoC) to Product Management and Engineering, sharing field insights to influence product features, tools, and collateral
• Champion our technology at industry events and partner engagements through demos, proof-of-concepts, and technical presentations

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or Computer Science, or a related technical field
• 12+ years of experience in product application engineering, embedded system design, and customer-facing technical support, preferably in RF, IoT, or embedded domains
• Strong track record of delivering impactful results in customer-facing technical roles
• Proficiency in writing and debugging embedded firmware in C/C++ on microcontrollers (MCUs) and application processors
• Experience with interpreted languages such as Python or JavaScript for automation, scripting, and lab tools
• Solid understanding of RF communications fundamentals (link budgets, antennas, propagation, power management); direct experience with RAIN RFID is a plus
• Hands-on experience with embedded debug equipment (oscilloscopes, logic/protocol analyzers) and RF test equipment (power meters, spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers)
• Ability to apply EE and RF fundamentals in analyzing, debugging, and optimizing Reader IC and embedded applications
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and drive technical outcomes independently, while effectively collaborating across teams to solve complex challenges
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts and results to diverse audiences
• Willingness to travel up to ~20%, both domestic and internationally

The benefits listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Impinj and the country where you work.

The typical base pay range for this role across the US is $141,800 - $212,700. Individual base pay depends on various factors such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties, requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Both market wage data and the mid-point of the pay range is reviewed and used as the starting point for all new hire offers. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time.
At Impinj certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual performance. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role. US based employees have access to healthcare benefits; a 401(k) plan and company match among others.

For a more comprehensive list of US employment benefits, click here. 

This position has access to technologies or data subject to U.S. export control regulations. Under these laws, the release or transfer of export-controlled items or information to individuals who are not classified as "U.S. persons" (as defined by Immigration & Nationality Act) may require prior authorization from the U.S. government. We may require additional documentation related to national identity to determine whether an export compliance license is required for any export-controlled items. This information is requested solely for the purpose of complying with U.S. export control laws and will not be used for other purposes. Learn more about export compliance here.