Principal Application Engineer

Company : International Staffing Consultants, Inc.

Location : Irvine, CA, 92606

Posted Date : 1 November 2025

Job Details

Principal Application Engineer
Irvine, CA
As the Principal Application Engineer, you will lead the technical engineering for the company's material products. You will be responsible for developing in-depth application knowledge for the company's Electronics markets.
Primary responsibilities include:

technical leadership on developmental and commercialized products by optimizing material application processes and directly interacting with customers to troubleshoot and solve product and process-related problems.
You will ensure that new and existing products can be successfully employed by customers in a manner that brings clear and identifiable value.
You will solve technology-specific fundamental problems associated with entire product lines and/or product classes using novel approaches to application process development, troubleshooting, and material characterization.

Qualifications

Minimum of a master's degree in Material Science/Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or other related fields, with 10+ years of experience working in a semiconductor environment.
A good understanding of the latest Semiconductor Power Packaging trends, including high thermal adhesives with sintering experience, is a plus.
Further knowledge of statistical analysis and design of experiment (DOE) is needed.
You should have strong verbal communication skills, both one-on-one with colleagues/customers and in front of groups, with solid interpersonal skills and the ability to work as a team member and independently on multi-task assignments.
This role requires a strong sense of ownership and responsibility with a customer-oriented mindset and a good understanding of customer requests and culture.
You must have the ability to successfully handle on-site support of complex customer issues.
Traveling of up to 10% is required for this role.

Benefits

Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision, and well-being starting on day one.
Work-Life Balance: Paid time off, including sick, vacation, holiday, and volunteer time; flexible and hybrid work policies (depending on the role); and a vacation buy/sell program.
Financial: 401k matching, an employee share plan with voluntary investment and our company matching shares, an annual performance bonus, service awards, and student loan reimbursement.
Family Support: 12-week gender-neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships.
Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement.