Application Engineer Competitive Analysis – GNSS Technology

Job title:

Application Engineer Competitive Analysis – GNSS Technology

Company

u-blox

Job description

Join our dynamic and international Global Application Engineering team as an Application Engineer for Competitive Analysis, where your expertise will directly shape the future of GNSS positioning technology. In this impactful role, you will conduct technical research and lead competitive analysis activities that guide the improvement and development of next-generation products for diverse use cases and markets worldwide.
By providing critical technical insights into competitive threats and customer value propositions, you will influence strategic product decisions and ensure our solutions remain at the forefront of the industry. You will define screening and benchmarking approaches, develop robust technical proof points, and contribute to positioning our products as market leaders.
This role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with Product Strategy, Research & Development, and Product Quality teams, as well as to engage with colleagues in our regional offices around the globe. Your contributions will span multiple departments and regions, providing you with broad exposure and the chance to see the tangible impact of your work.
To succeed in this role, you bring a solid understanding of embedded system design, covering both hardware and software perspectives, along with a strong appreciation of end-user use cases. You are passionate and curious about learning new technologies, with an analytical mindset that drives you to extract critical competitive benchmarking data and translate it into actionable insights for the business.
This role can be located in Tampere or Espoo.Your Responsibilities

• Manage and execute Competitive Analysis technical activities within the Application Engineering team
• Continuously monitor and analyse market trends and competitor products, including benchmarks, cross-reference lists, and datasheets
• Maintain the overview of the technical competitive landscape in collaboration with Product Strategy
• Define effective screening methodologies for competitive threats and provide associated effort estimates and planning
• Guide and execute technical tasks to formulate clear, data-driven proof points that support strategic product decisions
• Define and support benchmark KPIs, creating detailed and concise technical reports for internal stakeholders
• Develop, operate, and maintain GNSS test setups tailored to specific analysis needs, while also working with existing test frameworks to ensure efficient and reliable benchmarking environments
• Develop and maintain analysis tools for processing test data, enabling extraction of critical KPIs and insights
• Conduct Bill of Materials (BoM) analyses and cost estimations
• Deep dive into GNSS technology, including detailed system architecture aspects, to identify and analyse potential relevant performance deltas and opportunities for product enhancements
• High level coordination and support of regional data collection campaigns

Your Skills and Experience

• Master or Bachelor’s, Electrical Engineering and/or Computer Engineering and/or Computer Science or equivalent title
• Hardware design experience (analog, RF, digital)
• Data processing and analysis
• Scripting experience (Python, Matlab, Perl)
• Understanding of GNSS technology, typical solution architectures and expected behavior of components
• Able to operate advanced GNSS test equipment (simulators, record and replay devices, RF signal generators), develop and maintain a test site
• Good practical electronic skills such as soldering and using basic laboratory equipment
• Demonstrated work initiative as a self-starter with time management and prioritization skills, with ability to follow up actions to closure
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team
• Fluent in English, other European or APAC languages are a plus

What are your perks?

• A multicultural and international company with over 60 different nationalities
• Project-based activities working with colleagues distributed across the globe
• A start-up and innovation mindset while in the process of scaling-up processes and efficiencies
• Hybrid working model & flexible working hours
• A strong learning environment
• Sport activities and Team events
• … and discover even more by talking with us!

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Expected salary

Location

Suomi

Job date

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 22:26:33 GMT

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