Field Application Engineer

AlpSemi; München; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AlpSemi, an industrial deep tech company, is hiring a Field Application Engineer in Munich to support SSCB adoption and deployment in next-generation power electronic systems.

You will explore new applications, develop customer-oriented demonstrators, and collaborate with industrial and academic partners to accelerate integration of advanced semiconductor-based protection tech.

Qualifications

• Degree in power electronics or related field.
• 5–10 years experience in power electronics and power semiconductor technologies.
• Understanding of fast protection challenges including short-circuit protection and protection coordination.
• Experience with lab measurement equipment and test benches.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers and external partners to co-develop innovative AC and DC power distribution architectures for applications such as smart buildings, data centers, electric vehicles, and aerospace systems.
• Build and maintain expertise in WBG semiconductor devices and protection and fast interruption topologies.
• Prepare application notes, technical reports, and design guidelines.
• Monitor technology trends and market developments related to electronic protection solutions and power distribution systems.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Autonomous mindset

Education

Engineering degree or MSc in Power Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power supplies

Fast current probes

Laboratory equipment

Job description

Build the devices that will power sustainable electrification worldwide!

AlpSemiis an industrial deep tech company building next-generation semiconductor power switches.

We are driving a generational technology shift: enabling the large-scale adoption of Solid-State Circuit Breakers, a breakthrough technology set to transform power protection and distribution, much like LEDs transformed lightning and digital cameras transformed photography.

Our technologies address one of the biggest challenges of our time: enabling sustainable electrification at scale byoptimizingpower consumption across global markets such as IA data centers, thereby improving access to electricity worldwide.

As part ofourgrowth,wearehiringanField Application Engineerto support the
adoption anddeploymentof innovativeSolid-State Circuit Breaker
(SSCB)solutions fornext-generationpowerelectronicssystems. Youwillexplore
new applicationopportunities,developcustomer-orienteddemonstrators,
andcollaboratewithindustrialandresearchpartnerstoacceleratetheintegrationof
advancedsemiconductor-basedprotection technologies.

• Explore and qualify new applications for semiconductor-based power
  protection technologies and SSCB solutions.
• Design, develop, and validate demonstrators, prototypes, and customer evaluation platforms showcasing SSCB performance and benefits.
• Investigate the integration of Wide Bandgap (WBG) devices into fast, selective, and intelligent protection functions.
• Develop advanced test benches and perform characterization campaigns including fast transient, short-circuit, surge, and Safe Operating Area (SOA) testing.

Responsibilities:

• Collaboratewithcustomersandexternalpartnerstoco-developinnovative AC
  and DC power distribution architectures for applicationssuchas smart
  buildings, data centers,electricvehicles, andaerospacesystems.
• Buildandmaintainexpertisein: WBG semiconductor devices, device
  physical limitations (SOA, dv/dt, di/dt, thermal constraints) and protection and
  fast interruption topologies.
• Prepareapplication notes,technicalreports, and design guidelines.
• Monitor technology trends and market developments related to electronic protection solutions and power distributionsystems.

Job requirements

• EngineeringdegreeorMScin Power Electronics,ElectricalEngineering,
  Electronics, or a related field.
• 5 to 10 years Experience in power electronics and
  power semiconductor technologies.
• Understanding of fast electrical protection challenges including short-circuit protection, current limiting, and protection coordination.
• Proficiency with laboratory equipment such as high-bandwidth oscilloscopes, fast current probes, power supplies, and electronic loads.
• Strong analytical skills, hands-on experimental mindset, and ability to formalize technical findings.
• Comfortable working in collaborative and multidisciplinary environments involving industrial and academic partners.
• Autonomous, rigorous, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

What we offer

Joining AlpSemi is an opportunity to accelerate your growth, unlock your potential and develop the skills, mindset and ownership that will shape your entire career. From day one, you will work on meaningful technical challenges, learning from experienced entrepreneurs and engineers, and contribute to building products that will redefine one of the most critical infrastructures in our society: power systems.