Staff Field Applications Engineer

DE01 Wolfspeed Europe GmbH; Unterschleißheim; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

DE01 Wolfspeed Europe GmbH is seeking a Staff Field Applications Engineer based in Germany. This role will involve driving the adoption of Silicon Carbide technology in the industrial and energy markets. You will provide high-quality technical support, lead design win activities, and collaborate with the EMEA Sales organization.

The ideal candidate has an MSc in Electrical or Electronic Engineering and 3–5 years of relevant experience in power electronics, with effective communication skills and a proactive approach.

Qualifikationen

• 3–5 years of experience as a power semiconductor FAE, application engineer, or R&D engineer.
• Familiarity with industrial standards such as JEDEC, AEC-Q, UL.
• Proficiency in English and an additional relevant language.

Aufgaben

• Provide pre-sales technical support and manage customer relationships.
• Qualify customer opportunities for SiC power devices.
• Deliver customer feedback and insights to Marketing.

Kenntnisse

Technical communication skills

Knowledge of power electronics

Analytical mindset

Circuit design

High-voltage semiconductor knowledge

Ausbildung

MSc in Electrical or Electronic Engineering

Tools

MS Office

LTspice

PLECS

Jobbeschreibung

This position will need to be based in Germany.

Join our team as a Staff Field Applications Engineer and drive the adoption of Silicon Carbide technology within the industrial and energy market. In this role, you will deliver high quality technical support through direct customer engagement, utilize our laboratory capabilities, and coordinate technical discussions between internal experts and customer engineering teams. You will lead design win activities, identify and resolve technical challenges, and contribute to the development of next‑generation industrial solutions. This position also requires close collaboration with the EMEA Sales organization and the broader FAE team to assess new opportunities and ensure customer success.

Job Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales Account Managers to secure design wins and support revenue growth.
• Qualify customer opportunities and assess the suitability of SiC power devices for their applications.
• Provide pre‑sales technical support to demonstrate system‑level benefits and communicate the value of SiC solutions.
• Support customers throughout the entire design cycle—from samples and prototypes to pilot, pre‑production, and full production—including hardware debug and system‑level guidance.
• Support quality team on customer claims to determine root causes of field application failures.
• Use strong technical knowledge to address field requests with minimal support from factory engineering.
• Manage and train distribution FAEs to ensure consistent technical capability across the channel.
• Maintain effective communication with business unit teams to address customer technical requests.
• Deliver customer feedback and application insights to Marketing to support new product development.
• Leverage our Munich Lab to identify best practices for SiC component usage and generate new technical knowledge.

Requirements

• MSc in Electrical or Electronic Engineering (or equivalent), with 3–5 years of experience as a power semiconductor FAE, application engineer, or R&D engineer in power electronics for applications above 1 kW.
• Strong technical communication skills, capable of interacting with customer development and application engineers at both system and component levels.
• Solid understanding of power electronics topologies, including both hard‑ and soft‑switching architectures.
• Comfortable working with high‑voltage semiconductor devices.
• Experience in circuit design, component selection, loss calculations, layout, and magnetic design; automotive experience is a plus.
• Fundamental understanding of semiconductor devices, including diodes, BJTs, JFETs, MOSFETs, and IGBTs.
• Strong analytical mindset and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Familiarity with industrial standards such as JEDEC, AEC‑Q, UL, and EMI/EMC.
• Willingness to travel frequently for on‑site customer support.
• Proficiency in MS Office and good working knowledge of LTspice and/or PLECS.
• Fluent in English and an additional relevant language.
• Able to work independently with strong proactivity and minimal supervision.