Application Engineer, SSCB Power Electronics Innovator

AlpSemi; Toulouse; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

AlpSemi, based in Toulouse, France, is hiring an Application Engineer to advance Solid-State Circuit Breaker (SSCB) solutions for next‑generation power electronics systems. You will explore new applications, develop customer-oriented demonstrators, and collaborate with industrial and academic partners to accelerate integration of semiconductor-based protection technologies.

The role demands 5–10 years in power electronics, expertise with WBG devices, and hands-on lab work including

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or MSc in Power Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or 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 with industrial and academic partners.
• Autonomous, rigorous, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Power electronics

Semiconductors

SOA dv/dt

Test equipment

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering degree or MSc in Power Electronics

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Current probes

Power supplies

Electronic loads

Job description

AlpSemi, based in Toulouse, France, is hiring an Application Engineer to advance Solid-State Circuit Breaker (SSCB) solutions for next‑generation power electronics systems. You will explore new applications, develop customer-oriented demonstrators, and collaborate with industrial and academic partners to accelerate integration of semiconductor-based protection technologies.

The role demands 5–10 years in power electronics, expertise with WBG devices, and hands-on lab work including