Staff Field Applications Engineer

Wolfspeed; Italia; In loco; EUR 65.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Wolfspeed Italy is seeking a talented Field Applications Engineer to support SiC power device opportunities from design to production. You will work with customers to assess suitability, demonstrate system-level benefits, and guide designs through prototypes and full production, including debugging.

You will travel frequently to customer sites, collaborate with engineering and marketing, and help train distributors. Fluent English and MSc in Electrical Engineering are required.

Competenze

• Master of Science in Electrical/Electronic Engineering with 3–5 years as power semiconductor FAE or similar.
• Strong technical communication with system- and component-level interaction.
• Solid knowledge of power electronics topologies (hard/soft switching).
• Experience in circuit design, layout, loss calculation, and magnetic design.
• Willingness to travel frequently for on-site support.

Mansioni

• Partner with Sales Account Managers to secure design wins and drive revenue growth.
• Qualify customer opportunities and assess the suitability of SiC power devices for applications.
• Provide pre-sales technical support to demonstrate system-level benefits and communicate the value of SiC solutions.
• Support customers throughout the design cycle—from samples to pilot, pre-production, and full production—including hardware debug and system-level guidance.
• Use Munich Lab to identify best practices for SiC component usage and generate new technical knowledge.
• 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.
• Maintain effective communication with business unit teams to address customer technical requests.

Conoscenze

Power electronics knowledge

Technical communication

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Travel readiness

Formazione

MSc in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Strumenti

LTspice

PLECS

MS Office

Descrizione del lavoro

*This position will need to be based in Italy.*

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.