Staff Field Applications Engineer

Wolfspeed; Italia; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolfspeed Italy seeks a Field Applications Engineer with 3–5 years in power electronics to support design wins and customer applications for SiC devices. You will work with Sales and customers across automotive and industrial segments, providing system‑level guidance, loss calculations, and high‑voltage device expertise.

You will travel frequently for on‑site support, collaborate with the Munich Lab team on best practices, and help drive new product development through feedback to Marketing and

Qualifications

• 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 >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 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 (diodes, BJTs, JFETs, MOSFETs, IGBTs).
• Familiarity with JEDEC, AEC-Q, UL, and EMI/EMC standards.

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.

Skills

Power electronics

Technical communication

High voltage

Circuit design

LTspice/PLECS

Team collaboration

Standards knowledge (JEDEC/AEC)

English fluency

Travel willingness

Education

MSc in Electrical or Electronic Engineering

Tools

LTspice

PLECS

MS Office

Job description

*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.