Lead Principal Engineer

Infineon Technologies; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 178,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Infineon Technologies in El Segundo, CA seeks a senior power electronics engineer to lead design and validation of high-density DC-DC power converters for AI datacenters and telecom applications.

You'll develop novel converter topologies, mentor engineers, and collaborate with marketing on system positioning while supporting customer proposals and trainings.

Qualifications

• M.S. in EE with 12+ years experience or B.S. in EE with 15+ years in power electronics.
• Experience with isolated/non-isolated DC-DC power converters.
• Strong knowledge of DC-DC topologies, magnetic components and device characteristics.
• Experience with simulation and PCB design tools; ability to validate designs.
• Mentoring junior engineers and conducting design reviews.
• Excellent communication in English.

Responsibilities

• Execute system solution roadmap for AI datacenter and telecom power solutions.
• Design and validate power electronics subsystems including DC-DC converters.
• Explore GaN/SiC, resonant converters and high-density architectures.
• Evaluate system architecture for telecom/server power supplies.
• Perform teardowns and study market solutions; create value propositions.
• Develop customer-facing collaterals and participate in proposals.
• Provide system-level trainings and collaborate with marketing on positioning.
• Travel up to 25% for customer meetings.

Skills

DC-DC topologies

Magnetic components

Power semiconductors

Simulation & PCB design

Mentoring engineers

English communication

GaN & SiC knowledge

Safety & EMI compliance

Telecom brick/rack power

AI relevance

Education

M.S. in EE with 12+ yrs exp

B.S. in EE with 15+ yrs exp

Advanced degree/PhD in EE

Tools

Simulation tools

PCB design tools

Job description

As a global leader in semiconductor solutions in power systems and IoT, Infineon enables game-changing solutions for green and efficient energy, clean and safe mobility, as well as smart and secure IoT. Together, we drive innovation and customer success, while caring for our people and empowering them to reach ambitious goals. Be a part of making life easier, safer and greener.

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Your role

Key responsibilities in your new role

• Execute system solution roadmap that helps Infineon achieve the goal to be market leader in AI datacenter and Telecom solution provider, including application notes, solution boards, application block diagrams, system value propositions, tech notes, and simulation models
• Lead the conceptualization, design and validation of state-of-the-art power electronics subsystems tailored for high-density AI accelerators, including custom DC-DC power converters and highly dynamic power supply architectures. Focus on high efficiency, high density designs capable of sustaining the high transient power demands inherent to AI inference and training tasks.
• Explore novel DC/DC power onversion methods such as resonant converters, wide-bandgap semiconductors (e.g., GaN, SiC), and HV-IBC architectures to push the envelope of AI infrastructure.
• Evaluate and describe system architecture and application requirements for Telecom and Server power supplies.
• Carry out research and study systems being sold on the market to understand topology, content and key technical issues. Perform teardowns.
• Define quantifiable technical value propositions and collaterals on application level and evaluate new solutions such as GaN.
• Be responsible for system concept verification and design-in collaterals, including concept evaluation designs and technical customer support on application level where needed.
• Conduct technical trainings on system level with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the Digital Marketing team for proper system solution positioning, system block representation and creation on the Infineon website, ensuring ease of searchability and understanding of solutions for Infineon's customers.
• Provide technical inputs to customer proposals (RFIs/RFQs), contributing to digital and analog controllers and power stage product feature definition.
• Occasional travel, approximately 25% of the time, for customer meetings.

Your profile

Qualifications And Skills To Help You Succeed

• M.S. in EE with a minimum of 12 years of experience or B.S. in EE with a minimum of 15 years of experience in power electronics with emphasis on isolated/non-isolated DC/DC power converters.
• Should have extensive knowledge of DC-DC converter topologies, magnetic components and power semiconductor characteristics.
• Experience developing DC/DC power converter solutions including concept, block diagrams, simulation, schematic, PCB layout and board level debugging, test and validation.
• Experience using simulation and PCB design tools.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers in the team, providing training on power electronics topics and conducting design reviews before release.
• Good communication skills in both verbal and written English.
• Desired Skills:
• Experience in using digital and analog controllers and gate drivers for power management (Si and GaN).
• Experience in magnetics design and optimization.
• Experience with safety and EMI compliance.
• An advanced degree or doctorate in electrical engineering, power electronics or a related technical field.
• Profound expertise in telecom brick designs, rack power supplies and Artificial Intelligence.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in Application Engineering or System Engineering, ideally at an OEM, Tier 1 or Engineering Service Provider.

Additional Information

Infineon Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws.

Employment at Infineon is contingent upon proof of your legal right to work in the United States under applicable law, verification of satisfactory references, successful completion of a background check and drug test, and signing all your on-boarding documents.

In some instances, if applicable, U.S. export control laws require that Infineon obtain a U.S. government export license prior to releasing technologies to certain persons. This offer is contingent upon Infineon's ability to satisfy these export control laws as related to your employment and anticipated job activities. The decision whether or not to submit and/or pursue an export license to satisfy this contingency, if applicable, shall be at Infineon's sole discretion.

Infineon Technologies takes data privacy and identity theft very seriously. As such, we do not request personally-identifiable information (PII) from applicants over the internet or electronically. Please kindly refrain from disclosing your PII electronically during the application process or to unauthorized websites that may purport to be Infineon or any of our affiliates.

Salary pay information

• Location
• Indicative salary range
• El Segundo, CA , United States
• Wage range that the company expects to pay for a qualified candidate: US$ 178,200– US$ 245,100
• Hourly rate will depend on the highest level of education completed.

#WeAreIn for driving decarbonization and digitalization.

As a global leader in semiconductor solutions in power systems and IoT, Infineon enables game-changing solutions for green and efficient energy, clean and safe mobility, as well as smart and secure IoT. Together, we drive innovation and customer success, while caring for our people and empowering them to reach ambitious goals. Be a part of making life easier, safer and greener.

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