Senior Application Engineer

Rise Technical; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

RSUs

Health benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Rise Technical in Austin, TX seeks a Sr. Applications Engineer (Power Semiconductors) to lead hands-on device/module characterization, evaluation boards, and technical guidance for customers.

You’ll be in-office in Austin with up to 30% travel, earning a base of 150,000–180,000 USD plus 10–15% bonus, RSUs, health benefits, 401(k) and relocation support.

Qualifications

• BS EE and 5+ years in power semiconductors/power electronics, applications, product development, or characterization.
• Strong knowledge of MOSFET/IGBT/BJT/SiC devices and related topologies.
• Proficient lab skills with measurement equipment and data interpretation.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Characterize devices/modules (electrical, thermal, switching) and present conclusions to internal teams and customers.
• Support evaluation boards, reference design kits, and demo platforms (bring-up, validation, troubleshooting).
• Partner with customers on test planning, debug, and data interpretation during evaluations.
• Produce application notes, white papers, presentations, and practical design guidance.
• Feed customer requirements back into datasheets and product/platform roadmaps.

Skills

Power electronics

Lab measurements

Customer-facing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscope

Power analyzer

Job description

Sr. Applications Engineer (Power Semiconductors)

$150,000-$180,000 base + 10%-15% bonus + RSUs + health benefits + 401(k) + relocation assistance

Austin, TX (in-office) + up to 30% travel to customer sites.

Are you an applications / power electronics engineer who enjoys being customer-facing - running hands-on characterization and turning lab data into practical design guidance that helps customers adopt new technology?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a lean and highly technical team - your work will be visible and you’ll have direct access to leadership in this high-impact position.

The company is a small, Austin-based semiconductor company that’s ramping commercialization of a new solid-state power switching technology.

In this role, you’ll support customer evaluations end-to-end: device/module characterization, evaluation platforms/reference designs, and customer-ready documentation that accelerates design-ins.

The Role:

• - Characterize devices/modules (electrical, thermal, switching) and present conclusions to internal teams and customers.
• - Support evaluation boards, reference design kits, and demo platforms (bring-up, validation, troubleshooting).
• - Partner with customers on test planning, debug, and data interpretation during evaluations.
• - Produce application notes, white papers, presentations, and practical design guidance.
• - Feed customer requirements back into datasheets and product/platform roadmaps.

The Person:

• - BS EE + 5+ years in power semiconductors/power electronics, applications, product development, or characterization.
• - Device knowledge (MOSFET, IGBT, BJT, SiC) + topology knowledge
• - Strong lab skills (scope, probes, power analyzer, loads, thermal/HV test) and gate-drive/switching measurement experience.
• - Strong communication and technical writing/presentation skills.