Senior Application Engineer (f/m/d) Power Semiconductors & Semiconductor Protection

Littelfuse; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global manufacturer is seeking a Senior Application Engineer focused on Power Semiconductors. In this role, you'll develop technical marketing tools, support design-in activities, and address customer inquiries. Candidates should have a strong background in electrical engineering and power electronics, with relevant industry experience.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Internal Lean Six Sigma Certification

Competitive salary and bonuses

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in the Power Semiconductor industry.
• Lab experience in power semiconductor applications.
• Very good written and oral communication skills in English and German.

Responsibilities

• Development and implementation of evaluation boards and demonstrators.
• Creating application notes and presentations.
• Carrying out electrical verifications in the laboratory.

Skills

Power electronics

Analytical skills

PCB design

Dasboard simulation

Education

Master’s Degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLECS

SPICE

Job description

Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.

In the position as Senior Application Engineer (f/m/d) Power Semiconductors & Semiconductor Protection you will be reporting to the Senior Manager for Global Application Engineering. You will be responsible for the simulation, development, verification and documentation of Evaluation boards, demonstrator designs, and technical marketing tools for Power Semiconductors & Semiconductor Protection devices.

About the Position:

• Development, build-up and implementation of evaluation boards, reference demonstrator designs and technical marketing tools based on aligned fields of application with a focus on electrical, mechanical and thermal product characteristics

• Content Creation for application notes, whitepapers, manuals and presentations

• Carrying out electrical and thermal verifications in the laboratory in Lampertheim as well as creating circuit simulations to support design-in activities for our customers

• Solve 2nd level customer inquiries in cooperation with the customer representatives

• Analysis of customer applications and their technical requirements and documentations

• Occasional attendance at trade shows and conferences

About You:

• Master’s Degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Power Electronics

• 4+ years of experience in the Power Semiconductor industry or in the development of power semiconductor applications, for example inverters or power supplies

• Lab experience in power semiconductor applications

• Very good knowledge on power semiconductor devices and power electronics

• Extended software skills in PCB-Design and Circuit simulation with PLECS and/or SPICE

• Very good analytical skills as well as a team-oriented and proactive way of working

• Very good written and oral communication skills in English and German

• Willingness to travel (10-15%)

Littelfuse strives to empower associate growth and development in a culture of ongoing collaboration and respect for diverse global perspectives and expertise. Our Core Values – Respect, Customer Focus, Agility, Collaboration – support us in our mission to improve the safety, reliability, and performance of our customers’ products that use electrical energy.

We are an equal-opportunity employer that takes pride in giving every associate the means and courage to make a difference – everywhere, every day.

We offer a variety of benefits, competitive salary, bonuses, flexible working hours, as well as development opportunities like internal Lean Six Sigma Certification.

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