Senior DC-DC Power Electronics Field Engineer

Sterling Engineering; Milpitas (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Sterling Engineering in the San Jose / Milpitas area seeks a senior Principal Applications Engineer with deep expertise in low-voltage DC-DC converters to support high-performance computing, networking, and data-center applications.

This highly technical, customer-facing role combines hands-on lab work, post-sales design-in support, and close collaboration with design, validation, and field teams. Hybrid work in CA; relocation assistance available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required.
• Minimum 8+ years in design engineering, applications engineering or verification within power electronics.
• Strong hands-on experience with low-voltage DC-DC converter design, validation and application support.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical subject matter expert for DC-DC converter and buck conversion products.
• Provide post-sales technical guidance and design-in support to customer engineering teams.
• Conduct complex qualification and verification testing in local labs and at customer sites (50–75% onsite).
• Support field engineers by resolving advanced technical questions and system-level issues.
• Verify products against customer specifications and application requirements.
• Collaborate with internal teams to resolve issues and deliver results on schedule.
• Translate customer needs into product recommendations, specifications, and development feedback.
• Identify potential design or integration risks and communicate with customers and internal teams.
• Coordinate product integration between suppliers, internal teams, and customers.
• Develop and deliver technical presentations and seminars for customers and field teams.
• Define initial project scope, prepare project plans, and maintain technical documentation.
• May sit onsite with customers for extended periods during critical phases.

Skills

DC-DC converter design

Lab testing

Customer-facing

Technical presentations

Power electronics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Sterling Engineering in the San Jose / Milpitas area seeks a senior Principal Applications Engineer with deep expertise in low-voltage DC-DC converters to support high-performance computing, networking, and data-center applications.

This highly technical, customer-facing role combines hands-on lab work, post-sales design-in support, and close collaboration with design, validation, and field teams. Hybrid work in CA; relocation assistance available.