Senior Staff / Principal Applications Engineer

Infineon Technologies AG; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 136,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive plan

Job summary

Infineon Technologies AG is seeking a Senior Staff Applications Engineer in Austin, TX to partner with leading device makers on USB Type-C and USB Power Delivery solutions. You will translate system needs into silicon, firmware, and reference designs, driving adoption and building long-lasting partnerships.

You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver complete designs, validate firmware, and produce reference materials for customers and field engineers. Strong English skills required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics or Computer Engineering; minimum 7 years relevant experience.
• Proficiency in C firmware development and debugging on microcontrollers.
• Experience with USB, I2C, UART, SPI and with lab equipment like oscilloscopes/protocol analyzers.
• Ability to interpret schematics and PCB layouts and select components per system requirements.
• Written and spoken English at a fluent level.
• Knowledge of analog design and power management circuits (switching regulators, LDOs, DC-DC).
• Understanding of USB Type-C and USB Power Delivery specifications preferred.
• Experience with ModusToolBox IDE or PSOC Creator is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Co-develop USB Type-C and USB Power Delivery interfaces with strategic customers to design into their systems.
• Partner with engineering, sales, and marketing to drive adoption and deliver system-level solutions.
• Develop, customize and validate firmware to meet customer requirements.
• Create and review reference schematics and designs and select components suitable for customer systems.
• Integrate firmware on customer hardware and support hardware and firmware validation.
• Produce application notes, reference designs and training for customers and field engineers.
• Capture external product requirements to guide silicon, firmware and reference design roadmap.
• Collaborate with other application engineers across regions and lead the strategic customer designs and reference design.

Skills

C firmware development

Microcontroller debugging

USB/I2C/UART/SPI

Schematic & PCB interpretation

English fluency

Analog design knowledge

USB Type-C/PD knowledge

ModusToolBox/PSOC tools

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering

Tools

ModusToolBox IDE

PSOC Creator

Job description

#WeAreIn for jobs that impact everyone's life.

Bridging needs with innovation - where customer challenges become our next big idea. As a Senior Staff Applications Engineer on our Customer Collaboration and Technical Marketing team work hand-in-hand with our customers, enabling them to transform our products into cutting-edge designs, all while building longlasting partnerships that thrive on success.

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Your role

As a Senior Staff Applications Engineer in our Wired Connectivity Solutions group, you will partner with leading device makers to deliver complete USB Type-C and USB Power Delivery solutions. You will bridge customers and cross-functional teams to translate system needs into silicon, firmware, and reference designs that accelerate adoption

Key responsibilities in your new role

• Co-develop USB Type-C and USB Power Delivery interfaces with strategic customers to design into their systems
• Partner with engineering, sales, and marketing to drive adoption and deliver system-level solutions
• Develop, customize and validate firmware to meet customer requirements
• Create and review reference schematics and designs and select components suitable for customer systems
• Integrate firmware on customer hardware and support hardware and firmware validation
• Produce application notes, reference designs and training for customers and field engineers
• Capture external product requirements to guide silicon, firmware and reference design roadmap
• Collaborate with other application engineers across regions and lead the strategic customer designs and reference design

Your profile

You combine customer focus with hands-on problem solving and clear communication. You collaborate across functions, learn quickly, and adapt to evolving requirements. We are a collaborative team that values diverse perspectives

Qualifications And Skills To Help You Succeed

• Mandatory: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics or Computer Engineering and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience
• Mandatory: Proficiency in C firmware development and debugging on microcontrollers
• Mandatory: Experience with serial interfaces including USB, I2C, UART and SPI and with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers
• Mandatory: Ability to interpret schematics and printed circuit board layouts and to select components based on system requirements
• Mandatory: Written and spoken English at a fluent level
• Preferred: Knowledge of analog design and power management circuits such as switching regulators, low dropout regulators, and DC-DC converters
• Nice-to-have: Understanding of USB Type-C and USB Power Delivery specifications
• Preferred: Working experience with ModusToolBox IDE or PSOC creator, or working experience with any of our PSOC based controllers

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:

LocationIndicative salary rangeAustin, Texas, United States

Wage range that the company expects to pay for a qualified candidate:

US$135,900 – US$186,900

• In addition, all employees will be eligible to participate in an incentive plan.

San Jose, CA, United States:

Wage range that the company expects to pay for a qualified candidate:

US $155,000 - $213,200

• In addition, all employees will be eligible to participate in an incentive plan.

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