Staff Field Application Engineer

Wazeer Khan LLC; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Wazeer Khan LLC seeks an experienced power electronics engineer to provide switching power supply design support and expert technical guidance to customers worldwide. You will analyze complex issues, review customer designs, and advise on transformer/inductor designs for high-performance power supplies.

The role includes presenting technical training to customers, supporting sales efforts, and assisting with trade shows and seminars. Travel to key customers is expected.

Qualifications

• BSEE/MSEE or foreign equivalent required.
• 7 years experience with BSEE or 4 years with MSEE or foreign equivalent.
• Hands-on power supply design experience and transformer/inductor design for switching supplies.
• Familiar with Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost, Flyback topologies.
• Ability to perform worst-case analyses for circuits using company products.
• Proficiency in MATLAB, Excel, C++, and simulation tools (SIMPLIS, LTspice).
• Hands-on lab testing with high-frequency switching supplies required.
• Strong written and oral communication; capable of test plans and technical reports.
• Willingness to travel to key customers (approx. 10%).
• Experience developing firmware using C/C++ for embedded controllers in power apps.

Responsibilities

• Provide switching power supply design support using company products.
• Offer expert technical advice to customers worldwide.
• Analyze technical issues and propose solutions for customers.
• Perform design reviews of customer power supply designs using company products.
• Advise on components selection for best-in-class performance.
• Support sales by visiting customers and delivering technical training.
• Assist with trade shows and seminars to promote products.

Skills

Power supply design

Power electronics

Schematic review

Transformer/inductor design

Buck/Boost/Flyback

Worst-case analysis

MATLAB

Excel

C++

LTspice

SIMPLIS

Lab testing

Technical reporting

Embedded C/C++ firmware

Technical communication

Travel readiness

Education

BSEE/MSEE or Foreign equivalent

Tools

MATLAB

Excel

C++

SIMPLIS

LTspice

Job description

Provide switching power supply design support using company's products.

Provide expert technical advice to the company's customers worldwide.

Perform analysis of technical issues presented by customers and offer solutions.

Perform design reviews for power supply designs made by customers using company's products. Such design reviews consist of review of Schematic, PCB layout, design of magnetics and performance results.

Provide components selection advice to achieve best in class performance for power supplies designed using company's products

Support the sales team in visiting customers and offering technical training

Assist with trade shows and seminars to promote company's products

Basic Requirements:

• BSEE/MSEE or Foreign equivalent
• BSEE with 7 years of experience or MSEE with 4 years' experience
• Hands-on experience with power supply design or power electronics and design of transformers and inductors for switching power supplies.
• Familiar with power supply topologies such as Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost, Flyback Converters, etc.
• Ability to perform complex calculations including worst case analysis for circuits designed using company's products
• Experience using tools such as MATLAB, Excel, C++, Simulation software (SIMPLIS, LTspice, etc.)
• Strong hands-on ability and experience with lab equipment required for testing high frequency switching power supplies.
• Excellent written and oral communications with experience in specification creation, technical report writing and preparation of test plans / instructions
• Ability to travel to key customers - 10%
• Experience developing firmware using C/C++ for embedded controllers for power supply application and being able to provide firmware coding advice for applications designed using company's products.