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An opportunity to join a team of world class engineers in creating leading edge power components and solutions. The Principal Applications Engineer will design new controllers and support the field application teams as needed to transition designs into mass production.
Job Responsibility:
Work closely with key VPC customers to secure new business
Work with application design team to provide design that meets customer criteria, and work with the customer as needed to transition the design into mass production
Develop application notes and industry documentation for new VPC products and applications
Manage the development, review, and release of the documentation
Work with Field Application Engineers to develop application notes and provide training as necessary on new VPC products and applications
Investigate, research, and visit potential customers as necessary to determine a complete set of requirements for a new market or application
Document industry requirements and develop strategies for addressing customer specific variations on general requirements
Work closely with WW Field Applications Engineering to train them in presenting system level solutions to customers and assist in the development of reference design, application note, and demonstration guide documentation
Work closely with VPC Product Design Engineering in developing new roadmap VPC products with appropriate functionality and features to support next generation systems in key VPC markets
Perform system testing with new VPC products, validate that they function per specification and work with the product design team as necessary to address any improvements
Manage the development of product support tools and hardware, including models, evaluation boards, data sheets and reference designs
Align the development of these tools with product release
work with marketing to coordinate documentation and tool release with product launches
Requirements:
BSEE required with 10+ yrs experience in power electronics design and/or applications
Experience in engaging, securing design wins, designing, and troubleshooting with Tier 1 customers
Ability to manage groups and projects and works with other departments to meet deadlines and communicate critical design goals
Proficiency with bench tools for analysis (oscilloscopes, network analyzers, EMI, etc.)
Experience in design of power systems using power components (using VPC Chips a plus)
Troubleshooting skill and experience with complex power systems
Familiarity with simulation and design tools (Pspice, SIMetrix/Simplis, MATLAB, Excel, Mathcad, etc.)