Senior Staff Engineer, Product Applications and Systems - Power

Location
This position can work in one of our national office locations including:
San Diego, CA
San Jose, CA
Nashua, NH

 

Job Summary

This position is for a Product Applications and Systems Engineer specializing in Power Semiconductor Products including charge-pump, capacitor divider and point-of-load DCDC power conversion ICs for a range of applications including: Datacenter, Networking and High-end Consumer applications.

 

The applicant should have extensive experience and knowledge of power management systems in a semiconductor environment. The position is expected to be practical and hands-on with an emphasis on validation of silicon hardware. The candidate is expected to have excellent problem-solving skills, lab management, circuit simulation expertise and capable of interfacing with key customers on a regular basis.  

 

The preferred location is based in San Jose, California and presents a unique opportunity for the candidate to work on leading-edge technology within an extremely innovative and dynamic team with excellent opportunities for career and personal growth. 

 

Roles & Responsibilities

This position has responsibility for:

• Engage with Marketing and lead customers to understand their systems and contribute to next generation power semiconductor product definition.
• Create detailed specification requirements documentation to ensure that definitions to be understood and implemented in silicon.
• Creation of simulation and parametric models to replicate product and system behavior.
• Work closely with IC designers and applications engineering to evaluate trade-offs and decide on best method of implementation.
• Test and validate silicon and verify that it meets required customer and market specifications.
• Create test/validation plans and implement product road-testing.  
• Ownership of product datasheets – ensuring that final product matches original definition.
• Ownership of product application collateral including product evaluation kits (EVK), demonstration boards and application notes.  
• Engage and supervise 3rd party vendors to design and create product GUIs for internal and customer use.

 

Competency Requirements

In order to perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Critical Thinking: Able to find logical flaws in arguments and plans; identifies problems and solutions that others might miss; provides detailed insight and constructive criticism into problems and complex situations
• Working with Ambiguity: Achieves forward progress in the face of poorly defined situations and/or unclear goals; able to work effectively with limited or partial information
• Championing Customer Needs: Calls attention to issues that impact customer satisfaction; views thing from the perspective of customers; encourages people to think about customers when making decisions
• Displaying Technical Expertise: Keeps his/her technical skills current; effectively applies specialized knowledge and skills to perform work tasks; understands and masters the technical skills, knowledge, and tasks associated with his/her job; shares technical expertise with others
• Demonstrating Initiative: Takes action on his/her own without being prompted; handles problems independently; able to resolve issues without relying on extensive help from others; does more than is expected or asked

 

Minimum Qualifications (Experience and Skills)

• Typically requires 8 or more years in power management system applications depending on education level and experience
• Strong technical background in Power Management semiconductor products
• Thorough understanding of latest power management architectures and technologies relevant to the focus markets and applications
• Knowledge of the Power Management competitive environment
• Simulation knowledge/experience in PSPICE and/or Simplis
• LabVIEW programming and equipment interface
• Presentation and interpersonal skills. Able to work productively within a team of innovative engineers and quickly demonstrate technical competence and deep understanding of power technology

• Interpersonal and verbal and written communications skills to interact with customers and internal teams
• Responsive, self-driven and directed, with a strong sense of ownership
• Ability to solve complex customer problems
• Willingness to travel on-demand locally to customer site and work with customers directly with occasional overseas travel

 

 Education Requirements

• BSEE or local equivalent
• MSEE preferred

 

Work Environment

This job operates in a prof