Applications Engineer

Job Description

As a Power Supply Design/Applications Engineer, you will be responsible for switching power supply systems development and applications engineering.

Responsibilities:

1. Research and define switching mode power supply topologies based on the specialties of the company's products.
2. Work with IC designers on new product development and research new applications for new generations of company IC products.
3. Design and develop switching power supply units (PSU) using the company's products for design ideas, data books, or customer requirements such as providing power supply unit (PSU) prototype, bill of materials (BOM), and test/evaluation reports.
4. Evaluate switching power supplies built with the company's products.
5. Provide switching power supply design support and technical advice to the company's customers worldwide.
6. Research and write technical application materials for publication and presentation at technical conferences, industry seminars, trade magazines, and data books.
7. Develop firmware for reference designs made with the company’s products.

Experience:

1. Power Supply Design/Applications Engineer or design experience in any of the following areas: power converters/conversion/management, switching/switch mode power supply units (PSU), inverters, power electronics design equipment, analog electronics design, control loop design, and power magnetics design (transformer, chokes, or inductors).
2. Knowledge of printed circuit board (PCB) design, EMI, EMC, and safety regulatory compliance, and power conversion topologies (buck, boost, bridge, flyback, resonant, or forward converters) and simulation (such as Mathcad, PSpice, Simplis, or Saber) is highly desirable.
3. Excellent written and oral communications skills are desired. Firmware development skills using C/C++ are highly desired.

Education:

BSEE/MSEE or foreign equivalent.