Principal Application Engineer,GaN

low-voltage GaN (Gallium Nitride)

Key Responsibilities:

• Product Definition:

  Lead the definition of new low-voltage GaN products, ensuring alignment with customer needs and emerging market demands.

• Reference Design & Evaluation Board Development:

  Design and develop innovative reference designs and evaluation boards using low-voltage GaN technology to demonstrate product capabilities and help customers integrate the products effectively.

• LV GaN Focus Areas:

  Develop reference designs for industrial, consumer, and computing applications

• Customer Support:

  Provide expert customer support, including on-site troubleshooting and customer visits to offer technical guidance and resolve design issues.

• Technical Documentation:

  Create high-quality technical collaterals including application notes, white papers, and marketing materials that communicate product benefits, use cases, and best practices.

• Customer Feedback Integration:

  Collect and relay customer feedback to the product team to shape future product features and improvements.

• Bachelor s or master s degree in electrical/Electronics/Power Electronics Engineering or in any of the related field
• Relevant 2+ years of experience working with

  high/low-voltage GaN technology

  and power electronics
• Hands-on experience in AC-DC, DC-DC, or DC-AC converter development for industrial, datacenter, consumer, or computing applications
• Nice to have: Experience in embedded firmware for power converters
• Excellent skills in testing high-speed WBG (Wide Bandgap) device switching
• Strong fundamentals in power electronics with a focus on low-voltage GaN-based systems
• Excellent technical writing skills for producing application notes, white papers, and documentation
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for working directly with customers
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex technical challenges

Skills:

• Proficiency in Altium for schematic design and PCB layout
• Experience with power electronics simulation tools such as Simetrix, Simplis, PLECS, and LTSpice
• Knowledge and hands-on experience in designing magnetic components (e. g. , inductors, transformers)

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