Applications Engineer-SiC Power

Job Description and Responsibilities:

Microchip is seeking a Principal Applications Engineer to join the Discrete and Power Management (DPM) Business Unit (BU) and be part of the Subject Matter Experts (SME) team. SMEs support our high voltage SiC products which include SiC die, discrete, module and gate driver solutions. SMEs work with our field applications, sales engineers and factory BUs to provide power solutions to our customers. They develop demonstrations, generate product support materials (application notes, presentations, etc.), and visit field offices / customer sites to support Microchip’s Discrete and Power Management products. They also interact with the global product development teams to help ensure that end customer requirements are considered when defining and developing new products.

Job Responsibilities:

· Support the field sales and applications teams to drive design wins and provide technical support to our customers
· Generate training materials
· Create demonstrations, evaluation boards, and application notes
· Travel to regional offices to provide in-depth technical training
· Provide feedback to the new product development teams about the customer needs/requirements
· Visit product development sites to get training on new products
· Collaborate with other business units, marketing, applications, and field teams to create Total System Solutions for our customers
· Customer visits with the field team
· Work with marketing to track the major regional business opportunities
· Assist with new product development and application testing

Mandatory Requirements：

· Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

· At least 7 years of experience as an Applications, Field Applications Engineer, or Design Engineer

· Experience developing and analyzing analog and digitally controlled switching power circuits

· Hardware expertise with high-voltage and high-power conversion

· Experience and expertise in thermal design and analysis

· Experience with PCB design tools

· Experience using circuit and system level simulation tools

· Excellent knowledge of laboratory equipment and analysis of the test results

· Excellent communication and presentation skills with global teams

· Available for travelling

· English-fluent

Desirable Requirements：

· Masters or PhD in Electrical Engineering

· Experience with wide bandgap technology specifically Silicon Carbide (SiC)

· Experience with automotive applications

· Some knowledge of Aerospace and Defense market and applications

· Experience with customer support

· Experience with EMI/EMC testing and mitigation techniques

· Hands-on experience with embedded systems

· Familiarity with C/C++ or other software/firmware development experience

· Experience with Altium Designer

· Experience with PLECS, Matlab, Spice or other circuit simulation tools