Applications Engineer, GaN Power Electronics

About the Role

• Company: World's largest 8-inch Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor manufacturer.
• Location: Santa Clara, CA (relocation assistance provided).
• Compensation: $120K - $200K base (DOE).

Position Overview

Seeking a highly motivated Applications Engineer to:

• Develop next-generation GaN-based power conversion solutions.
• Support customers designing with Innoscience products.
• Collaborate with device engineering and product development teams.
• Focus on power electronics, DC/DC converters, wide-bandgap semiconductors, and hardware development.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and Develop Advanced Power Electronics Solutions:
• Design, simulate, prototype, and validate high-performance DC/DC converters utilizing GaN power devices.
• Develop high-frequency, high-efficiency power conversion architectures including:
• Buck converters
• Boost converters
• Half-bridge converters
• Full-bridge converters
• LLC resonant converters
• Isolated power supplies
• Perform schematic capture, PCB design review, hardware bring-up, and system validation.
• Characterize switching performance, efficiency, power loss, thermal behavior, EMI, and reliability.
• Evaluate and optimize GaN FET, SiC, and silicon MOSFET solutions.
• Conduct laboratory testing using oscilloscopes, power analyzers, electronic loads, thermal cameras, and high-voltage test equipment.
• Partner with Customers:
• Support customers through design-in, evaluation, validation, and production ramp activities.
• Troubleshoot customer hardware and system-level issues (remotely and on-site).
• Recommend optimized solutions for efficiency, thermal performance, power density, and cost.
• Deliver technical presentations, application notes, design reviews, and product training.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor for customers implementing next-generation power conversion systems.
• Collaborate with Product Development Teams:
• Work closely with device engineering, product management, and R&D teams.
• Provide customer feedback to influence future GaN product development.
• Develop evaluation boards, demonstration platforms, and reference designs.
• Identify new opportunities to increase customer adoption of GaN technology.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Core Technologies:
• Gallium Nitride (GaN)
• Power Electronics
• DC/DC Converters
• Power Conversion
• Gate Driver Design
• Power Device Design
• Tools & Equipment:
• Oscilloscopes
• Power Analyzers
• Electronic Loads
• Thermal Cameras
• High-Voltage Test Equipment

Qualifications

• Education:
• Master's or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, or a related field.
• Experience:
• 0-5 years of relevant experience.
• Strong fundamentals in power electronics, DC/DC converters, switching power supplies, and control principles.
• Good understanding of power semiconductor device characteristics, operation, and gate driving techniques, including GaN, SiC, and Si MOSFETs.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience in power circuit design, hardware bring-up, testing, and debugging through academic research, engineering projects, or industry experience.
• Proficiency with laboratory equipment.
• Strong analytical thinking, root-cause analysis, and practical problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with customers and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Candidates with strong academic research, power electronics projects, or practical laboratory experience are encouraged to apply.
• Authorization to Work:
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Vacation/PTO
• 401K
• Relocation