США(Senior) Applications Engineer
3 дн. назад
СШАSeniorOnsite
spiceplecssimulationcharacterization
Support customers in designing next-generation vertical GaN power devices through simulations, hardware testing, and technical engagement.
Обязанности
- We’re hiring a (Senior) Applications Engineer to help customers design in next-generation vertical GaN power devices (100 V – 2300 V) and turn device performance into system-level wins . This is a hands-on role: you’ll build and test power converter hardware, run simulations, characterize fast-switching wide bandgap devices on the bench and support customers directly.
- You’ll work closely with our Principal Applications Engineer and Device Engineering team, with growing ownership of customer engagements, evaluation hardware and technical content as you ramp up.
Другое
- Vertical Semiconductor, a venture-backed MIT spin-out, is leading the development of vertical gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors to build the foundational power layer for the next generation of compute and AI.
- Support customer design-in activity: simulations, bench testing, troubleshooting and performance optimization.
- Translate customer specifications into device and circuit requirements, working alongside senior applications staff on strategic accounts.
- Take technical ownership of selected customer engagements; present results and recommendations to customers.
- Build and run SPICE and/or PLECS simulations of vertical GaN in realistic converter environments (switching behavior, parasitics, loss/thermal estimation, gate-drive tradeoffs).
- Correlate simulation with bench measurements and help maintain the team’s library of reusable models and topology templates.
- Contribute to evaluation boards, demo boards and reference designs : schematic/layout, BOM, bring-up, test plans and characterization reports.
- Perform system-level bench testing and debug, and propose design optimizations based on measured performance.
- Perform hands-on, system-level characterization of fast-switching WBG devices (as distinct from die- or wafer-level characterization), including switching waveforms, thermal performance, parasitic-sensitive measurements and robustness testing.
- Help develop practical design rules for customers: gate drive, layout/loop inductance, protection and measurement techniques.
- Write and contribute to application notes, design guides, test reports and training material .
- Document customer requirements, test results and failure-mode learnings, and share them with Device Engineering and Product teams.
- Ph.D. in EE (Power Electronics) or a closely related field; recent graduates are welcome.
- M.S. in EE with substantial, specific hands-on power converter work from a thesis, lab or industry project.
- Preferred: 2–5 years of additional industry experience in applications engineering, power converter design or power semiconductor characterization.
- Solid understanding of power converter design: switching loss mechanisms, thermal characteristics, magnetics, layout/parasitics and gate drive.
- Hands-on bench experience building and testing power electronics hardware; lab experience with high-voltage or high-current wide bandgap (SiC or GaN) devices is a strong plus.
- Working proficiency with SPICE and/or PLECS for simulating power circuits.
- Working proficiency with EDA tools for PCB design and fabrication, such as Altium Designer, Eagle or OrCAD.
- Familiarity with parasitic-aware layout and EMI considerations for fast-switching power stages.
- Clear written and verbal technical communication, and comfort working directly with customers.
- Location: On-site in Somerville, MA.
- Travel: Occasional (< 20%) travel to customer sites and industry events.
- Vertical Semiconductor is seeking an engineer who wants to grow quickly and is willing to get involved in the day-to-day execution of a startup. The ideal candidate enjoys tackling complex engineering challenges, is happiest at the bench and in the simulator, learns fast and thrives in a collaborative environment where they can make an immediate impact. We value integrity, initiative, problem-solving, creativity and a passion for creating transformative technology that can change industries and improve the world.